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Virginia Woolf
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27 days ago
Once the haunt of London's literary elite, The Fitzroy Tavern, in the salubrious district of Fitzrovia, was said to have regularly attracted the likes of George Orwell and Virginia Woolf.
28 days ago
Susan Choi: ‘For so long I associated Dickens with unbearable Christmas TV specials’ ⊕
The Booker-shortlisted novelist on the seismic effect of Sigrid Nunez, and wanting to write like Virginia Woolf
My earliest reading memory
Asking my mom if she could stop reading my bedtime book to m…
Julie Campiche: Unspoken review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month ⊕
(Ronin Rhythm)
The composer’s first unaccompanied album turns extended harp technique into music of intimacy, restraint and conviction – inspired by the women who shaped her world
When the London jazz …
53 days ago
UK arts groups offer therapeutic support to performers as they refute myth of tortured artist ⊕
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‘You don’t have to be tortured to make great art,’ says founder of mental health support organisation Artist Wellbeing
From Vincent van Gogh to Virginia Woolf, from Nina Simone to Amy Winehouse, the t…
3 months ago
An inspector’s calling: JB Priestley’s plea for justice echoes beyond his best-known play ⊕⊕
His parable of collective social responsibility is a hardy classic but the Yorkshire playwright’s wider legacy should not be neglected
How on earth does one sum up JB Priestley? He wrote 39 plays, 26 …
What did Pasolini know? Fifty years after his brutal murder, the director’s vision of fascism is more urgent than ever ⊖⊖
With mystery still surrounding Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death, the poet and film-maker’s warnings of corruption and rising totalitarianism offer a chilling message for our times
Pier Paolo Pasolini was m…
6 months ago
Caleb Azumah Nelson: ‘Virginia Woolf’s London is the London I know’ ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
As Mrs Dalloway turns 100, the novelist celebrates a classic about love, loss and the irresistible allure of the capital
It’s always a surprise when ecstasy arrives. Recently, I’ve found myself waking…
Dreaming of Dead People by Rosalind Belben review – rivals anything by Virginia Woolf ○
More than 40 years on from its first publication, this exploration of one woman’s thoughts and fantasies is a gem worthy of rediscovery
There’s no getting around it: Dreaming of Dead People is an extr…
7 months ago
The Beatles to Virginia Woolf: UK tree of the year shortlist is rooted in culture ○
Woodland Trust’s 10 nominees from across the country highlight how trees inspire creative minds
A cedar tree climbed by the Beatles, an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf and a lime representi…
Sorry, Baby is a smart film about sexual assault and it’s here at just the right time | Adrian Horton ○
Eva Victor’s intelligent and subtle debut film tells the story of the aftermath of an assault and as the backlash to #MeToo increases, it serves an important purpose
About 25 minutes into Sorry, Baby,…