REVIEWS
BACK IN THE USSR: Heroic Adventures in Transnistria by Rory MacLean and Nick Danziger
Jan 05, 2015
Written by
Matthew Webb
In 1990, on the brink of the fall of the Soviet Union, officials in present-day Transnistria declared the region as a Pridnestrovian Moldavian Region (PMR). In 1991, Moldova (including Transnistria) would become independent of the then dissolved USSR
LINGO: A Language Spotters’ Guide to Europe by Gaston Dorren
Jan 05, 2015
Written by
Mick Herron
The story of language in Europe, Dorren tells us, is like a game of Chinese whispers: once upon a time there was a single tongue – which linguists refer to it as PIE (Proto-Indo-European)
LION ARK directed by Tim Phillips
Dec 09, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
After Bolivia declared animal circuses illegal, this documentary follows charity Animal Defenders International as it locates and rescues the remaining circus lions scattered across the country
CONSTRUCTING WORLDS: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age
Dec 05, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
There’s a significant difference between constructing buildings and constructing places. This exhibition at the Barbican in London aims to explore the complicated relationship between the two
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2014 Winners – Earth’s Environments category
Dec 04, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Apocalypse by Francisco Negroni
HERE TODAY...
Dec 02, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
An opportunity to observe humanity’s impact on the planet, courtesy of some of the art world’s biggest names
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: Capitalism vs the Climate by Naomi Klein
Dec 01, 2014
Written by
Matthew Law
As Upton Sinclair wrote – and Naomi Klein quotes – ‘it is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.’ This quote reaches the heart of global inaction on climate change
IN SEARCH OF LOST FROGS: The Quest to Find the World’s Rarest Amphibians by Robin Moore
Dec 01, 2014
Written by
Geordie Torr
In 2010, herpetologist Robin Moore initiated a global frog search. He drew up a list of 100 species that hadn’t been seen in 15–140 years and mobilised more than 140 researchers in over 20 countries to try to find them
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