Australia’s Impressionists
Think Impressionism, and your mind will conjure paintings by Cezanne, Monet and Renoir long before it reaches the shores of Australia. It might not be a continent particularly synonymous with […]
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The Rise of Audiobooks
It’s no longer a case of ‘Reader, I married him’, but ‘Listener, I married him’: audiobooks are on the rise, and are proving a popular alternative to good old-fashioned reading. […]
Georgia O’Keeffe: An Artist in Late Bloom
Few artists could ever claim a career as triumphant as Georgia O’Keeffe’s. A pioneer of American modernism, her innovative abstract imagery took painting to new heights: she was the first […]
The Magic of the Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are the epitome of English country charm. With rolling hills, honey-coloured lanes and thatched-roof cottages, it’s no surprise that its picture-postcard villages and lush farmlands were declared an […]
Why I’m On Team Brontë
It’s said that readers fall into one of two camps: Team Austen or Team Brontë. Both the most prolific female writers of the nineteenth-century, if of all time, their writings […]
From Verona with Love
Made famous as the setting of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s tale of burning young romance, Verona is known worldwide as the city of love. Every year tourists flock from far […]
Maria Callas: A Divine Talent
It’s hard to think of an individual more celebrated within their artistic field than Maria Callas. Renowned worldwide for her celestial voice range and dramatic portrayal, she is the Greek-American […]
