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Heresy review – feminist folk horror summons something scary in the woods with supply of fresh blood

A childless woman flees into the forest and emerges with a swollen belly in director Didier Konings’ short, sharp fable

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

‘It’s still a family favourite’: your heirloom recipes – and the stories behind them

From baked beans with a Gujarati twist to billowing Yorkshire pudding with bramley apples, Guardian readers share the dishes that have connected their families across the generations

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

Damien Thomas obituary

Film character actor who also appeared in the 1980 US TV mini-series of Shogun and in Tenko and House of Cards in the UK

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025

Friday essay: kangaroos and kindred spirits – D.H. Lawrence, Garry Shead and catching the flame of creativity

In 1922, self-exiled English novelist D.H. Lawrence arrived on Australian shores with his German wife Frieda. Travelling by steamboat from Italy to New Mexico via Sri Lanka, the pair disembarked in Sydney to spend a bit of time rediscovering their land legs. Lawrence was already a well-known writer by this…

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024

The story of Canberra's oldest capital building

Do you know what's hidden inside this vault on Capital Hill?

The Canberra Times · Sep 29, 2023

Fay Weldon obituary

Novelist and screenwriter whose tales of women taking control of their own destinies included The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2023

£60,000 court fight over case of old photos

A judge called the family dispute over the photo archive ‘completely mad’

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2022

Five books to read while in the Derbyshire countryside

The Derbyshire countryside, in England’s East Midlands, is a region that has inspired writers – both classic and contemporary. The juxtaposition of rolling hills, stark moorland and craggy summits play backdrop to numerous novels in a variety of genres.

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2022