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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Art With Fangs – Power and Intimacy Exhibition, London, 6th of October 2025 Dinah Kolka reviews the talk of the alternative art scene — the opening night of the 'Power and Intimacy' exhibition, which opened this week near King's Cross in London.
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Art With Fangs – Power and Intimacy Exhibition, London, 6th of October 2025
Dinah Kolka reviews the talk of the alternative art scene — the opening night of the 'Power and Intimacy' exhibition, which opened this week near King's Cross in London.
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Viriditas: Fiona Mackenzie’s ‘Sacred’ Exhibition at the Highland Print Studio Dinah Kolka reviews Fiona Mackenzie's 'Sacred' Exhibition, and finds holiness imbued even in those unexplored byways and oft forgotten creatures of Nature's domain.
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Viriditas: Fiona Mackenzie’s ‘Sacred’ Exhibition at the Highland Print Studio
Dinah Kolka reviews Fiona Mackenzie's 'Sacred' Exhibition, and finds holiness imbued even in those unexplored byways and oft forgotten creatures of Nature's domain.
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The Scholar, Ludwig Deutsch, 1901
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
A Prancing Grey Horse, Théodore Géricault, 1812
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Георги АТАНАСОВ Пейзаж - привечер, ок. 1910
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Our Ideas & Culture columnist, Giulia, stepped away from her usual folklore content to review 'Say Nothing'. And we're really glad she did! Read her thoughts below! decadentserpent.com/2024/11/28/s...
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‘Say Nothing’ – A very Raw Review
Author: Giulia Prodiguerra. I grew up in the Italian countryside surrounded by art thanks to my family, who exposed me to books, comics and cinema from a very early age. There wasn’t that much to d…
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X, Francis Bacon, 1953
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Today, let Eva McFarlane take you on a twisted journey into the mind of a WW1 soldier with her excellent creative writing piece 'Toy Soldiers'. #creativewriting decadentserpent.com/2024/11/27/t...
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Toy Soldiers
Author: Eva McFarlane. Like toy soldiers, we are thrust into battle. The ground underfoot is hard and cold, littered with the broken remains of my fellow soldiers; I shiver at the realisation that …
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Jacek Malczewski, In Autumn, 1890
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
@dinahkolka.bsky.social reviews Heretic. Find out if it's worth a watch! decadentserpent.com/2024/11/26/h...
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Heretic Review: Technically Perfect but Lacking in Substance
Author: Dinah Kolka. Dinah is the founder of Decadent Serpent and a graduate of Edinburgh Napier University with a BA(Hons) in English Literature. Her work has been featured in publications such as…
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Edvard Munch, Summer Night by the Beach, 1903
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Today, we bring you the first part of the travel piece by @dinahkolka.bsky.social who takes us on a journey through Bulgaria. decadentserpent.com/2024/11/25/v...
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Veneration of State and Religion: A Journey Through Bulgaria – Part 1
Author: Dinah Kolka. Dinah is the founder of Decadent Serpent and a graduate of Edinburgh Napier University with a BA(Hons) in English Literature. Her work has been featured in publications such as…
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Leonora Carrington, The Last Fish, 1974
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Today, perfect for a Sunday walk - the second episode of the Decadent Serpent podcast - an interview with the Scottish artist Fiona MacKenzie. open.spotify.com/episode/3Xoi...
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Decadent Serpent Podcast: Episode 2 - In Conversation with Fiona MacKezie
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
We are still looking to fill the following Volunteering roles: 🎥 Film Columnist 🎶 Music Columnist If you’re passionate about film or music and would like to develop your skills - get in touch with us at editor@decadentserpent.com for more info.
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Today, we have the first part of the glamorous esoteric novelette 'The Vampire of Munich' by Gomery Kimber. Watch out for the next part next Saturday!! decadentserpent.com/2024/11/23/t...
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The Vampire of Munich – Part 1
Author: Gomery Kimber is the author of six novels, including the Big Shilling hitman trilogy, the Justin Martello adventures (‘A New Kind of Hero’), and the Wyvern series of historical novels (esot…
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The Magpie, Claude Monet, 1869
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Today, Sarah Stook reminds us that there is, in fact, beauty in death (especially when it comes to lavish monarchical tombstones) decadentserpent.com/2024/11/22/b...
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Beauty in Death: Burial Sites of English Monarchs – Part 1
Author: Sarah Stook. Sarah is a writer for Elections Daily, The Mallard and other publications. She enjoys history, reading and fashion. Throughout the centuries, we have seen numerous monarchs. Fr…
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Today, Sarah Stook reminds us that there is, in fact, beauty in death (especially when it comes to lavish monarchical tombstones) decadentserpent.com/2024/11/22/b...
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Beauty in Death: Burial Sites of English Monarchs – Part 1
Author: Sarah Stook. Sarah is a writer for Elections Daily, The Mallard and other publications. She enjoys history, reading and fashion. Throughout the centuries, we have seen numerous monarchs. Fr…
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Carnival Evening, Henri Rousseau, 1886
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Nathan Hood strikes again with his excellent long-form in-depth analysis of the Frontier Myth in The Walking Dead! decadentserpent.com/2024/11/21/e...
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Exploring The Frontier Myth in ‘The Walking Dead’
Author: Nathan CJ Hood is a YouTuber and a graduate of the University of Edinburgh with a PhD in the History of Christianity. He is interested in mythology, fantasy and history, taking a special in…
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Mark Rothko, No.61 (Rust and Blue), 1953
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Михаил Александрович Врубель (Mikhail Vrubel), Пан (Pan), 1899
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Gladiator II brings stunning visuals, intense battles, and standout performances. However, does it match the intensity of the original film? Read the review by Blair Baleigh. decadentserpent.com/2024/11/18/g...
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Gladiator II Review: Action-Packed Legacy Sequel
Author: Blair Baleigh. Blair is an English and Film student. A fan of all things film with a particular interest in film noir and contemporary Hollywood cinema. WARNING: This review contains minor …
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Gladiator II brings stunning visuals, intense battles, and standout performances. However, does it match the intensity of the original film? Read the review by Blair Baleigh. decadentserpent.com/2024/11/18/g...
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Gladiator II Review: Action-Packed Legacy Sequel
Author: Blair Baleigh. Blair is an English and Film student. A fan of all things film with a particular interest in film noir and contemporary Hollywood cinema. WARNING: This review contains minor …
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Jan Matejko, The Battle of Grunwald, 1878
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Decadent Serpent 🐍 @decadentserpent.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Today, we have an excellent first chapter from a modernism-inspired spy-and-crime novel of philosophy set in Cheshire by Luke Gilfedder decadentserpent.com/2024/11/18/t...
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The Venatio – an excerpt from Luke Gilfedder’s novel
Author: Luke Gilfedder. Luke is a writer from Manchester, set to launch his debut novel, The Venatio, in 2025. Previously, he worked as a playwright, with scripts produced at The Royal Exchang…
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