Backstory: Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Singin’ in the Rain turns 70 this year and although the reviews were good, no one expected it to become known as a
What is Fentanyl and Why is it Sometimes So Dangerous
Backstory: Fentanyl is a legal, synthetic opioid, but mixed with street drugs, two grains could mean the difference between life and death Photo:
Ukraine: Bringing the World Stories from a War Zone
A collection of articles about covering the war from OpenDemocracy, Reporters without Borders and Sky News Photo: March 2022: Journalists cover a Russian
Backstory: Lenny Bruce at Carnegie Hall
Some people are critical of the Lenny Bruce ‘character’ on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and I have to admit that it is a
Backstory: A Short History of Faces
Faces: Kenney Jones | Ronnie Wood |Ian McLagan | Rod Stewart | Ronnie Lane | Say no more The Faces perform in Detroit, Michigan, September
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The Art of Psychogeography: How Places Make us Feel
Psychogeography describes the effect of a geographical location on the emotions and behaviour of individuals Photo: Constant (Constant A. Nieuwenhuys) Tate London 25
Backstory: Why is modern ‘war coverage’ so confusing?
We trace the path from actual ‘war correspondents’ to our rather odd, antiseptic, human-interest version of ‘war.’ Photo: Screenshot: Opening Night of Shock
Backstory: Ukraine’s ‘International Peacekeeping and Security Center’
The attack on the base in Western Ukraine was not ‘random,’ and it surely must have been considered a likely target Photo: Ukrainian
Hair: The musical that ‘changed theatre forever’
On 27 September 1968, with the opening of Hair, the curtain fell on centuries of theatre censorship. Photo: 27 September 2018 | Sarah
John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost for £10 (1667)
John Milton was an anarchist, didn’t believe in the Trinity and wrote pamphlets about the merits of divorce, and wrote Paradise Lost “I
Grateful Dead: The Beauty and the Chaos of ‘Europe ’72’
What on earth were they thinging? A 43-person ‘tour family,’ 22 shows across Europe. Who knows. But thank god they did. Photo: Europe
Backstory: The UK’s Troubles ‘Amnesty’
A series of articles discussing what some are calling the UK’s “de facto amnesty” for those involved in Troubles-related killings. Northern Secretary says