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Operation Napoleon

Operation Napoleon is a intriguing novel, bleak and harsh in its description of cold, military narratives.

The Interrogative Mood

The Interrogative Mood is a remarkable book. Com­posed entirely of questions, the premise seems arbitrary yet it is astonishingly insightful.

Refracted Dreams in the New World

In The End, Scibona presents a powerful discourse on the realities of being an immigrant in a country where hopes and dreams can fast turn to poverty and loss.

The Thrill of It All

Forced Entertainment’s reconciles the conflict between performer and performance, using movement and sound to reveal the rusted mechanics of theatre.

For a Minor Reflection

Comprised of four young boys from Reykjavik, FAMR is a band with fantastic potential and bucket-loads of ambition.

Surrounded

These sentimental Swedes have created an album with heart warming sensibilities snugly fitting into Nu Gaze.

Wax Tailor

Produced in Paris and New York, In the Mood for Life is infused with urban life, celebrating the notion of city living.

Maps & Atlases

The upbeat, catchy nature of this album has a touch of Vampire Weekend, but it’s the strikingly high-speed guitar riffs that give Maps & Atlases their trademark edge.

Kort

Cortney Tidwell is well known in the world of country; her family have played a significant role in Nashville’ industry.

Mice Parade

The new record from Mice Parade is their first in the band’s second decade – and if you haven’t already heard of them, you should start with this album.

The Hundred In the Hands

The Hundred in the Hands’ first full-length album, retains the excitement and fervour expected of a debut, while creating a practiced, coherent sound.

Written in Wax

Vinyl records occupy a very curious space in the musical landscape – but is it a dying format kept on life support by die-hard fans, or is it a sign of something bigger?

Lorenzo Fusi

Lorenzo Fusi is the curator for International, the lead exhibition at the 2010 edition of the Liverpool Biennial.

Make Your Film: Part 1

Elliot Grove, Founder of Raindance Film Festival, offers Ten Ways to help you Make Compelling Content.

The Arbor

Clio Barnard’s exploration of playwright, Andrea Dunbar’s life, combines reality with artifice in an exciting new creation.

Rebecca Handler

Newcomer, Rebecca Handler, explores visual culture within the context of contemporary image-making.

Neeta Madahar

In autumn 2010 at the Purdy Hicks Gallery, Neeta Madahar explored the natural and the contrived by subverting the airbrushed and the false.

Mechanical Couture

Eschewing their mass-market traditions, new designers are increasingly looking towards the machine to invade the realm of haute couture and reassess uniqueness.

New Architectures of Social Engagement

Small Scale, Big Change explores 11 new architectural projects redressing the social responsibilities of architecture and debunking grand manifestos.

DIY: Make Do & Mend

By Bethany Rex History tells us that fashion trends often act as harbingers of economic change and fashion’s recent sombre mood is no exception. The…