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You might think someone is guilty because of unconscious opinions you hold regarding certain traits.
A film adapted from a radical piece of Scottish Literature, powerful dramatisations of abuse and miscarriages of justice and a game show about deception
Having used the method style successfully for more than 15 years, I believe there is a way to make it work for women.
Recent researchers, including myself, have highlighted one particular and obvious flaw in the Kindertransport scheme: that the children were separated from their parents.
I’ve been writing on representations of domestic abuse since the noughties. It has been gratifying to see the increase in fictional depictions of this theme in the 21st century.
Bard Hedd Wyn was killed in action in France in 1917.
If sound were recorded on location it would be muddied by background noises such as crew chatter or car engines.
The film concerns a troubled bourgeois relationship, which is proven to be popular with French art film fans.
A radical painter and writer, Alasdair Gray’s work was full of bold visions for an independent Scotland.
Mid-century encyclopaedias claimed the power to decide what counted as knowledge and what didn’t – much as online publishing platforms and social media companies do today.
Research has found that people are only marginally more accurate than chance at judging whether someone is lying or telling the truth.
The liberal establishment can also be responsible for disseminating conspiracy theories.
Sofia Coppola’s biopic is adapted from Priscilla Presley’s memoir and exposes the dark side of her marriage to Elvis Presley.
The much-loved Yorkshire actor was held in high regard for his low-key but affecting performances.
Nollaig na mBan marks the end of the Christmas season on January 6, but is also a day to celebrate Mná na hÉireann (women of Ireland).
I want to help people without prior knowledge of art history write about issues that affect them – through the prism of an artwork.
Miss Americana has been discussed in English literature classes for some years now – sometimes alongside Shakespeare.
Hot water bottles have been used to heat beds for centuries but our modern rubber iterations only came about in the mid-19th century.
With meticulous attention to food and how it is prepared, the film’s plot embraces simplicity.
The 24-hour system was independently invented multiple times.
The language associated with drag culture has become mainstream and is now often considered part of the ‘internet vernacular’.
The great Irish poet left a legacy of astonishing poems that speak to new readers with their deep wisdom and quietly devastating imagery.
The Mari Lwyd and the plygain are two prominent Welsh traditions celebrated over Christmas and the new year.
The pavements in cities were just not a pleasant setting for a stroll.