New poetry; Patti Smith; Israeli dance

For our first post of 2011, NLP delves into the interstices of culture to deliver an eclectic array of new writing and review.  Editor-at-large Zoë Green watched rock legend Patti Smith in an in-depth interview with Geoff Dyer. This event was also observed by our lucky competition winner, Will Peach. Read Zoë’s review of this Intelligence Squared … Continue reading

Art and Africa

The iPad is proving to be a genuine contender in the arsenal of the serious artist, as vouched for by the likes of David Hockney.  In the Arts section, Edinburgh based artist Ross Macgregor examines the history of the medium and the possibilities it offers in his very own iPad Review. The words are illustrated … Continue reading