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The Tweetriter and its Tales pt.2

Posted on Aug 09, 2010 by chrisgps

Arising from the desire to create an analogue alternative to the online games, competitions and celebrity takeovers taking place on twitter as part of Southbank Centre’s Litweeter Festival, the “Tweetwriter”[...]

The Tweetwriter and its Tales pt.1

Posted on Aug 02, 2010 by chrisgps

Arising from the desire to create an analogue alternative to the online games, competitions and celebrity takeovers taking place on twitter as part of Southbank Centre’s Litweeter Festival, the “Tweetwriter”[...]

Gary Younge asks ‘Who are we?’

Posted on Jul 21, 2010 by Alex Rowse

I have a confession to make. On Tuesday the 6th of July I had the opportunity to speak to the writer and journalist Gary Younge ahead of the discussion of his latest book, ‘Who Are We- And Should[...]

My Animal Life

Posted on Jul 20, 2010 by nkechi2010

The impression that  Maggie Gee gave me at her event for  My Animal Life,  was that writing for her was like food itself. It nourished her at the same time though I got the impression that writing helps[...]

Slavoj Žižek, Two Types of Rabble

Posted on Jul 20, 2010 by Slavoj Žižek

Photo: Matthew Field In talking about rabble, Hegel latently draws a key distinction (in the guise of the opposition between the two excesses of poverty and wealth) elaborated by Frank Ruda: members of[...]

The Prince of Pop Culture

Posted on Jul 19, 2010 by Alex Rowse

Bret Easton Ellis’s stint of publicity in the UK for ‘Imperial Bedrooms’ includes a video interview with the Guardian in which he develops some of the topics that were up for discussion[...]

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