November 22, 2024

The Man Booker Prize 2012 so far…

Every year when the longlist of Booker nominees is announced, someone in the public eye will reiterate the familiar cry, which I’ll summarise, with the confidence that year by year, it will never change: ‘The Booker Prize represents […]

Why does Pussy Riot matter?

Earlier this week, three members of the Pussy Riot feminist art and punk troupe were sentenced to two years imprisonment: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alekhina. The charge was for public disorder following a performance that saw […]