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Still not found your ideal travelling book for the summer? Well never fear, in Part Two of our Summer Travel Reading Guide we recommend some more essential exotic page turners to suit your every travel need. From the far reaches of India to a world of fantasy, these books...

Reading lists are out and you may be faced with a waterfall of new material to sink into. If, like me, you think it’s a tad too early to think about the official texts of your upcoming year or you’re able to balance reading for pleasure with reading for...

Summers are normally that expanse of time that we university students travel homeward after a strenuous year, only to pack another bag and travel off to another edge of the world. Whether it’s flying to a different country or embarking on a train and commuting, everyone’s summer encompasses some...

We’ve all met them, those furrow browed grumps who claim fiction is a waste of time. They insist, with all the finality in the world, that there is no knowledge to be found in a novel that can’t be found elsewhere. And of course you nod, better that than...

Are you interested in theatre? Perhaps comedy? Or cabaret? Do you enjoy visiting the circus, musicals or opera? Spoken word or dance, exhibitions or live music, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has it all, as the performing and visual arts industries converge on Scotland’s capital for a month of fun,...

Nottingham Contemporary director Alex Farquharson has been revealed as the new director of London’s Tate Britain. After his stint as a founding member of Nottingham’s premier art gallery, and director since 2007, Farquharson was announced as Penelope Curtis’ replacement yesterday. Due to criticisms over Curtis’ leadership of the cultural...

Money is an issue that dominates discussions surrounding arts, particularly the performance industry – whether that be the price of training, necessities, or the argument for wages. But now the new dilemma is the price of tickets for West End shows after it was announced that ticket prices have...