Climate activist and writer JANE ROGERS introduces her new collection, Fire-ready, and examines the connection between life and fiction
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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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ELEANOR DOBSON reflects on a stark visual record of the violent desecration of Tutankhamun’s mummified remains
RUTH AYLETT appreciates the rich blend of poetry and music that accompanied the launch of the Morning Star’s anthology of poetry, Who We Are
WANJA KIMANI explores the many bonds of community experience expressed in in the bold and colourful imagery of a new mural
New releases from Keeley, Lucinda Williams and Ye Vagabonds
JAN WOOLF ponders the works and contested reputation of the West German sculptor and provocateur, who believed that everybody is potentially an artist
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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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