The small, dusty and cramped environs of the Imperial College Science Fiction Library may serve as a true reflection of how the genre is valued and viewed by many... and ...
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The British summer has officially begun. Shakespeare’s Globe theatre has set its band of players onto the road for three months of comedy – As You Like It. And what ...
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Maybe you’ve had your fair share of proper Shakespeare, maybe you’ve already seen more than you want to, maybe you just like the idea of efficiency in getting through all ...
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In London
London Literature Festival
30 June – 14 July
Southbank’s annual summer literary festival brings together some of the best homegrown talent, a large repertoire of worldwide literature, fresh pieces from young ...
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This week I’m going to discuss another Arthur C. Clarke novel. This time, however, I’m not just going to heap praise on my favourite author, for this is ‘The City ...
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Biopunk has always been considered a mere sub-genre. But recently things are beginning to change. As genomics and biotechnology are becoming more integral in our lives, there is more interest ...
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Between 1860 and 1900, something extraordinary happened. A group of artists rebelled against the prevailing Victorian mood of the tiny but demure middle-class and unleashed upon Victorian England art for ...
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The exhibition does not hold back, photos are large enough to step well away from, and with seventeen different photographers there is plenty there to see. As well as the ...
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You walk in and there is a huge hall of whiteness, just one single dazzling room, peopled throughout by the headless bodies of life-sized dolls dressed in couture clothing. Do ...
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What kind of city do we live in? The London social calendar is full of awfully pretentious events charging ludicrous amounts of dosh for a very ordinary experience whilst managing ...
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