Danse Macabre: Matthew Bourne’s Gothic Sleeping Beauty
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty is an astonishing work. Witty, trashy, sexy and unsettling, it rewrites the classic narrative to produce …
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The Playmate’s Tragedy: Anna Nicole by Mark-Anthony Turnage
I found my allotted space near the top of the Royal Opera House and began the ancient English ritual of …
Clampdown: Pop-Cultural Wars on Class and Gender by Rhian E Jones
Rhian E. Jones is a historian and commentator on politics, music and pop culture. Her book Clampdown: Pop-cultural Wars on …
Link: Clothes-horse of the Apocalypse
I’m very cheered to announce that I’ve just joined the team over at Bad Reputation, the popular culture and gender …
Link: Does “Merlin” Have A Misogyny Problem?
I’ve been recapping the TV show Merlin over at California Literary Review, and one of the things I’m most often …
