“There are a number of occasions in my life when I have felt very broken,” Eimear McBride says. Her blistering first novel A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing, published in …
Read MoreOn Monday, Dior’s haute couture show took place within the mighty womb of a female deity, created by formidable American artist Judy Chicago. Guests were seated within a custom version …
Read MoreFor Oscar voters, what makes a great performance has disturbingly narrow criteria for non-white performers. The observation that people of colour are only ever recognised for playing slaves and criminals, …
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The most memorable single moment of yesterday’s Oscar nominations came not from any single inclusion or exclusion, but from presenter Issa Rae’s deliciously pointed statement “congratulations to those men” on …
Read MoreThe Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø, 59, has sold more than 33m books worldwide and won a host of prizes, including the prestigious Glass Key for best Nordic crime novel. …
Read More“We begrudged her for being such a famous and hot little mess,” wrote a contemporary of Elizabeth Wurtzel’s in 2013. Following Wurtzel’s death on Tuesday, an author tweeted: “Elizabeth Wurtzel …
Read MoreRecently I seem to have developed a sort of allergic reaction to films. The symptoms are as follows: about an hour into watching almost any given movie, I find myself …
Read MoreThe number of women working in the film industry reached a historic high in 2019, but men still outnumber women four to one in key roles. Women made up 20% …
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Art #female portrait #oil painting #portraits December 23, 2019 Grace Ebert “Rosie no. 1.” (2016), 29.5 × 44.19 inches In his portraits of women, Brooklyn-based painter Tim Okamura explores …
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In the past few years there has been an explosion of women’s writing. It’s a particular kind of writing that explores the politicisation of the personal, often blending with autobiography. …
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