An Ode to Medicine, Mortality, and Art
Jingjie Cheng explores the interaction between art and science
Issue 1600
6th Mar 2015
1600: A Year To Go Down in History
Clara Clark Nevola takes us through the life of Giordano Bruno
Jazz: A Revolutionary Chapter In Music
Kunal Bhanot explores what the term ‘jazz’ really means to us today
Et in Arcadia Ego, Unfortunately
Jack Steadman is less than entranced by Stoppard’s classic drama
Tokyo No-Go: When acting goes wrong
Arianna Sorba finds bad acting deflates Harajuku Girl’s fine script
The Indian Queen — Purcell’s Final Flourish
Kamil McClelland reviews Peter Sellars’ contemporary take on a classic
The White Square — An LSD Rhapsody
Anonymous explores a secret operatic world previously out of reach
Tom Stoppard: Not so Hard After All
Jack Steadman wraps his head around the playwright’s latest
Ban Bland: In Defence of Popularity
Fred Fyles on populism, cultural criticism, and Kim Kardashian
Pioneers of Plus-Size
Tessa Davey takes us through some of the most empowering plus-size women in the fashion world, including an interview with Natashia Judge
Mark Rylance - Long Live The King
Kamil McClelland takes in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse’s atmosphere
A Wonderfully Inappropriate Comedy
Fred Fyles takes on Desiree Akhavan’s New York sexual romp