Revisiting Victorian England
Sarah Perry's novel The Essex Serpent introduces us to the curious, the crankish, the sceptical, and the devout.
Culture
The quiet radicalism of Years & Years
Transcending weary clichés about divas and “gay pop”, acclaimed new band Years & Years articulate what it is to be young and gay.
Greece’s songs of love and loss
In Greece, a new generation is revisiting its folk music tradition to find new ways of expressing its current troubles.
Why poetry is good for the rational mind
Poetry shows us that the world is more varied and unpredictable than we might otherwise imagine.
Beyond the cringe: Impractical Jokers and Inside Amy Schumer
The rise of humour drawn from awkwardness and embarrassment reaches a new zenith with two American programmes.
Poetry in a Changing World: Fiona Sampson at Clementi House, 15 June
"But is it useful?" Join us for a lecture by Professor Fiona Sampson.
Seeing afresh: John Berger on Portraits
Berger’s ability to bring topical issues into a sharper focus by looking at them through the prism of art never fails.
Whatever happened to the Loch Ness monster?
Today, 80 years after Nessie was first “sighted”, the band of believers in this mythical creature is dwindling.
Pakistan, Memory and Place: Samira Shackle at the Barbican on 19 May
Join New Humanist‘s assistant editor Samira Shackle at the Barbican’s Curve Gallery on 19 May, for a talk on “Pakistan,memory and place”, to mark the opening of the award-winning artist…
1956: A year to remember
A cultural history of 1956 shows how this single year helped define an era.