Write To The Point by Sam Leith
The Observer, October 2017 Language has rules, but there’s no umpire: this is the starting point for Sam Leith’s guide to correct or, more precisely, standard English usage. He goes on to explore how […]
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Jennifer Egan on new historical novel Manhattan Beach
The National, October 2017 Jennifer Egan is standing in the New York home where she has watched her family grow up. A Victorian house in a once-neglected Brooklyn neighbourhood, it is now in a desirable […]
Liam Gallagher in 2017: a rock’n’roll refresh
Emirates Man, September 2017 It was one of the standout musical moments of this summer. One Love Manchester, the concert put together by Ariana Grande in the wake of the terrorist attack at her Manchester […]
Idris Elba on The Mountain Between Us
Emirates Man, September 2017 Idris Elba looks nothing less than beaten. It is well below freezing on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada, and his character has just endured a plane crash […]
The Band at Manchester Opera House
Metro, September 2017 From the moment the safety curtain emblazoned with Ceefax pages rises to the shiny sound of the 1990s Top Of The Pops theme tune, it’s clear which Take That No.1 best fits […]