The Star's critics ANDY HEDGECOCK and MARIA DUARTE review The Blue Trail, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Colours of Time, Glenrothan
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Books, Artists, Beats by Jim Burns
An anarchic but never chaotic trip through troubling times
Dark times: Richard Oelze’s 1936 painting The Expectation
CHRIS SEARLE on Mike Westbrook who died aged 90
STEVE JOHNSON speaks to JIM MORAY about an album that marks 25 years since his first
DENNIS BROE observes how cutbacks, mergers and AI create content detached from both reality and history itself
SAHAR MARANLOU explores a novella, newly translated and republished in English that tells the history of Iran through women’s bodies
DAVID NICHOLSON applauds the revival of a joyous production that deals with choirs, competitions and communism
THIS 10th compendium of essays and reviews, cleverly curated by poet Jim Burns, uses texts, art, music and film as springboards for discussion of different periods of cultural upheaval, reflecting change which has benefited writers and artists but at other times threatened their lives and livelihoods.
The majority of the essays and reviews focus on periods of great upheaval in the 20th century, from times of fear to periods of cultural reawakening. They highlight acts of bravery from those who’ve stood up against forces beyond their control, as well as others who have struggled to get their work and voices heard.
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