From Soylent Green to The Hunger Games: why is the future on film so grim?
As the latest Hunger Games film nears its release date Sasha Simic examines the grim visions of the future on film and why the cinema offers such a harsh outlook
October 2015 Tracks of the Month: Birth of a Nation
Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well.
Banksy’s Dismaland: A dystopian world for all the family
Once upon a time an artist named Banksy told the people of Britain:
Analysis: Jeremy Corbyn’s win, UKIP and polarisation
It’s September, but it feels more like a kind of spring.
The Manchester punk scene – joy and pain
In 1976-77 punk hit Britain like a tidal wave, sweeping away all the tired music that stood in its way. It wasn’t just a London thing. Across the country local scenes developed. Many would argue that Manchester was the most important. In his occasional blog looking at punk, Hassan Mahamdallie looks at the Manchester scene.