Writing and Publishing
God’s Dog
Italian author Diego Marani’s latest novel imagines a bizarre and intriguing world of thrillers and theocrats.
Lily Allen returns, packing heat for feminism
The comeback song from the indie pop songstress takes aim at sexism in the music industry, changing the meaning of…
Facing the overstimulated audience
Festivals can also be places of extreme sensory overload. A recent Situate Lab tackled what that means..
Theatre of the Revolution
In Egypt, where public theatre is often seen as a thinly veiled mouthpiece for the government, independent artists are revolutionaries…
Measuring the value of the arts
Ticket numbers don't tell the whole story but how do you calculate the value of empathy, transformation or community-building?
The day the music died
Why does the death of an artist hit us so hard, and why do we need to publicise our grief?
Five emerging artists pitch career dreams to a live audience
The British Council has announced the five winners of the 2013 Realise Your Dream Awards.
Granta 124: Travel
This is not your usual travel writing. Granta 124: Travel dwells into the darker cornerstones of life in far-flung places.
Arts make earth move for quake recovery
Many survivors of the Christchurch earthquakes say they appreciate the city’s culture more than before the shocks.
Booker Prize announces youngest winner ever
The second New Zealander to ever win the top fiction prize is also the youngest person to do so.