Review: Doctor Who Christmas Special
Christmas Day brought about the start of a new era on Doctor Who, as the Doctor himself reminded us while we met the woman destined to be his new companion along with the revamped TARDIS and title...
Category: Europe
Review: Discordia
Discordia, by Laurie Penny and Molly Crabapple, Vintage 2012. With Greece collapsing in agonisingly slow motion over the past few years, it was inevitable that a slew of books would come along to...
2012 LFF Dispatch 1: The House with a Turret, The Horses of God, Wolf Children
In the third year of the Great Patriotic War a nameless boy and his sick mother make their way back to their home in Ukraine. The train they travel on rumbles like artillery fire, a fellow passenger...
Is Australia in Danger of Becoming Greece? Austerity and Blackmail Down Under
It might have escaped your notice, but apparently a Mediterranean climate and robust olive oil are not the only things Australia has in common with Greece. This week, prominent Australian banker...
The End of Downton? Nostalgia for the Gilded Age
Downton Abbey is back on the airwaves after entirely too long away, just in time for a big round of Emmy nominations (and, sadly, relatively few wins). The ITV drama won’t be hitting US shores...
Interview: Iepe Rubingh
Iepe Rubingh is a Berlin-based, Dutch performance/visual artist whose last foray into filmmaking involved designing a large-scale installation for Tom Tykwer’s cinematic love triangle “3”....
Review: Dredd
Mega City One is widescreen for 800 million people. Its streets are legion. 12 serious crimes every minute. 17,000 crimes a day. The law can only respond to 6% of them. Rotting unnoticed in a back...
The Worrying Rise of Golden Dawn in Greece
A worrying rise of the far right is occurring across Europe, and not for the many reasons people want to claim it is; while some argue it’s the result of economic disparity and financial distress,...
The Ruining of River Song
Doctor: River, you know my name. You whispered my name in my ear! There's only one reason I would ever tell anyone my name. There's only one time I could. - Forests of the Dead, 4.9 Emperor Winston...
Review: Leeds Festival
Leeds Festival, 24th-26th August, Bramham Park. The waiting was over, and things couldn’t have been better. The sun was making a rare appearance, bags are packed, tickets in hand and excitement...