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Filmish – Edward Ross Mashes Up Page and Screen in an Accessible and Enlightening Journey through Film

  • by Tom Murphy
  • November 27, 2015

No-one can remember who any more, but some bright spark back in the day commented that writing about music was like dancing about architecture. So where does that leave Filmish,…

The Cigar That Fell in Love With a Pipe (David Camus & Nick Abadzis; SelfMadeHero)

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The Cigar That Fell in Love with a Pipe – David Camus and Nick Abadzis Conjure up an Unorthodox Love Story, with Tobacco

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • May 27, 2014

Quirky, unusual and delightfully inventive, The Cigar That Fell in Love with a Pipe, an enchanting and ultimately tragic story by David Camus and Nick Abadzis, weaves together two romances – one…

The Park by Oscar Zarate (Blank Slate Books)

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The Park

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 14, 2014

Having worked previously with collaborators from Shakespeare to Alan Moore, artist Oscar Zarate takes the reins with The Park, a beautifully observed and crafted tale of retribution and redemption in…

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