Aiming for the moon
Cazz Blase listens to Laura Mvula's debut album, Sing to the Moon, and finds there is much more to her wider output than the upbeat single 'Green Garden' would suggest
Cazz Blase // 17 May 2013
Blood and guts and liberty
A play about women working in a meat market enchants Shoshana Davidson, who finds the message compelling and the story-telling excellent
Shoshana Davidson // 16 May 2013
Categories: Reviews, Television
From street to canvas
For Lara Tutton, Deedee Cheriel's first London solo exhibition exceeds the hype with a fascinating interplay of colours, motifs and creatures amid a liberating landscape
Lara Tutton // 15 May 2013
Shaking it up
Swedish sister/brother duo The Knife returned with Shaking The Habitual in April and reviews have been both excited and mixed. David Wilkinson sees a welcome re-emergence of political pop in their new work
David Wilkinson // 14 May 2013
By water or by men
Chrissy D finds herself in the grip of the enigma of a documentary about the Bangladeshi "brothel island"
Chrissy D // 12 May 2013
The art of performance
Lara Tutton finds Sheila Ghelani's Rat Rose Bird a fascinating and liberating piece of performance art
Lara Tutton // 8 May 2013
Clara who?
Lucy Pegg explores whether Clara looks set to follow a similar traditional trajectory to other companions on Steven Moffat's Doctor Who. Will she fulfil the role of "strong character, female" Hope Dinsdale highlighted when she wrote about women on the programme back in 2011?
Lucy Pegg // 3 May 2013
Categories: Reviews, Television
The women they are: engaging with feminist ideas through women's different battles
If telling women's stories is, in itself, a feminist act then Call The Midwife qualifies in spades. Iona Sharma reflects on the second series
Iona Sharma // 30 April 2013
Categories: Reviews, Television
When spring break is over
Sarah Crawford suggests we look beyond the guns and bikinis of four eye-candy protagonists of Harmony Korine's new film
Sarah Crawford // 30 April 2013
Everlasting divas
'Rock On': Women, Ageing and Popular Music is an essay collection concerned with developing debates around ageing, both in society and within the music world. Laura Way finds it an interesting (if at times heavy) read that shines a much welcome light on a neglected area of research
Laura Way // 28 April 2013
