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Stephen Petronio |A New York contemporary movement

Stephen Petronio |A New York contemporary movement

Over the last 30 years Stephen Petronio has established himself as one of the most influential names in American dance. His iconoclastic works fuse eclectic elements of pop culture to often explosive effect. He talked to Civilian about some of his landmark productions
The Marfans have landed! | A long, weird weekend in Marfa, Texas

The Marfans have landed! | A long, weird weekend in Marfa, Texas

by Neil D.A. Stewart

Neil D.A. Stewart discovers the town that Donald Judd built
All roads lead to Namibia | The real star of Mad Max: Fury Road

All roads lead to Namibia | The real star of Mad Max: Fury Road

by Karen Krizanovich

"The film’s original location was the desert around the mining town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, but its long expanse of desert flats went bloomy and verdant two years in a row due to uncharacteristic flooding. Tiny wildflowers sprang up, perfect for a revamp of The Sound of Music"
<em>8½</em>: I finally got it

8½: I finally got it

by Karen Krizanovich

"I’ve seen 8½ many times and each time been left baffled by it" - Karen Krizanovich finally gets Fellini
Review: <em>The Wolf Border</em>, Sarah Hall

Review: The Wolf Border, Sarah Hall

by Anne Garvey

Sarah Hall's new novel, The Wolf Border, returns to the Lake District for a sensual page-turning story about love, maturity and "wilding"
Guerrilla shooting at Glastonbury

Guerrilla shooting at Glastonbury

by Yasmin Plews

“I’ve been going to the Glastonbury Festival since I was 14,” she said. “Who’s giving who permission? I feel like it’s my festival”
Pop art | Bjork in New York

Pop art | Bjork in New York

by Neil D.A. Stewart

Bjork at New York's MoMA and Carnegie Hall: Eccentric genius or self-indulgent whimsy?

Doris Day | Designing <em>Pillow Talk</em>

Doris Day | Designing Pillow Talk

by Corinna Tomrley

"It’s the texture and the colour of the things: a 50s hue of salmon pink meets dusky rose that’s bloody beautiful. I want to rub my face on those shiny, Bakelite-looking kitchen tops"
To the paper moon and back

To the paper moon and back

by Holly Rose Gammage

An American icon that was all the rage, before the Polaroid and “selfie”
Down and Out in Paris in London | Review: <em>Gods and Kings</em>

Down and Out in Paris in London | Review: Gods and Kings

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

McQueen and Galliano. Two designers. One decade apart. Two tragic stories
<em>Miss Dietrich Regrets</em> | The Icons Season at St James Theatre, London

Miss Dietrich Regrets | The Icons Season at St James Theatre, London

by Corinna Tomrley

Dietrich, peanut butter cheesecake and Esther Rantzen. Corinna Tomrley visits the new St James Theatre, London’s first newly built theatre complex for over 30 years