A conversation with the gentle, inquisitive man who has pushed musical boundaries for fifty years; his musical catalogue is an amalgamation of his classical training, contemporary outlook and influences from across the world. His large-scale film scores (The Last Emperor, The Revenant) and more intimate solo projects ('Async' and his latest work '12') swirl with humanity and possibility.
Ida Skovmand speaks with New York-based artist Moyra Davey about Index Cards, her collection of essays where the city always seems close. Dotted with excerpts from travel diaries of great thinkers, this book takes us a trip through time and space where we are encouraged to get distracted, explore ideas and take notes in the margins.
Her short stories captured the attention of Lena Dunham, and then readers worldwide. Jenny Zhang speaks to Shu-Ling Chua about writing ‘Sour Heart’, her relationship with New York and Shanghai, and how she’s needed to carve her own path.
As a documentary on one of America’s most prolific writers makes its way to the big screen, Heidi Harrington-Johnson reflects on the life of Joan Didion—a woman who lived in, understood, and eloquently wrote about two of America’s most revered cities.
Marta Skrabacz looks back over the story of the bagel: from its 500 years of Polish-Jewish history to its journey from Krakow to Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Lindsay gives you twelve transporting films from this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) program and a step inside the places they’ll take you.
Max Hayward recalls films where the food plays a leading role. From Tampopo’s artful ramen noodles to Amélie’s freshly torched crème brûlée, these dishes are iconic due to both their cultural significance and their film cameos.
For journalist and documentary filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe, the pulse of New York City lies in Harlem: a black mecca home to the legendary Apollo Theater, Studio Museum in Harlem and some of the best African American cuisine on the island.
Novelist Anna Snoekstra turns the tables on her literary agent, MacKenzie Fraser-Bub, to discover the city’s literary highlights, what she’s looking for in a manuscript, and the hidden parks where one can find a little solitude.
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