REVIEWS
RACING EXTINCTION directed by Louie Psihoyos
Nov 26, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Following on from highly acclaimed documentary The Cove, Louie Psihoyos had an ambitious goal: to make a film about the Earth’s human-induced ‘sixth extinction’
Carmignac Photojournalism Award: A Retrospective
Nov 17, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A look back at six years of Carmignac photojournalism laureate winners, with stories from Iran to French Guiana, Zimbabwe to the Gaza Strip
France’s lawless lands
Nov 05, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Far from the Château de Versailles, indigenous people in remote French Guiana are French citizens inadvertently living outside the law
BECAUSE WE SAY SO by Noam Chomsky
Nov 01, 2015
Written by
Jon Wright
For some, Noam Chomsky is a counter-cultural hero who bravely exposes hypocrisy, the abuses of power, and overlooked tragedies. For others, he is a mischievous demagogue who ought to wake up to the world’s geopolitical realities
LONDON BURNING: Portraits from a Creative City, edited by Hossein Amirsadeghi
Nov 01, 2015
Written by
Mick Herron
If there’s a single thread running through this compendium of artists’ experiences of London life, it’s encapsulated by Moroccan-born gallery owner Hassan Hajjaj: ‘I feel I’m not British but I’m a Londoner’
ROCKALL SOLO by Nick Hancock
Nov 01, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
For 45 days, Nick Hancock lived on a rough tooth of granite so remote that it sits in a different time zone to the rest of the UK
TRANSPORTATION AND REVOLT: Pigeons, Mules, Canals and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility by Jacob Shell
Nov 01, 2015
Written by
Mick Herron
Dogs aren't just for Christmas, as the RSPCA used to say. It can be a way of life. Take the Chukchi dog, whose compact size, alongside its ability to see at night, rendered it energy-efficient and allowed for superior mobility
THE MAN WHO MADE THINGS OUT OF TREES by Robert Penn
Nov 01, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Imagine selecting a tree, cutting it down, dividing it up, and recruiting artisans from around the country to craft the resulting timber into bespoke tools and objects to keep for the rest of your life
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