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If you’ve ever (or never) wondered why lawyers should be thinking more about vampires, a new book could be just right for you! The Criminal in Gothic Fiction and Contemporary Law is a monograph by Barbara Hughes-Moore (pictured), lecturer in Cardiff Law School, poet, theatre reviewer, and more. A new post on our associated arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie features an interview with Barbara, exploring the concept of ‘the guilty mind’ and the problems and dilemmas

An award-winning writer has explained how growing up in a Cardiff suburb inspired her new sitcom pilot. In an interview on our companion arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie, Carys Thomas discusses her childhood in Rhiwbina and the experiences which helped create Misguided for Channel 4. The pilot, now available to stream, follows former popular girl and full-time rebel Rhiannon, as she’s forced to join a deeply uncool Guide group. You can read the interview, with li

An innovative jazz album, recorded on the water, is released tomorrow (Friday 26 June). Currents by New York-based Dutch artist and musician Vivienne Aerts was recorded on board a 1951 mahogany sailboat De Vouw, as it travelled the waterways of the Netherlands. Our companion arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie explains that over two weeks, Vivienne – who is also an accomplished psychologist and academic – transformed the boat into a floating studio, recording tracks

Blog post by Weltch Media's Andy Weltch In case you hadn't noticed, the FIFA men's World Cup gets underway today (Thursday 11 June), with one of the three host nations, Mexico, facing South Africa. This is a huge event, of course - not just as the most prestigious competition for the world's most popular team sport - but in terms of its scale. 1970's FIFA World Cup involved 16 teams The 2026 competition features no fewer than 48 teams - in contrast, I recently rediscovered my