Issue 94 January 2016

2016 starts with a multi-headed dragon of catastrophes facing us - climate chaos, economic slump, war and terrorism. You name it. Ordinary…

Have you heard scientists, planners and other extremists banging on about 'resilience' recently, often in contexts where we previously…

The American presidential race is not proceeding as expected. With the Obama years representing more ‘Yes We Tried’ than ‘Yes We Can’,…

Sheffield City Region is on the last lap of its dash to devolution started by the Scottish referendum. The deal is done, though until…

The 21st Century! Futuristic fantasy of our ancestors! Non-stop, around-the-clock entertainment, rapid development and material wealth…

Released almost two decades after he left Pulp and over four years since the reunion back in 2011, Freak Out The Squares: Life In A Band…

SERVED ON TOAST WITH SMOKED CURD CHEESE, CAPERS & WHITE ANCHOVIES RECIPE BY RUTLAND ARMS CHEF, RICO To give lamb breast it's moment of…

The only US poet I’ve included on this list, Saul Williams was the first high-profile star of the new wave of spoken word artists that…

Alright folks, the fun’s over. Turn off Now That’s What I Call Christmas, stop necking mulled wine by the gallon, head back to your day…

13 December DINA DINA on Cambridge Street is fast becoming a favourite new venue, especially when support slots are given to bands as good…

Dir. Todd Haynes, USA, 2015 Watching the already-critically-acclaimed Carol, the sheer number of covert glances and gazes between Carol…