Should we hate Lolita because we hate the horrible, immoral protagonist?
It’s only natural to look towards the thing we know best when interpreting art and literature: ourselves.
Arts Columnist
Derek McArthur is a film graduate who specialises in cinema and culture. He began at The Herald as a digital production journalist until moving on to the role of engagement editor. He currently writes a weekly arts column.
Derek McArthur is a film graduate who specialises in cinema and culture. He began at The Herald as a digital production journalist until moving on to the role of engagement editor. He currently writes a weekly arts column.
It’s only natural to look towards the thing we know best when interpreting art and literature: ourselves.
It’s only later in life when their struggle becomes real, when the pain seems tangible. The 27 Club is unmasked as mere human, as imperfect and confused, consumed by hardship and self-doubt, as anyone else.
As soon as people saw reports of a soup-drenched Van Gogh painting, a collective visceral anger broke out. Then Stonehenge, a prehistoric structure built about five thousand years ago, was slathered in orange paint.
Earlier this month, it was announced that the Oban Phoenix Cinema would be closing, with all staff made redundant. It was a familiar tale.
An integral and important part of our culture has been pushed into the realm of the mere hobby.
The arena has created a monopoly on live music in the city. If you’re an avid fan of live music in Glasgow, chances are you’ve been to the Glasgow Hydro recently.
It’s not your imagination, culture is stuck on repeat.
Are the descriptors ‘highbrow’ and ‘lowbrow’ relevant anymore to the world of art?
Roger Corman's vision for what film could be changed the course of the medium’s trajectory, and he did it all through being a purveyor of shlock, camp, and low-budget absurdity.
Why does it matter if people just want to be left alone to enjoy Marvel movies and listen to Top 40? Just let people enjoy things, right?
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