Writing and Publishing
To believe or not to believe
"Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors," philosophized Thomas Huxley. But the distinguished English biologist’s argument, however…
The poetry of spam
The phenomenon began with the success of spam filters – programs designed to pick out emails with certain phrases and…
Artistic identity in an age of terror
Post 9/11 do Arab-American artists have to pick a side or can they use their heritage to inform new bodies…
AIDS Awareness: A Dying Artform?
The start of the new millennium sees the AIDS pandemic enter its third decade. Tragically, the number of new infections…
The Art of Memory
It’s been five years since the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, where nearly 3,000…
The art of reinvention
Just what are the forces driving our obsession with the contemporary art of adaptation? For up until recently and historically,…
The new diversity of superheroes - from Gotham City to Bollywood
That stalwart of superhero pulp, America's DC Comics, sent tongues a'wagging when they recently ressurected a long dead character. But…
What is “Sacred” Music, Anway?
Since the reforms of the 1960s (when the Second Vatican Council curtailed the use of Latin), Catholic parishes and dioceses…
Nearing the Edge!
"Arts funding is an issue that is always high on the arts agenda; how to deliver it, finding a balance…
Branding Culture
The idea that one city can have more culture oozing from it's Central Park than anywhere else has been fueling…