Why is it “better to have loved and lost” than “never to have loved at all”?

Zara Dewing suggests an answer for one of life’s most pressing questions: why should we love in the face of the reality that everything will eventually be lost?

Sofia Coppola : ‘for the girls’

Tamzin Meadows discusses director Sofia Coppola, exploring her strikingly feminine form (often seen as contradictory to her subject matter), and how this has lead to her wide female cult following.

‘Vital part of the ecosystem of the North East’: Ruth Mary Johnson, Charlotte Small, and Rebecca Glendenning-Laycock on Alphabetti Theatre, and authentically accessible theatre creation

Fantasy Frenzy: old literary genre reaching new heights?

Lumiere 2023: 10 must-see installations and the artist’s favourite aspects

The Gutenberg press and the profits of innovation

If you like this, then you’ll like that (music edition).

The joys of judging a book by its cover

The disturbing reality behind the ‘happily ever after’

The 16th Anniversary of Bashys ‘Black Boys’ echoing a still relevant message of “Ooh child things will get brighter…” to working-class communities.