A new exhibition at Spazju Kreattiv , Desire and Its Excess by Lawrence Buttigieg, is an exploration of desire and the creative energy it generates. Bringing together painting, box-assemblage, body fragments and film, Buttigieg examines how desire emerges through encounters with the other, particularly within the charged space of the artist’s studio
I still vividly remember the look of horror on my primary teacher’s face when she realised I hadn’t quite mastered the mechanics of reading. I had been happily ‘reading’ the story from the pictures, making it up as I went along, until she asked me to sound out specific words. I hadn’t a clue. As a child with mild dyslexia, it was a struggle and a ‘rude’
Men’s fashion is embracing embroidery and handcrafted textiles that were once viewed as old-fashioned or feminine, with a clutch of modern Indian brands poised to benefit from the catwalk and celeb-driven trend. Embroidery is a historic mainstay of traditional clothing in Asia or the Middle East, as well as Western haute couture , but it is increasingly
In certain corners of the internet recently, people have been debating why “women can’t stop reading fairy porn”. These discussions centre around the fantasy romance genre, also known as romantasy, which has exploded in both popularity and sales. Onyx Storm , Rebecca Yarros’s third book in The Empyrean series, was the fastest-selling adult novel in
