ALEX HALL welcomes an analysis of how modern capitalism is deeply intertwined with emotions, and their manipulation
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Send in the Clowns with James Walsh: August 15, 2022
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Charlie Vero-Martin with Mr Basketcase
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MARTIN GRAHAM welcomes a statistical analysis of how much tax the super-rich pay, and foresees that the demand will flush out their agents
RICHARD WORTH relishes the fleeting moment and sense of flow of the late, great saxophonist
DENNIS BROE notes the thin, unfunny and apolitical quality of the gruel dished up by the US networks and studios for mass consumption
BARBARA BOSWELL remembers South African poet, storyteller, publisher, editor and activist Diana Ferrus (1953-2026)
HELEN VASSALLO recommends a gripping Argentinian crime story about gender violence and the weaponisation of religion
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“I’m off to clown college because it’s cheaper and more accessible to go to Paris and study with a master than to do an arts festival in my home town.”
Charlie Vero-Martin, actor, comedian, writer and improviser, is on stage with a basket with googly eyes.
He is called Mr Basketcase. It is 2am on a Monday morning.
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