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In the 1950s the space race between the USA and the USSR was well and truly on, and was for both a matter of pride and propaganda. But before man ventured into the cosmos, his four-legged friends would pave the way for space exploration. The first canine cosmonaut was Laika, meaning ‘barker’. The little stray […]

‘I saw Johnny Marr live in person, with The Smiths. He was light on his feet; like quicksilver. He caused the band to swing like crazy. And he smoked his cigarette like a star. I’ve been influenced ever since.’ Iggy Pop Johnny Marr was born in 1960s Manchester to Irish emigrant parents and knew from […]

Mellan 1924 och 1936 ritade den österrikiske arkitekten och formgivaren Josef Frank fem sommarhus i Falsterbo. Husen tillkom under Franks intensiva yrkesperiod, när han klev fram som en av Europas främsta

BE NO MAN’S PEACE. Have you ever been badgered by an annoying pick-up artist at the bar? Ever felt a burning desire to emotionally torture a friend’s boyfriend in an act of revenge? Have you ever endured just talking to a man before? If so, then this book is for you. With more than 100 […]

‘But, you may say, we asked you to speak about women and fiction – what has that got to do with a room of one’s own?’ A Room of One’s Own grew out of a lecture that Virginia Woolf had been invited to give at Girton College, Cambridge in 1928 and became a landmark work […]

Perfect for Hallowe’en: haunting accounts of real-life exorcisms through the centuries, from ancient Egypt and the biblical Middle East to colonial America and twentieth-century South Africa. Levitation. Feats of superhuman strength. Speaking in tongues. A hateful, glowing stare. The signs of spirit possession have been documented for thousands of years and across religions and cultures, […]

Rock Graphic Originals: Revolutions in Sonic Art from Plate to Print ‘55–’88 presents counterculture’s psychedelic poster art from its beat origins to its stadium rock zenith. Portfolios of 30+ poster artists – Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, Mouse Kelley and Hapshash amont them – are laid bare for all to see. For the first time, the sketchbooks […]

”Du skall just börja läsa Italo Calvinos nya roman Om en vinternatt en resande. Slappna av. Koncentrera dig.” Så lyder inledningsraderna i denna vid det här laget moderna klassiker. Det direkta tilltalet är nog det minst originella i det halsbrytande läsäventyr som Calvino bjuder in läsaren till. Med sitt suveräna handlag och sin intelligenta humor […]