In a sea of writhing bodies, Marina Abramovic convinced me Aviva Studios makes sense
'I can hear wailing from the funeral and the yelps of the women as they scare the gods with their genitals'
Culture
The Ardwick art school putting Manchester back in the picture
‘Good things are going on here, if only someone would notice’
Madam Chester: Victorian Manchester’s most notorious escort
From Wrexham to Manchester, Mary Evans entertained the city’s most powerful
Andrea Ashworth wrote a classic of Mancunian literature. Why did she vanish from view?
My search for the author of ‘Once in a House on Fire’ led to the other side of the world - and to a tantalising revelation
Frasier is one of the most popular sitcoms ever written. Manchester is its unseen star
‘Any name recognition was better than invisibility.’
Finding my religion: on the road with the martyrs of Bilbao
On the back of their worst season in memory, the nature of supporting Manchester United is changing
'Being a Salfordian is a unique thing'
Tracing the influence of filmmaker Mike Leigh's Salford and Manchester roots
Less 'words', more 'vibes': has Factory International found its rhythm?
‘We are very much at the stage of wanting to reach a lot of people for the first time’
Home away from HOME: The life and times of Cornerhouse
‘It wasn’t anything like the old picture houses that flourished before, and it would be nothing like the multiplexes that followed’
The John Rylands Library is in crisis. Is Christopher Pressler to blame?
‘I have heard what other people cite as evidence and I just don’t see it’
NIAMOS has lived many lives. Is this its last?
‘I’ve heard it so many times, six months from now we’re going to close. It’s miraculous it’s still here’
Free jazz, motorcycles and lost bands: why did we forget the Manchester Music Collective?
‘It was the one place where you were guaranteed a gig. It didn't matter how shit you were’
The Taj Mahal, the Galapagos, the Great Barrier Reef…but why not Manchester?
Most cities strive for World Heritage status, we actively resisted it