ESSAYS
THE BEAT OF DISSENT by Chloé Buire
No city has a music scene like Luanda, where rappers risk jail to rhyme against the regime. Up all night in the most expensive city on earth
CINDERBLOCKS by Frederick Deknatel
Reconstruction is war by other means. Even before the horrific bombardment of Syria’s largest city, the battle to control its future had already begun
THEIR ALABASTER CHAMBERS by Daniel Fairfax
The new film A Quiet Passion is as gem-like as any verse by Emily Dickinson. But like all of Terence Davies’ movies, it owes more to painting than poetry