Jenny Diski's essays, fiction and non-fiction break down the idea of genre itself.
Satire today is dominated by a narrow elite. No longer a threat to authority, it is a means for the establishment to protect itself.
Dystopian films reflect the anxieties of their times; but the best ones sneak the message in through the back door.
A new book by Eula Biss blends the personal and the political to examine the issues surrounding immunisation.
Pasolini’s shocking film, Salò, was banned in the UK for 25 years. But if we can’t laugh at it, we are missing the point.
A new book explores the places where popular culture is still a counter-culture.
These semi-autobiographical novels make a case for another vision of literature and the world.
Since leaving office, Britain's former prime minister has done little more than amass a huge personal fortune, as a new book sets out.
Lee Rourke on fiction by Mathias Enard, David Rose, and Ian Parkinson.
Game of Thrones is not just great television. It speaks to the social and political struggles of our times.