Wednesday 7th January 2009

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Culture Vulture Culture Vulture

Chris Wright gets to grips with Clive James’ weighty new tome, Cultural Amnesia: Notes in the Margin of my Time, a dazzling summary of the twentieth century’s cultural giants…

Sexy Pudding Sexy Pudding

Peter Bolton offers his thoughts on Wittank’s Edinburgh show…

Durham funds frozen in Icelandic bank Durham funds frozen in Icelandic bank

It has been revealed that Durham is one of twelve UK universities that have assets frozen in Iceland’s troubled banking system. Durham has £2,500,000 invested in Landsbanki, which has gone into administration…

College Bursar faces prison over £500,000 theft College Bursar faces prison over £500,000 theft

Christine Starkey, former bursar of St. Chad’s College, is facing a substantial prison sentence after she admitted stealing almost £500,000 from the North Bailey College…

Macbeth Macbeth

Sorrel Wood enjoys Collingwood’s tragic Summer Shakespeare…

Volpone Volpone

Mei Shan Loh is impressed by Hand to Mouth Theatre Company’s Edinburgh offering…

Tributes paid to first-class student Tributes paid to first-class student

Mark Ashton, a well-liked and respected member of Trevelyan College, was tragically killed in a car crash only days before he was due to graduate…

You’ll never make a good newspaperman, kid. You’ll never make a good newspaperman, kid.

Olivia Varley-Winter enjoys Tom Coffey’s Blood Alley, a fantastical crime thriller set in 1940s New York…

The Tempest The Tempest

Chris Jefferies offers his thoughts on CTC’s summer Shakespeare…

This Hound’s the Real Deal This Hound’s the Real Deal

Sorrel Wood encounters some difficulties in reviewing Collingwood’s The Real Inspector Hound…