The purpose of social distancing is to minimise the contact between people in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. While a great number of countries started implementing it early on, it seemed to me that the UK was going in a different direction than the rest of Europe. In fact, Boris Johnson’s government…
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TV, Venue
In defence of Mad Men’s Betty Francis
Mad Men hardly needs an introduction; the show’s reputation for its brilliant acting, writing, visual style and historical accuracy speaks for itself. Set in the ‘60s, it depicts a fictional advertising agency in New York and follows the personal and professional lives of the people who work there. Despite the apparent charm of suits, swing…
Arts
Ken Kiff: The Sequence at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
‘The same way Manet rediscovered Goya when he went to Madrid, it is about time we rediscovered the great value of Ken Kiff’s artwork,’ said Paul Greenhalgh about one of the most original British artists of the 20th century. This winter the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts will showcase Ken Kiff: The Sequence, the first…
Arts
Debut authors panel
“If you try to write for the market, by then, the market will have changed” laughs Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott, former UEA Creative Writing MA graduate, whose debut novel tackles Truman Capote’s friendship with the ‘Swans’, a dazzling but troubled group of wealthy women. Kelleigh, as well as Mitch Johnson, Paula Cocozza and Sharlene Teo celebrated their…