The images that reveal male fears
In John William Waterhouse’s Circe (1892), there is no question that her power is linked to her seductive nature, while John Collier’s highly eroticised...
Another mystery hit from Mr Knives Out
The sleek, involving first episode, written and directed by Johnson, is among the best. The murder happens at a garish Las Vegas-like hotel and...
How to create a cosy minimalist home
Danish interior design studio Space Copenhagen also links indoors and out when dreaming up minimalist interiors. “We prefer sheer fabrics for curtains and blinds...
11 films to watch this February
(Image credit: Warner Bros) Including the third Ant-Man and Magic Mike films, Cocaine Bear and a Pamela Anderson documentary in which she tells her...
The most beloved French writer ever
However, with Willy still retaining the royalties from the Claudine books, Colette was penniless, and to earn money she became a music hall performer....
Georgia’s surprising LGBTQ+ scene
During the day, Kikonishvili works with artist and activist Tekla Tevdorashvili and others at the Fungus Gallery, an LGBTQ+ art collective and gallery in...
8 of the world’s best forest homes
(Image credit: Sindre Ellingsen / Helen & Hard) A new book features forest-dwelling designs across the globe, from tiny off-grid treehouses to experimental eco-friendly...
Five ways to be calm and why it matters
As Daisetz T Suzuki writes in Zen in the Japanese Culture: “A haiku does not express ideas butโฆ puts forward images reflecting intuitions. These...
The 90s cop show that changed TV
More retrograde was the fact that the central line-up of detectives was initially going to be all-male, until Fontana and Levinson thought better of...