nothing in the rulebook
A collective of creatives bound by a single motto: There's nothing in the rulebook that says a giraffe can't play football!
Category: Essays & Opinion
Our members provide insights into the world of writing; comedy; art; culture.
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As democracies around the world face unprecedented challenges, amid ongoing climate breakdown, we bring you inspiring quotes from famous writers and thinkers to inspire change.
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Sometimes, it seems, spoilers really can be a matter of life and death.
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How can men get away from their “bulbous salutations” and descriptions of women as empty vassals for them to have sex with, and start writing sex that is actually good?
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Lisa Marie Simmons offers her reflections on music, songwriting, touring, and creating new art
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Sam Bellamy asks whether writers and artists must collectivise in order to compete against corporate power structures
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In 2014, I rid myself of all possessions that couldn’t fit in a backpack, and threw myself entirely on the mercy of this wondrous planet of ours. For the next four years, I trekked across Mongolian steppe-land, Egyptian sand dunes, Kenyan swamps, and the cobblestoned streets of innumerable ancient cities. In the spring of 2018,…
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Author, poet and photographer Matthew Smith writes about the art of the collection or series – and making smaller works of art into something greater than the sum of their parts. In an old TV interview, Hayao Miyazaki described dreaming up the part towards the end of Spirited Away, in which the train moves out…
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For the most part, Game of Thrones, with its gothic elements and yet supremely modern depiction of the female psyche, represents a compelling model for how female characters could be represented in contemporary fiction.
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In 2014, researchers at Stanford university found that walking boosts creative inspiration. They examined creativity levels of people while they walked versus while they sat. A person’s creative output increased by an average of 60 percent when walking. This research builds on studies conducted by other academic institutions, including the University of Michigan and Illinois…
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