Following the recent publication of The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume 1, 1940-1956, Katie Roberts revisits the poet’s only novel, a tormented roman-à-clef that is both gorgeous and dangerous. The Bell Jar combines bewitching poetry with a candid [… read more ]
S&C regular Matt Wingett takes a trip to the big top for a night at the Netherlands National Circus. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there are only three true art forms. [… read more ]
When a storm strikes suddenly, S&C’s reporter and reviewer Emily Priest finds shelter from the rain in a little pocket of comfort on the shore. For so long I’d heard good things about the seaside eatery [… read more ]
Emily Priest continues her foodie adventures around the city and finds that sometimes the best places are right under your nose. I have passed The Harbour Coffee Shop in Commerical Road countless times, but it [… read more ]
The Endless Village is a satirical art exhibition coming to Aspex from Thursday 29th March and featuring archival material, oral history interviews and moving image work in the form of a satirical sitcom, accompanied by [… read more ]
The latest addition to Southsea’s eateries proves a treat and leaves a lasting impression on S&C’s food critic, Emily Priest. The Southsea Deli opened back in February and is a unique place in Southsea – perhaps [… read more ]
While social media has been a boon to visual artists, all too often their work is defaced, hijacked and plagiarised on it. The Galleon’s Anna Ryan explains. Digital media helps artists promote their work instantly [… read more ]
For International Women’s Day, Andrew Larder watches the latest production by the Southsea Shakespeare Actors, Richard III, and finds a new way to perform Shakespeare. This week celebrates International Women’s day and Southsea Shakespeare Actors [… read more ]
As we enter the Chinese New Year, S&C food critic, Emily Priest, discovers a tasty eatery close to home – and concludes she ought to have stayed in, though not for the reasons you may [… read more ]
Portsmouth-based author, publisher and S&C regular, Matt Wingett, argues that last week’s closure of Blackwell’s bookshop bears the mark of a wider malady: the corporatisation of art, culture and higher education in our time. Sadly, [… read more ]
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