In Mary. Contrary., Hannah Gadsby succinctly catalogs the art history of the Virgin Mary, examining how one of the most iconic women in history has been portrayed throughout the years. Gadsby graduated with a degree in Art History in 2004 and her knowledge and enthusiasm shines through. But something about the show left me questioning [...]
August rolls around again, and like Sisyphus we shoulder our biscuity boulder up Arthur’s Seat – looking out, we can only imagine what delights and dreads await us in the fair city of Tennants, Grayfriar’s Bobby, and Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond. In the birthplace of Harry Potter, where Ben Jonson famously called Shakespeare ‘a bit [...]