Mariella
There are parts, or rather, there is a part of London in which new-born babies are named after ancient gods and goddesses, and dogs after luxury cars; where homeowners carve out subterranean gullies to make way for their domestic spas; and where the staff at the local pub wince at the sight of the s
‘The Frog’ by James Fenton
A frog hunts on land by vision. He escapes Enemies mainly by seeing them. His eyes Do not move, as do ours, to follow prey, Attend suspicious events, or search For things of interest. If his body changes Its position with respect to gravity or the whole Visual world is rotated around him Then he [&h
Truth, Justice and the American Way: The secret politics of the superhero
In 1912, a socialist revolutionary named Iosif Dzhugashvili penned an article in the St Petersburg based newspaper Pravda under the pseudonym ‘Stalin’. Operating under various different names during his lifetime, it was neither his first nor his favourite alias, but it was to prove the most endu
John Stezaker: The Future of Photography
The Photographer’s Gallery is tucked away behind the bustle of Oxford Street, a converted warehouse hosting three floors of gallery space. It is, it proudly boasts, the largest public gallery in London dedicated entirely to photography, and an institution “instrumental in establishing photograph