Paul Gauguin kept house with a teenage ‘wife’ in French Polynesia, islands whose culture he is often accused of ransacking for his art.

@StephenSmithWDS asks if Gauguin is still worth looking at.

Stephen Smith - Art of Rebellion

Stephen Smith: Art of Rebellion - Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin by Sue Prideaux

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‘I have fond memories of discussing Lorca and the state of Andalusian theatre with Antonio Banderas as Lauren Bacall sat on the dressing-­room couch.’

@henryhitchings on Simon Russell Beale.

Henry Hitchings - The Play’s the Thing

Henry Hitchings: The Play’s the Thing - A Piece of Work: Playing Shakespeare & Other Stories by Simon Russell Beale

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We are saddened to hear of the death of Fredric Jameson.

Here, from 1983, is Terry Eagleton’s review of The Political Unconscious.

Terry Eagleton - Supermarket of the Mind

Terry Eagleton: Supermarket of the Mind - The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act by Fredric Jameson

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