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Raj Kamal Jha on She Will Build Him A City

March 1, 2015 BOOKS by Ben East Leave a Comment

The National, March 2015 It’s interview day with the Indian novelist Raj Kamal Jha, and time to cast an eye over The Indian Express, the newspaper of which he is chief editor. Amid news of […]

Revival by Stephen King

February 25, 2015 BOOKS by Ben East Leave a Comment

The Observer It’s billed as possessing “the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written” – some claim given this is the man who wrote Carrie, 58 novels and 40 years ago. Actually, Revival’s ending […]

DXB Ryder

February 25, 2015 CULTURE by Ben East Leave a Comment

Vision, January 2015 Walk into Dubai’s Cafe Rider, and it’s almost impossible not to start humming Born To Be Wild. Steppenwolf’s ode to counter-culture is shot through everything in this unique converted warehouse near Mall […]

Director Ali Mostafa on getting from A to B

February 25, 2015 FILM by Ben East Leave a Comment

Vision, February 2015 Five years is a long time in film. In 2009, Slumdog Millionaire (now considered to be something of an enduring classic) won Best Picture at the Oscars and Avatar was on its […]

Toddlers: swiping rather than reading

February 25, 2015 BOOKS by Ben East Leave a Comment

Vision, February 2015 It’s become one of the strangest phenomena of our times. Leave a tablet or a smartphone lying around a toddler and not only will they be intrigued by its bright colours, they’ll […]