Organ GrinderThe WireThe Wire re-up: Episode Eight, Season Two - what do you do with the hump?SPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who have already seen The Wire in its entirety. This week, the show's unheralded incompetents The Wire Re-up - the book is out now. Click here to buy it
Continuing the series of guest bloggers, this week Rob Willis (aka RedThreat) takes us on a tour of The Wire's less virtuous characters - the 'humps'.
10 of the bestNick Drake10 of the best: Nick DrakeNick Drake only recorded three albums during his short lifetime, yet choosing 10 songs that best capture his delicate magic is still a challenge Nick Drake: In search of his mother Molly
1. Hazey Jane IIAllow me to begin this playlist with a personal story. I was 15 when I first picked up a copy of Nick Drake's second album, Bryter Layter, from my local record shop and sat down to play it on my parents' stereo.
OpinionWater bills This article is more than 1 year oldBaths are pricier than ever – but they’re a luxury I can’t live withoutThis article is more than 1 year oldLaura BartonBritons are turning to showers as the cost of living crisis bites. But can you put a price on the soul-restoring magic of a soak? I lay this morning, clavicle-deep in Epsom salts and London water, shrivelling softly in steam and soap.
Paperback writerBooksIn an excerpt from its posthumous reissue, the one-time ‘Angry Young Man’ explains how this book freed him of that sensationalist tag, and tuned him into some strange phenomena
The publication of this book changed my life. Fifteen years earlier, in 1956, I had had the curious – but not necessarily pleasant – experience of achieving overnight fame when my first book, The Outsider, was published to excellent reviews from the most respected critics.
Edinburgh festival 2023ReviewUnderbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Nominated for best newcomer at last year’s fringe, Sonubi is a warm performer but this leisurely new show lacks shape
‘I never asked to be so goddam gifted,” sings Emmanuel Sonubi, in self-congratulatory mode after his best newcomer nomination at last year’s fringe. Should we all be joining the chorus of approval? There is no denying the Londoner’s charisma, nor the novelty of the backstory he brings to the standup stage.