Arts FEATURE: For Whom the Bell Tolls Craig Hanlon-Smith spends an afternoon with local artist Mackenzie Bell. A saunter through Brighton’s magnificent Clifton Conservation Area is in many ways akin to stepping into a painting. The uninterrupted sunlight intensely throwing its reflection back into the air as it bounces off the immaculat By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 6 min read
In The South An open letter to the Prime Minister from Brighton & Hove Gscene columnist Craig Hanlon-Smith has sent an open letter to the Prime Minister, Theresa May about the plight of our gay brothers in Chechnya. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 3 min read
Community News Why I’m running the Brighton Half-Marathon in support of Terrence Higgins Trust UK Gscene columnist Craig Hanlon-Smith explains why he will be running The Brighton Half-Marathon tomorrow (Sunday, February 26) in support of Terrence Higgins Trust UK. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 5 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Talking Heads – encouraging men with mental health issues to open up Just how honest can two men with mental health issues be? Through their new venture MenTalkHealth, local gents Damian Friel and Davey Shields certainly try to be just that. Craig Hanlon-Smith met up with them both to chat about their new venture. Davey describes himself as a snowboarding, shirt lift By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 5 min read
In The South OPINION: Is this language really acceptable? I feel incredibly privileged to live in a country where such action is both possible and spontaneous. I know there are many sensible arguments including some made by those close to me, that such action does little, perhaps it is even a waste of time. I disagree. When the democratic election protest By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 3 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: Craig’s Thoughts on love Love is excitement. Love is exhaustion. Love is daily. Love by the hour. Love is always. Love is never. Love at your leisure. Love that’s a pleasure. Love is now. Love is then. Love is today. Love is tomorrow. Love is never again. Love is light. Love is dark. Love is air. Love is fire. Love is creat By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: Craig’s Thoughts: My gay male Icons are my friends and loves 2017 begins inauspiciously for the international LGBT+ community. As the inauguration of the US President Elect looms, even those parts of the world whom in recent years have made significant parallel political and social progress, face an ominous future as rumours of rolled back legislation abound. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 5 min read
Arts ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Before The Dawn – The K Fellowship’ Kate Bush Before The Dawn – The K Fellowship finds Kate Bush still King of the music mountain. The release of any recorded material by Kate Bush has become such an event of mythical wonder that even when unnecessary re-workings of album tracks in the form of Directors Cut disappointed in 2011; fans and critic By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Madonna 66 In June 1983 a well-known New York casting director and producer, asked her photographer son Richard to drop everything and head over to Manhattan’s Lower East Side to take polaroids of a young and upcoming performer. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 3 min read
Arts She Loves You! The lives and works of Lez Ingham. Craig Hanlon Smith spends an evening in the company of artist Lez Ingham to find out what inspires her to paint the stars. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 6 min read
Health OPINION: Careless talk costs lives Gscene columnist Çraig Hanlon-Smith urges NHS England to prescribe PreEP now to save lives, then engage in debate about behaviour tomorrow. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
In The South OPINION: True Blue and those ‘gay cure’ skeletons in the closets of the Tory leadership candidates The devils are in the detail as Craig Hanlon-Smith questions if the next Prime Minister should be decided by the Tory blue rinse brigade rather than the country at large. Any relief at the early withdrawal of Stephen Crabb, a front bench Government minister with links to a Christian organisation tha By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 6 min read
