The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends an impressive impersonation of Bob Dylan
Democracy in America
by John Kendall Hawkins
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Here, Vermiglio, William Tell and Wolf Man
New releases from Thorpe and Morrison, Daria Kulesh, and Will Finn and Rosie Calvert
RINA ARYA confronts the brutal operation of Francis Bacon’s approach to portraiture
Emphasising his continuous engagement in labour movement struggles, ALISTAIR FINDLAY salutes John Foster’s contribution as activist, strategist, intellectual and defender of the Morning Star
ANDY MIAH advocates the use of AI to assist people by expanding access to global literature and culture
EWAN KOTZ relishes a veteran Glasgow band that have lost none of their verve for live performance
Last time Donald ascended the throne we got Covid
for our trouble. Slept in after the Super Bowl,
spread gain-of-function throughout the nation. The howl
for and against masks, quarantines! Even Ovid
would have had trouble keeping up with variants
metamorphosing like Kafka’s ID crisis
(of course, Rilke had crossdressing experience).
Trump said the Chinese did it, and some said Isis.
Miracle vaccines appeared like never before,
ol’ Warp Speed emergency authorization —
Big Pharma a windfall laughing Fellinii whore —
Google protecting against disinformation.
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