Je Suis Charlie Chaplin
Colin Revolting looks at the politics of Charlie Chaplin
When millions of people held "Je Suis Charlie" signs in memory of the cartoonists killed in Paris last month, a different Charlie came to mind. Charlie...
William Blake: Apprentice and Master
William Blake was a revolutionary in poetry, engraving and politics. John Walker reviews a new exhibition of his artwork in Oxford.
William Blake was a revolutionary. One of the funniest things, for those in the...
March and rally against privatisation at the National Gallery
Bettina Trabant joined gallery staff and supporters braving the wind and cold for a demonstration against privatisation at the National Gallery.
A group of around 200 angry gallery staff, trade unionists and regular gallery visitors...
Mike Marqusee (1953-2015)
Talha Ahsan, poet and former political prisoner, pays tribute to Mike Marqusee, who died on January 13, 2015.
Today at around 4.30pm I received a phone call that left me feeling numb all day. Someone...
Condemning the slaughter of the ‘Great War’
2014 marks the 100th centenary of the beginning of the First World War. Britain's rulers want us to commemorate it as a 'just war'. Matthew Cookson argues that cultural representations of the war, often from...
The Babadook – a film about life’s real horrors
Where does fear come from? Jen Izaakson, PhD student and revolutionary socialist, examines this question through a psychoanalytic review of new horror film, The Babadook. Jen tweets at @izaakson.
If we accept the psychoanalytic stance...
Review: Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age
Olivia Arigho Stiles reviews a new exhibition at the Barbican.
The Barbican's new exhibition explores the relationship between photography and architecture in the epoch of modernity. The exhibition is testament to the enduring power of...
People’s theatre and fun palaces: the life of Joan Littlewood
Radical left wing theatre director Joan Littlewood changed the face of modern British theatre. Marking the centenary of her birth there will be celebrations across Britain in honour of her achievements and ambitions including...
The Premier League’s crackdown on social media is about policing access to football
The corporate interests that run football are trying to stamp out social media and illegal livestreaming. But this will come with a higher price than they realise, writes Mark Bergfeld
Who doesn't remember Robin van...
Review: ‘Late Turner’ shows an artist ahead of the tide
A new exhibition at the Tate Modern shows a visionary painter who anticipated much modern art, argues Colin Wilson
A few years ago, in a particularly sentimental episode of Doctor Who, the doctor met Van Gogh....