By Jack Walsh. A commentary on Douglas Murray’s new title – The Madness of Crowds.
Category: Arts and Culture
Arts and Culture showcases the creative life of St John’s and the wider Durham community. From student writing, music, theatre, and visual arts to reviews, exhibitions, and cultural moments on and off campus, this section celebrates the ideas and imagination that thrive at John’s. It’s where Johnians share what inspires them and what they’re making, watching, reading, and thinking about.
By Nick Searle-Donoso. Visiting Durham’s Flat White Kitchen, Nick asks whether the food tastes as good as the subtly-filtered Instagram shots look.
By Sofia Howard. In this review of C. S. Lewis’s bestseller Mere Christianity, Sofia asks why the text is still considered to be one of the best introductions to the Christian faith.
By Nick Searle-Donoso. In a review of Durham’s Lebeneat, Nick provides a tour of some of the delicacies on offer.
By Eleanor Dye and Jemima D’Souza. A review of James Acaster’s Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 – 31st October 2019 in the Gala Theatre, Durham.
By Lucy Mainwaring-Parr. A review of Prasanna Sellathurai’s new short film ‘Two For One’, shot within St. John’s College.
By Eleanor Dye. In this review of ‘Death comes to Pemberly’, Eleanor discusses what happens when the world of an Agatha Christie ‘whodunnit’ murder mystery is brought to Darcy and Elizabeth’s Pemberley.
By Beth Loveless. Described by Michael Morpurgo as “the most life-enhancing book you could ever wish to read”, “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit” remains continually relevant to the world we live in now.
By Freya Thomas. David Černý is an artist you cannot escape in Prague, for his sculptures are found everywhere. Yet his work is extremely controversial.
By Sherlock Shi. The great thing about music is that there is something for everybody. Sherlock talks about how he discovered and fell in love with electronic pop music.
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