Daniel Malice enjoys feeling a little out of place as he heads along to review Rae Morris at the Wedgewood Rooms. It’s 8 o’clock pm, 11th February 2015. I’m on my way to the Wedgewood [… read more ]
Christine Lawrence journeys to North End and discovers a compelling and powerful autobiography from local author, Steven George. It’s a wet January morning, I’m sat in Café Nut in North End, planning to write about [… read more ]
Southsea-based novelist William Sutton reports on the most writer-friendly eateries in Portsmouth. “Are there any Southsea cafes good for writing in?” asked a post on Portsmouth Writers Hub Facebook page. I was astonished by the [… read more ]
Daniel Malice reviews Snowpiercer a little-seen, must-see sci-fi classic of world cinema. John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans, and Jamie Bell are among the last people left alive on Earth, which has become a frozen wasteland [… read more ]
Michael Smith gives us a student’s eye view of a music festival that has become a Southsea institution. I have four objectives today. The first is to see Honeyblood, a female duo of guitar and drums specialising [… read more ]
Rosy Moorhead talks to Mark Thomas about his new show, Bravo Figaro, which played at Fareham’s Ashcroft Arts Centre on 24th January 2015. Mark Thomas’ dad was a difficult man. A ‘grumpy bastard’ is actually [… read more ]
Barney Arathoon At any time of day you will find at least seven fixed-gear bicycles parked outside the Belle Isle. The owners of these bikes will be inside, Red Stripe lager or some exotic, micro-brewed, fruity [… read more ]
Richard Warburton has his preconceptions challenged by a beguiling exhibition of British artists’ reflections on the Spanish Civil War. Propped up on my desk is a reproduction of Miro’s small propaganda poster ‘Aidez l’Espagne’. Its [… read more ]
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