Counter Arts

To be updated throughout the year, with links to any essays and reviews about the books on our list. ***Last added to 31/5/2023***

Human rights and equality extend to all (June Prompt for PRIDE)

Juxtaposition is a great technique

I am just beginning to grok the “chatbot” challenges to creatives; I am unsure what to think.

June is the month when companies show their true colours ­– or pretend to

Rilke’s timeless classic speaks to every artist about the nature of the creative process

Navigating the intricate dance between language and identity, we uncover how pronouns have emerged as powerful tools of…

Doomsday Watch

I handwrote some pretty interesting (and tortured) stuff on paper back in the early digital era. Here is some of it.

Reasons why you can’t cry

Embracing asexuality and creating inclusivity

Where Did The Sombrero Come From?!

How we’re treating animals is getting better, and why that’s good for us all.

Some unconventional opinions about smart people

It's a totally brilliant and bizarre cult film

Challenging Unrealistic Standards

On what is, hopefully, the (great) final season of Ted Lasso. Spoilers ahead.

Five life drawings of one model

I almost renounced the procedure

Gallery Hopping With Mary Lynn

Apple’s Vision Pro looks impressive. Here’s why that might be a bad thing.

Homophobic violence in California

Who’s Gonna Tell Them It Was Thursday?

Rediscovering the resilient voice of Lucia Berlin and her extraordinary stories

A discussion of Walter Benjamin’s concept of profane aura and mundane beauty in Knausgaard’s My Struggle

Intelligence and the reactionary mind