DOUGLAS FIELD relishes the hard-boiled language, satire and humour of the third and last of the Harlem trilogy
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ARTS ROUND-UP 2013 - Part 2
Star critics remind us of events in the arts they were most impressed by in the last 12 months
STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error
MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum
RON JACOBS recommends an important book that enhances the oppositional theories put forth by Fanon and, in doing so, remakes psychology itself
CINEMA
It has, quietly, been a rather good year for films which disrupt the established order. Ken Loach's superior documentary The Spirit of 45 (above) not only recounted the moment when-post war Britain effected historical socialist reforms but in doing so attempted to will apathetic audiences into demanding similar changes be made now.
Despite its polemical premise Loach's film was not a reproachful call to arms but a gentle, rational and inspiring reminder of the power the voting public possesses.
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