Part of the Barbican's Transcender series, in performances by Parissa and the Meshk Ensemble, Sam Mackay finds both a testament and challenge to the idea of musical universalism and a rebuttal to cultural and social authoritarianism. (Photograph: Bilâl Değirmenci)
Part of the Barbican's Transcender series, in performances by Parissa and the Meshk Ensemble, Sam Mackay finds both a testament and challenge to the idea of musical universalism and a rebuttal to cultural and social authoritarianism. (Photograph: Bilâl Değirmenci)
Fiona Mozley’s Hot Stew has been praised for its exploration of a changing Soho , but Victoria Holt argues that the novel erases the reality of sex worker life, becoming a form of the gentrification it seeks to condemn. Photos thanks to Juno Mac