Freedom
Waste: a political tragedy
Charles Edwards, Olivia Williams, Roger Michell and Michael Elwyn discuss the history and context of Harley Granville Barker’s play Waste. ★★★★ ‘Sex, sleaze and hypocrisy. A very stylish production.’ The Times ★★★★ ‘Engrossing.’ Daily Mail Famously banned by the censors when it was first written, Harley Granville Barker’s controversial masterpiece gathers a large ensemble to …more…
Not All Acceptance Speeches are the same!
It’s not often you see a black women win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and that’s because it’s never happened before since the Emmy’s began in 1949. So it fair to say that this years 67th Emmy Awards, was a milestone when Viola Davis – accepted the award for her …more…
What Do You Know about the Humans Right Act?
The Human Rights Act 1998 (also known as the Act or the HRA) came into force in the United Kingdom in October 2000. It is composed of a series of sections that have the effect of codifying the protections in the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. All public bodies (such as courts, …more…
Demand A Plan is a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety
The number of mass shootings in the US have become an unfortunately regular part of our news bulletins. Every day, 88 Americans are killed by gun violence. Everytown is a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities. We send condolences to all of those that have lost their lives …more…
Cartoon Artist Gavin Illustrates a Banksy Quote
Australian cartoonist Gavin has done a nice Banksy-themed cartoon uploaded in Zen Pencils. He adapts inspirational quotes into comic stories and this one is taken from the book Cut It Out (2004) by Banksy and parts of the story is from an essay by artist Sean Tejaratchi. Gavin says he rearranged the last couple of …more…