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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

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 Miéville’s The city and the city London 2009, pp312, £17.99

Politicising the Olympics?

21 Feb 2008

The renewed furore over China's hosting the 2008 summer Olympics says more about the bourgeoisie than Beijing, argues James Turley

Epic film

31 Jan 2008

Chris Strafford reviews Warren Beatty's Reds (Paramount DVD, 186 minutes, �19.99)

Too enigmatic?

31 Jan 2008

Mike Belbin reviews Joel and Ethan Coen's No country for old men - on general release

Saving culture from capitalism

31 Jan 2008

The dispute over cuts in Arts Council funding demonstrates the baleful influence of capitalism on culture, argues James Turley

A 'people's' tragedy

06 Dec 2007

Lawrence Parker reviews Ben Harker's Class act: the cultural and political life of Ewan MacColl Pluto Press, 2007, £15.99, pp360

A load of old Balzac

15 Nov 2007

Is there such a thing as a 'Marxist art'? James Turley takes issue with Hillel Ticktin

From must-see to snore-fest

18 Oct 2007

The 51st annual London Film Festival opens this week with a plethora of films from around the world. Jim Moody reviews a selection from the 270 feature films and shorts that will be screened up to the end of this month

Straw men and solitary revolution

04 Oct 2007

The 'high modernism v improvisation' debate represents a false dichotomy, writes Wieland Hoban

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