Film review: Universal Language
A series of vignettes set in a Canadian Manitoba where Farsi is the main language, with an homage to Abbas Kiarostami via a whimsical Wes…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min read
Artist interview: The Gospel According to Paul
Jonathon Biggins on the ‘honour and privilege’ of portraying former Prime Minister Paul Keating.
By LSJ Team - 4 min read
Film review: Universal Language
A series of vignettes set in a Canadian Manitoba where Farsi is the main language, with an homage to Abbas Kiarostami via a whimsical Wes…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min read
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Book review: Twist
By Vincent Barry - 3 min readCollum McCann’s new novel is an compelling thriller set in the world of “underwater cable repairs” that remains with its reader for a while.
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“Careless People”, the explosive Meta memoir and “Murder The Truth” spotlight free speech in a litigious landscape
By Cat Woods - 6 min readFormer Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams has penned a frank account of her seven years at the social media behemoth despite facing threats and legal action…
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Book review: Wild Dark Shore
By Pippa Lyons - 2 min readThe bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves brings a novel about a family living alone on a remote island during a climate-change-induced…
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Book review: The Message
By Vincent Barry - 4 min readIn three essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores his personal relationship with identity, culture, and apartheid
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Book review: 2024 Booker Prize winner Orbital
By Amy Dale - 3 min readA single day account which tells the earthly story of being alive.
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Book review – The First Friend
By Vincent Barry - 3 min readSet in the Soviet Union during the peak of Stalinism, The First Friend is an absurdist comedy on the legacy of despots and blood-thirsty dictators.
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Book review – The Waiting
By Pippa Lyons - 2 min readDetectives Harry Bosch and Reneé Ballard join forces again in a new Michael Connelly page turner that delivers exactly what it promises.