The book feels like a writer working within his limits and not breaking any new ground, believes KEN COCKBURN
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MARIA DUARTE is surprised to find herself swept up in the drama of marketing an over-priced shoe
MICHAEL JORDAN'S MUM: Viola Davis in Air
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PRAGYA AGARWAL recommends a collection of drawings that explore the relation of indigenous people to the land in south Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
CHRIS SEALE speaks to Palestinian sound artist BINT MBAREH
MARY CONWAY applauds a brave and timely two hander that explores the difference between intimacy and abuse
ANDY HEDGECOCK and MARIA DUARTE review The Thing with Feathers, Train Dreams, Sisu: Road to Revenge, and Wicked: For Good
GUILLERMO THOMAS welcomes a biography of WA Domingo, a key figure in the anti-colonial struggle in the Caribbean
Air (15)
Directed by Ben Affleck
WITH an annual reported turnover of more than $50 billion it is hard to believe that Nike were ever the underdogs but that is the case in this extraordinary story about a shoe, the Air Jordan, which would revolutionise both the world of sport and modern culture.
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