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Children’s Authors You Should Check Out – Even If You Can’t Read Dutch

Posted on March 1, 2018 by cococatani

With snow and ice interfering with everyone’s ability to get out and about, there’s never been a better excuse to… Read more Children’s Authors You Should Check Out – Even If You Can’t Read Dutch

Let’s Get Freaky: Five Great Horror Novels

Posted on February 20, 2018 by cococatani

To me horror has always been more than “scary stories” and I have little interest in novels or films that… Read more Let’s Get Freaky: Five Great Horror Novels

The Henry Rollins Travelling Slideshow: A Review. Sort of.

Posted on February 15, 2018 by cococatani

The queue was already snaking across the parking lot when I arrived. I had bought tickets for this event last… Read more The Henry Rollins Travelling Slideshow: A Review. Sort of.

“I Never Knew that Film Used to Be a Book!”

Posted on February 8, 2018 by cococatani

“I never knew that film used to be a book!” Any booklover will hear this statement from time to time,… Read more “I Never Knew that Film Used to Be a Book!”

How Watching Too Much TV Turned Me Into An Academic

Posted on January 31, 2018 by cococatani

According to my mum I used to be a proper TV junkie. Looking back I’m not surprised. The 1990s were… Read more How Watching Too Much TV Turned Me Into An Academic

A Light in the Darkness: Art as Experience

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by cococatani

Light feels like a luxury at this time of year. Nights are long, days are short and often grey. While… Read more A Light in the Darkness: Art as Experience

Five Songs For #BlueMonday

Posted on January 15, 2018January 14, 2018 by cococatani

It’s #BlueMonday, allegedly the most depressing day of the year, so here are five songs to cheer you up. #music #selfcare… Read more Five Songs For #BlueMonday

Is It Okay to Enjoy Fascist Art? The Ethics of Cultural Debate

Posted on January 9, 2018 by cococatani

“I can’t believe this,” my mum said. “This guy was a proper fascist!” She uttered this statement at the Centraal… Read more Is It Okay to Enjoy Fascist Art? The Ethics of Cultural Debate

Opening Pandora’s Box: On the Power of Popular Culture

Posted on December 21, 2017December 20, 2017 by cococatani

Does it matter what writers look like? The politically correct answer is, of course, no. Yet this week I finished… Read more Opening Pandora’s Box: On the Power of Popular Culture

Mary McCarthy’s The Group: Will This Book Make Me Watch TV At Last?

Posted on December 6, 2017December 5, 2017 by cococatani

I love books, period, but chick lit has always been a genre I love to hate. I just can’t get… Read more Mary McCarthy’s The Group: Will This Book Make Me Watch TV At Last?

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