PinnedFrances Forbes-CarbinesThe housing crisis in EnglandA cartoon I did ten years ago was an exaggeration. Turns out it was prescient.Mar 28Mar 28
PinnedFrances Forbes-CarbinesHow to read more books: 5 habits from voracious readers“I want to read more, but I can’t.”Jan 22Jan 22
Frances Forbes-CarbinesThe best art exhibitions of summer 2024Prioritise the best art exhibitions this summer: here are the top three2d ago2d ago
Frances Forbes-CarbinesReview: The Paris Muse by Louisa Treger (Observer, June 2024)This new fictionalized retelling of the now-famous nine-year love affair is galvanizing and compelling in its complexity (review by Frances…Jun 29Jun 29
Frances Forbes-CarbinesReview: Tate Britain’s ‘Now You See Us’ (Observer, June 2024)My review of Tate Britain’s Now You See Us is published this month in Observer…Jun 5Jun 5
Frances Forbes-CarbinesReview: Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Women’s Protests in IranMy review of the book Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Women’s Protests in Iran as it appeared in ArtReview, September 2023. You…May 20May 20
Frances Forbes-CarbinesWhy Mozart is hard to playToday conductor and violinist Anthony Princiotti, producer of digital engagement materials for Boston Symphony Orchestra, tweeted an…Jan 27Jan 27
Frances Forbes-CarbinesColouring books for adultsI’m still wondering why mine didn’t take offJan 22Jan 22
Frances Forbes-CarbinesFaqir Zulfiqar: the world’s last borrindo playerA 4,000-year-old instrument called the borindo is disappearing. Fewer people can play it and cultural extinction is looming. Can one man…Jan 22Jan 22
Frances Forbes-CarbinesEnglish My Way’s celebratory event and evaluation day (originally published on the Department for…It’s been a busy time for the English My Way Project, as we celebrated our first birthday at BBC Broadcasting House, had a participatory…Jun 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019
