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Painting eternity: what can art tell us about the afterlife?
(5 minutes) Joseph Evans listened in to a discussion about art, death and what might follow it between people of widely different backgrounds and beliefs.
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Portraits of beauty and corruption: the danse macabre of the Countess of Castiglione
(3 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst comes face to face with the disfiguring power of time.
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The poor philanthropist
(3 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst discovers a man who sought to stay poor to give to the poor.
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Shelter: where’s my hiding place?
(5 minute read) Even dragons can find peace, as Lisa Fraser discovered.
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Wellcome to the world of Rooted Beings
(2 minute read) Lisa Fraser is impressed by an exhibition in London which manages to approach environmental issues in a refreshingly non-ideological way.
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Windows on the world
(2 minute read) Nicole Law reflects on the limits - and possibilities - of looking through the windows in our lives.
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Art and Sciences not Art versus Sciences
(4 minute read) Samantha Seidu pleads for arts subjects not to be considered academic second class citizens.
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Editorial: Life in miniature
(2 minute read) Small is beautiful, thinks Tascha Von Uexkull, at least as far as books are concerned.
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Humour across cultures: no laughing matter
(7 minute read) Lisa Fraser warns of the pitfalls in jokes that don’t travel well.
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Lessons from the lions
(6 minute read) Lisa Fraser looks at the king of the jungle in art, history and literature and finds they are more complex beasts than we may realise.
