The Riches of Adrienne

29 March 2012 London My tribute to the great American poet and feminist Adrienne Rich, who died this week. Amid … More

Carry On, Siegfried

5 November 2011 London Hearts were inspired and buttocks were numbed through a marathon screening of Siegfried, Part 3 of … More

30 October 2011 London Saved, otherwise known as “the play where the baby gets stoned”, has had its first revival … More

23 October 2011 London Rugby, the game that personifies New Zealand’s macho homophobic culture, is now a thing of homoerotic fantasy – … More

16 October 2011 London One day, two great London Film Festival films: Steve McQueen’s brilliant, punishing Shame, and Andrew Haigh’s … More

22 September 2011 London Farewell R.E.M., perhaps the definitive indie pop band of the 1990s. My generation had something akin … More

19 August 2011 St Ives, Cornwall In which I yawn my way through One Day by David Nicholls, this summer’s It-Novel. … More

11 August 2011 London In the first of three reviews of gay-themed books out this summer, I look at Metrosexy, a … More

11 August 2011 London Making an auspicious literary debut this month is my friend Alan Clark, whose novel Rory’s Boys is a … More

11 August 2011 London I sympathised with my friend Alan Clark having his debut novel Rory’s Boys launched in the same … More