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The Politics of the Umbrella by Alaric Montjoy

The Politics of the Umbrella by Alaric Montjoy

An umbrella is never just an umbrella. It is a prop, a weapon, a symbol...
Is Abstract Art Tosh? A Refutation

Is Abstract Art Tosh? A Refutation

To pose the question “Is Abstract Art Tosh?” is already to have surrendered to the...
Letter to the Editor – The Mayfair Book Groupette

Letter to the Editor – The Mayfair Book Groupette

Sir, I read with unmatched incredulity your recent review of Lionel Wethercombe’s novel Waiting for...
Artist Diary- Hedge Fund

Artist Diary- Hedge Fund

The last few days have been a carousel of triumph and tragedy , which is...
The Dawn Liberation Front — a grassroots movement to Stop the Clocks going Back

The Dawn Liberation Front — a grassroots movement to Stop the Clocks going Back

THE TWILIGHT CONSPIRACY: Why the Clocks Must Never Go Back Again By Camden Preedy, Founder...
Waiting for Pascal – A Novel of Literary Purgatory

Waiting for Pascal – A Novel of Literary Purgatory

By Lionel Wethercombe If The Devil Wears Prada had been rewritten by a thwarted member...
Reviews from the Westminster Fringe

Reviews from the Westminster Fringe

Tea for One , ★★★★☆ Some plays creep up on you; this one tiptoes in...
“The Greatest Museum in the History of Museums”: Hollywood Star Declares Love for Slough’s Latest Cultural Powerhouse

“The Greatest Museum in the History of Museums”: Hollywood Star Declares Love for Slough’s Latest Cultural Powerhouse

By Clementine Frobisher Hollywood’s golden charmer Chadwick Blaymore, has claimed that the Slough Museum of...
Diary of an Art Dealer

Diary of an Art Dealer

The day began with a courier knocking far too early – before I’d had more...