Society & Culture > Media, arts & sport
Günter Grass and the German neurosis
19 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past
Philistinism of cuts
15 Jul 2010
Jim Gilbert warns of increased corporate involvement in the arts
Reclaim the game
24 Jun 2010
A festival of sporting genius, or an incitement to chauvinism? James Turley looks at the contradictions of the football extravaganza
Agitprop anarchism
06 May 2010
Nick Rogers witnesses mock executions and maypole dancing
Subtle messages
08 Apr 2010
A Hopi member reviews Jafar Panahi's film Offside
Wiping away a tear
25 Mar 2010
Charlie Pottins reviews Shappi Khorsandi's A beginner's guide to acting English London 2009, pp330' £11.99
Storms and teacups
25 Feb 2010
Both the media and bourgeois politicians want us to concentrate on personal strengths and weaknesses. But that is not the main issue, argues James Turley
When the sweets were taken away
18 Feb 2010
Craig Wilson reviews David Douglass's The wheel's still in spin : Read and Noir : 2009, pp466, £12.95
Who will build the nation?
18 Feb 2010
Alan Fox reviews Clint Eastwood's 'Invictus' (on general release)
In the very fabric of art
21 Jan 2010
In his rejection of practice that prioritises cooperation over competition, Hans Werner Henze conspires with a system he claims to oppose, writes Gordon Downie
Delusion, distractions, dialectic
14 Jan 2010
Mike Belbin reviews James Cameron's new blockbuster 'Avatar'
Apocalypse: cop-out or engagement
07 Jan 2010
Jim Moody reviews 'The day of the Triffids' (BBC1, December 28-29, Roland Emmerich (director), 2012 general release; Nick Copus (director)
Blind, dumb logic of capitalism
07 Jan 2010
James Turley reviews Mark Bould's and China Miéville's new book 'Red planets: Marxism and science fiction' (Pluto, 2009, pp293, £19.99)
A northern giant
03 Dec 2009
David Douglass reviews Keith Armstrong's 'Common words and the wandering star' University of Sunderland Press. pp296, £7.95
Football fan nationalism and ‘anti-fascist’ theatre
05 Nov 2009
Melvin Dawson witnesses collaboration between the UAF and the police
Uncanny detective story
05 Nov 2009
James Turley reviews China Miévilles The city and the city London 2009, pp312, £17.99