Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud thought that infant boys sexually desire their mother, inevitably bringing them into conflict with their father. Anthropologists, however, reckon that incest avoidance is the norm within mammals because sheer exposure to family members kills passion. What does scientific research reveal about this issue? Freud may have been too literal, but interesting echoes...

Mary Gauthier is one of the most important and acclaimed songwriters in the world. The author of portfolio of extraordinary confessional songs, deeply personal, profoundly emotional pieces ranging from “I Drink,” a blunt accounting of addiction, to “March 11, 1962,” the day she was born — and relinquished to an orphanage — to “Worthy,” in...

Lilly Hiatt's breakthrough record, Trinity Lane, produced by Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope was described as “Courageous and affecting” by NPR Music, and Rolling Stone said it was “The most cohesive and declarative statement of the young songwriter’s career.” Twelve tracks of confessional reflection on love, loss, addiction, heartbreak and hope, it more than...

STUART GOLDSMITH: END OF (UK Tour) STUART GOLDSMITH is back with a comic odyssey on how it works out in the end, and whether anyone cares. Intelligent stand-up comedy for everybody, but of particular interest to people over thirty who've lost touch with all their old friends and can't eat just the one pain au...

ANDREW LAWRENCE & CO Featuring NAOMI COOPER plus compere CLINT EDWARDS As seen on BBC's Live At The Apollo, misanthropic observational comedian Andrew Lawrence returns to headline with his trademark self-deprecating navel gazing and weary view of the world. Master of dark humour and a political provocateur in recent years, stand-up Andrew Lawrence reminds audiences...