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Criticism is under threat – and we must defend it

Criticism is under threat – and we must defend it

Recent shakeups in the publishing industry suggest that commercial interests are slowly killing off criticism

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Ron Arad: ‘I’m the oldest person in the studio, but the most juvenile’

Ron Arad: ‘I’m the oldest person in the studio, but the most juvenile’

The designer talks about enduring art, ping-pong and very expensive sofas


How Sarah Kane ‘ripped down the veil on the abyss’

How Sarah Kane ‘ripped down the veil on the abyss’

The playwright took her own life at 28 in 1999. Now those closest to her talk about a restaging of her final play


SXSW London: ‘A love letter to the capital I know’

SXSW London: ‘A love letter to the capital I know’

The trend-setting festival comes to England this week, and the cutting-edge music isn’t the half of it


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