Cultural Shenanigans

December, eh? I’m sure last time I blinked it was October. December is the time for lists. It’s a time for finishing things off and planning the next year. It’s a time for gingerbread lattes, tutting at slow-walking shoppers on Market Street, cradling mugs of over-priced gluhwein in gloved hands and jigging around your kitchen [...]

It’s a shame that Grayson Perry seems to have ‘Turner Prize winner’ as a triple-barrelled first name. A shame because that seems to categorise him as an inaccessible, pretentious, avant garde artist. When what he does, with much wit, is create beautiful objects. And despite his eccentric appearance – even if you don’t know his name you’re likely [...]