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The Grandmaster
An historical martial arts epic that is both frenetic and contemplative.
God’s Dog
Italian author Diego Marani’s latest novel imagines a bizarre and intriguing world of thrillers and theocrats.
The world’s most expensive painting: Bacon sells for $152 million
More than friends, Francis Bacon’s triptych of Lucian Freud set world record last night at Christie’s New York sale.
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..
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate, like its subject, is brimming with ideas; also in common: an uneasy sense of identity.
The Past (Le passé)
Asghar Farhadi understands the drama of domesticity, the details – large and small – that eat away at a relationship.
Theatre of the Revolution
In Egypt, where public theatre is often seen as a thinly veiled mouthpiece for the government, independent artists are revolutionaries…
Does your favourite film pass the sexism test?
In Sweden, a new ratings system has been introduced to highlight gender bias in film.
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?