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Cultural Demise: The Gutting of the Hospitality Sector is About More than Jobs
19 January 2021
, Chris Sullivan, who founded the Wag Club in Soho, considers the sad end of London’s Café de Paris and the future of the UK’s pub, bar and club industry

The Hounding of Billie Holiday
9 December 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews the documentary ‘Billie’, detailing how one of the greatest singers of all time was hunted by officers at the Federal Bureau of Narcotics

New York City: A Theory of Evolution
5 November 2020
, Chris Sullivan remembers the run-down, experimental and sleazy New York of punk, hip hop and disco – the creative epicentre of the world, suffocated in recent years by big developers, greed and rent hikes. But could COVID-19 signal a return to its innovative and more humanistic edge?

Lost Cities: Notting Hill – From Rachman to the Westway
9 September 2020
, Chris Sullivan looks at the consequences for Notting Hill of the determination of successive Conservative Governments to deregulate rents and planning

Cop Violence to COVID-19: The Survival of Notting Hill Carnival
28 August 2020
, Chis Sullivan examines the history of Notting Hill Carnival and its decades-long battle against the Establishment

Infamous: A Bonnie and Clyde Tale in the Instagram Era
14 August 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews Infamous, a new dramatisation of the insatiable lust for fame

LOST CITIES: How Cardiff’s Thriving Multicultural Hub Was Crushed
5 August 2020
, Chris Sullivan delves into the history of one of Britain's first successful multicultural communities and the authorities determined to destroy it

The Traitor: An Italian Mafia Drama With Shades of Boris Johnson’s Britain
28 July 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews 'The Traitor', a brutal Italian story of crime and corruption, and finds parallels with the UK

Disappearing Cities: The Rift Between Notting Hill and Notting Dale
15 June 2020
, Three years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Chris Sullivan excavates the hidden history of one of London's most polarised neighbourhoods

REVIEW: White Riot – Why We Need a New Rock Against Racism
30 April 2020
, To celebrate this evening's digital screening of White Riot, Chris Sullivan recalls the formation of the anti-Nazi movement and explores its continuing relevance.

Disappearing Cities: Soho — Gangsters, artists, brothels and landlords
17 April 2020
, Chris Sullivan, the founder of the famous Wag Club, looks at the history of London's Soho district and how greed and acquisition replaced art and conviviality.

Lockdown with Chris Sullivan: Volume One
31 March 2020
, Looking for an album, film or book to make our new Coronavirus reality more bearable? Why not start here...

‘Misbehaviour’ Misses the Mark
11 March 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews a new take on the 1970 Miss World pageant and explores the debate about sex and race which it exposed.

‘The True Story of Ned Kelly’: Criminal or Freedom Fighter?
6 March 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews an adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel that explores the boundary between banditry and rebellion.

‘Dark Waters’: Bringing A Corporation To Account
28 February 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews a new film exploring corporate destruction and greed and the tenacity of lawyers and litigants to achieve accountability and justice.

‘Greed’ is Good: A Fast, Funny and Infuriating Take on the Emptiness of Acquisition
21 February 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews a new comedy drama based on one of Britain's most controversial modern businessmen.

A Streetcar Named Desire’s Steamy Case For Ending Tuition Fees
13 February 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews the 1951 classic and finds a compelling case for abolishing tuition fees before more young people's talents are wasted.
‘Cosh Boy’ Review: Gang Culture is the Stuff that Newspaper Sales are Made Of
4 February 2020
, Chris Sullivan explains how the tabloid panic about knife crime today is a repeat of the 1950s and wonders when we'll actually do something about the real causes.

‘1917’ Review: Tales my Grandfather Never Told Me
22 January 2020
, Chris Sullivan rates Sam Mendes' new war film up with the classics and remembers his grandfather's survival through the worst of World War One.

‘La Dolce Vita’ Review: A Stylish and Thought-Provoking Look at Celebrity Culture and Its Cost
14 January 2020
, Chris Sullivan reviews the 1960 classic which has left its mark on our culture in many ways, beyond simply its famous title.

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