To watch Sky Documentaries’ Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard is to plug your wet brain directly into a high-voltage socket of pure, unadulterated 1980s chaos, only to realise with a sickening...
This month, over at Five Books For, we've been looking at books that reimagine the Victorians - a selection of modern novels that revisit the nineteenth century from fresh and often unexpected...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
You might think that only a child would get any enjoyment from a trip to an aquarium, but as long as you bring some childlike wonder of your own, they can absolutely be places for adults, too....
Yorkshire, often referred to as God’s own county, is chock full of stunning scenery, vivid city life and nature. But while the region may not be the first one people think of when it comes to art...
Stephanie Brown, University of Hull For the first time in nearly 1,000 years, the Bayeux tapestry is returning to Britain. The 70-metre embroidery will be displayed at the British Museum from...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Last month, we left behind the restrained realism of post-war Italy and immersed ourselves in the rich colours of Technicolour spectacle. Films such as The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus and Singin' in...
The ritual of self-punishment is upon us yet again. By this, I don’t mean the men’s World Cup. The World Cup has been just fine so far. Soccer’s inherent beauty transcends its disappointments...
I absolutely love literature for children, especially if it falls under the Queer umbrella, so I was thrilled to read about Princess Pete, a new picture book published in May 2026 for young children...
