Towers
This week sees the release of the film High Rise, an adaption of JG Ballard’s dystopian novel first published in 1975. This was among Ballard’s darkest and most gripping novels, perhaps… Read more Towers →
Submerged
Submerged Inspired by JG Ballard’s novel The Drowned World. Damian
Hilary Mantel and the Celebrity Death Fantasty
The right wing press and assorted politicians and lords in the UK have recently been getting very upset about a short story by novelist Hilary Mantel called The Assassination of Margret Thatcher.… Read more Hilary Mantel and the Celebrity Death Fantasty →
The Spirit of the 70’s: Monumental Structures and Urban Wasteland
Every decade ends up being defined by the cultural traces it leaves behind. That covers a lot of things of course, from books and films to news reports and political speeches.… Read more The Spirit of the 70’s: Monumental Structures and Urban Wasteland →
The Joy of Empty Spaces and Wasteland
Last week was not easy and I found myself feeling very stressed a lot of the time. Then, walking into town on Friday to do some shopping, I suddenly came upon a… Read more The Joy of Empty Spaces and Wasteland →
Strange and Lost Visions 