2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (624+ words) I need a bit of cheering up this week. It’s so hot I can hardly focus, my local supermarket is all out of ice lollies and my homemade solar eclipse glasses showed little more than a few cornflake crumbs. So…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (631+ words) It’s febrile Fringe season again: a time of frantic lists and spreadsheets, and that panicked sense you might not be able to catch all the essential shows. To make life easier, I have compiled a list of the 11 shows that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (228+ words) I was recently party to the world premiere of Russian stand-up comedian Sasha Nezlobin’s show I’m Фine (spelt with a Cyrillic “ф”, pronounced “f”), previewing ahead of a month-long run at the Edinburgh Fringe. The expectant crowd had gathered to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (918+ words) To watch Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama and Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, two films that hit cinema screens this year, is to be reminded of how obsessed contemporary culture is with therapy. I suspect many of us even know the name…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (692+ words) The compelling new New Zealand comedy-drama Head Girl, based on the debut poetry collection from writer and performer Freya Daly Sadgrove, centres on three 20-something flatmates living in Wellington, each at a moment of personal crisis. The six-part series is…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (421+ words) Although critics have praised the performances in Savage House, the film itself has received a frosty reception. Tim Robey in the Telegraph described its “putrid stylings” as making it “impossible to enjoy”, dismissing it as a “rancid” and “rotten” period…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (939+ words) Political satire has mocked the powerful for centuries. But in an age of endless headlines, rolling news and social media outrage, satire can often feel strangely powerless. In Georgian Britain, satire had the power not just to entertain the public,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (465+ words) With their new independent streaming platform, Aunty Donna prove the future of ‘cooked’ Australian comedy is online....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1223+ words) How can you get ahead in your career and still enjoy the ride? One solution offered in business books, LinkedIn posts and team-building manuals is to use humor. Sharing jokes, sarcastic quips, ironic memes and witty anecdotes, the advice goes,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1150+ words) Some of our most loved stories centre on sisters, from fairytales like Snow White and Rose Red to Little Women. Edwina Preston reflects on why sisters matter so much....