london review of books

Are video games art?

John Lanchester is quickly becoming my favourite contributor to the London Review of Books. So much of his writing is both accessible and informative. This issue he looks at computer games: From the economic point of view, this was the year video games overtook music and video, combined, in the UK. The industries’ respective share … Keep reading

Andrew O’Hagan

I’m reading the marvellous The Atlantic Ocean by Andrew O’Hagan at the moment. It’s a collection of essays, mostly taken from The London Review of Books and is a wonderful eclectic collection of writing. Take this little gem, for example, from the opening lines of a piece about celebrity memoirs: If you want to be … Keep reading