The book club dedicated 28 years to reading Finnegans Wake, and it seems like their journey will never come to an end.
F For the past 25 years, Gerry Fialka, a filmmaker from Venice, California, has organized a book club centered around one particular text: James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, known as one of the most challenging pieces of literature. In 1995, a…
Review of Dolly Alderton’s Good Material – a witty and heartwarming tale with a charm reminiscent of Hornby.
D Olly Alderton has a knack for drawing inspiration from personal moments in her life. In her popular memoir, Everything I Know About Love, she candidly shares the lessons she learned about love in her tumultuous 20s. Even in her…
Review of “Family Meal” by Bryan Washington: Distant Voices and Quiet Lives
F Bryan Washington’s second novel, “Family Meal”, delves into the themes of interracial gay relationships, loss of a parent, and personal identity. It follows his previous works, a collection of short stories and a highly praised debut novel, “Memorial”. In…
“It has been quite a journey”: Jodie Whittaker reflects on her experience post-Doctor Who and embracing her more serious roles.
T In 2021, Jodie Whittaker mentioned that she was thinking about exploring comedy as an acting genre. Prior to her role as the Doctor in Doctor Who, she had taken on numerous characters that were on the verge of experiencing…
The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson by Nadine Dorries review – the treachery of ‘Oddjob’, ‘The Wolf’ and ‘Dr No’
T As soon as this article is published, I will be submitting my resignation to the editor. I feel that I have let him, as well as the Observer and its readers, down. Despite being the chief political commentator for…
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The liveblog for Saturday night has come to an end, but let’s reconvene here for the results show on Sunday at 7:20pm on BBC1. I will restart the blog at 6:50pm for the pre-show, so please join me again then….
“I am gifted with patience as a writer.”
M Ike McCormack was born in London in 1965 and grew up on a farm in County Mayo, located in the western part of Ireland. He released his first collection of stories, titled Getting It in the Head, in 1996….
This week’s audio highlights include “Where It’s At: A Brief History of Girl Bands,” “28 Dates Later,” and “Law in Action: Deepfakes and the Law” – a review.
What’s Happening: A Brief Background of Female Music Groups (Radio 1) | BBC Sounds28 Dates Later | iHeartPodcasts The BBC’s Radio 4 program, “Law in Action,” explores the legal implications of deepfakes on their platform, BBC Sounds. Radio 1’s A…
I visited London and read the book “Took the Dog” by Nina Stibbe, which features even more fun adventures in the city.
T Nina Stibbe’s first experience living in London was at the age of 20. She had just come from the countryside of Leicestershire and was hired as a nanny in the prestigious literary neighborhood of Primrose Hill. Her employer, Mary-Kay…
“It is a formidable creature that must be controlled”: prominent authors discuss the potential of AI to shape the future.
Bernardine Evaristo ChatGPT has taken us by surprise. In less than a year, it has proven its ability to replace writers, leading to the recent strike by the Writers Guild of America and a lawsuit against OpenAI, the company behind…