Ethical and Independent Journalism… Journalism for immigrants
Friday, October 23, 2026
Maysoon Pachachi’s harrowing glimpse of daily life in 2006 Baghdad. Ahead of its UK release in the Autumn, here’s our review of Our River…Our Sky (aka Kulshi Makoo in Arabic), Iraqi filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi’s most recent feature film. Abla Kandalaft, carrie, Viewing Pleasure* Enjoy your summer, everyone! Set in Baghdad […]
In Russia, Poland and Hungary, the oppressive narrative claims that recognizing LGBTQ+ rights was another surrender to the spread of ‘Western’ values. The situation can be seen as a culture war, in which people’s attitudes to LGBTQ+ people are being co-opted by groups on both sides of the political spectrum, while stopping short of criminalization of them.
These two Dorling Kindersley books use a mixture of stunning photography, ancient lore, basic biology and practical knowledge to bring to life the importance and fascination of some of the planet’s plant life. Sean Sheehan The photographs do their job of draw ing the reader in while the […]
The film is full of Broad British humour, typical of the Seventies: Farce, Innuendo and even Slapstick: Politically Incorrect and Funny for sure. Chris Ludlam Or at least to begin with, as Striptease Artiste Barbara (Delectable Carol Hawkins) wearing the aforementioned strategically placed tassels and little else, successfully […]
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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