Elizabeth Hardwick does not use clichés or write with condescension. She has her own style and if a supposed essay by Hardwick were to turn out to have been created by AI then literature will probably have reached a dead end. Sean Sheehan In “The art of the […]
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The energy and joy of “Shabu”
It is a beautiful celebration of Black, working-class youth and supportive family and community. 75 minutes of optimism and self-confidence are captured in this documentary to be released in the UK on 7 July. Directed by Shamira Raphaëla, and awarded Best Youth Documentary, IDFA 2021, “Shabu”, is a hilarious, […]
Summer with the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
This is the UK’s longest running annual festival and will light up the city with music concerts, theatrical performances, literature and visual arts in a variety of venues. And it will take place between Thursday 6 July and Sunday 16 July. It was founded in 1998 to keep alive […]
Political death to Bolsonaro
For abuse of political power, misuse of the media and violation of the principle of isonomy, right-wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro could be banned from political life and disqualified from holding public office for eight years. Osvaldo Cardosa The Democratic Labour Party (PDT) accuses former president Jair Bolsonaro of […]
Just do it
James Kelman horrified the literary establishment when he won a major award for his fourth novel, “How late it was, how late” in 1994. Sean Sheehan A novel about an ex-con losing his sight as the result of a beating by the police and then coming up against […]
















