AS ByattReviewAS Byatt reworks Norse myths with aplombThe gods can be boors. Their ways are not ours. They shout a lot. They don't seem as concerned with identity politics or buying things as they might be. Whatever their enthusiasts claim, the risk is that, by now, they have nothing left to say to us. In revenge or desperation we reboot them as science fiction, as monsters of the id, as guest appearances on other shows: gods on skateboards, gods on the autistic spectrum; gods adapted to the needs of ideologies they would never in a billion years have espoused, carrying the baggage of every previous revision. Read More...
Music This article is more than 4 months oldSmash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell dies aged 56This article is more than 4 months oldSinger of hits including All Star and Walkin’ on the Sun died ‘peacefully and comfortably’ following liver failure
Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of US pop-rock band Smash Mouth, has died aged 56.
His death was announced by his manager Robert Hayes, who said in a statement to Rolling Stone that Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” with family and friends by his side. Read More...
OpinionSex This article is more than 4 years oldThe Victorians were no prudes, but women had to play by men’s rulesThis article is more than 4 years oldKate WilliamsAn exhibition of Queen Victoria’s nude paintings belies the fact that sexual freedom was a one-sided affair
Much has been done to redress the popular vision of Queen Victoria as a dull censorious woman swathed in black: ITV’s Victoria drama series, new documentaries and books suggest a less buttoned-up life. Read More...