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15 September 2021
Hairvolution: Her hair, her story, our history
Our assistant editor Saskia Calliste, and co-author Zainab Raghdo are releasing new book 'Hairvolution'. A book of interviews with 31 influential Black women about the history and politics of Black women's hair and the journey to self-love and acceptance in Western society.
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16 August 2021
Through the Ages: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The paradox of the aristocrats and the Restoration theatre
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6 August 2021
Summer Showcase: Fashioning Our History
The Fashioning our History Project explores diversity in fashion and art, through a series of workshops, and talks, culminating in an
exhibition of participants work and a fashion installation at Willesden Green Library Centre.
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2 August 2021
Australia to return historical artefacts to India
The National Gallery of Australia is to return 14 works of art to India that are suspected of having been stolen, looted or exported illegally.
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2 August 2021
Through the Ages: The Ban of Music and Theatre
The consequences of Puritan England over music and theatre.
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16 July 2021
Through the Ages: The First Written Music
What you probably didn’t realise about the Middle Ages…
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29 June 2021
What makes classical music still relevant?
Classical music is everywhere, and most people enjoy it. But what makes it still popular?
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16 June 2021
Through the Ages: The Birthplace of Theatre
What was it about Ancient Greek Theatre that influenced the modern stage? Well, it was everything
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3 June 2021
Brighton Fringe Review//Alice Hawkins: Suffragette
“Peter Barret certainly gave his great grandmother, Alice Hawkins, the credit she deserves for fighting the courageous battle for women’s rights to vote!”
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30 November 2020
Remembering Frank Soo
Know the name Frank Soo? Despite his trailblazing role in sporting history, this former Stoke and Leicester player is a forgotten legend of English football and is still the only player of East Asian heritage to play for England.
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19 November 2020
The New Vic: Establishing community through the power of theatre
I explore the historic nature of the New Vic theatre and how it is rooted in the community, and what work the theatre is doing to reach out.
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25 August 2020
Can the news be objective?
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.”
George Orwell
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10 August 2020
Truth and Trust: the Rise and Fall of the Expert
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Isaac Asimov
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29 July 2020
'Are we attracted to Fascism?'
An essay that seeks to answer whether the human species inherently craves Fascism, by analysing the works of key political sociologists, pyschologists, and philosophers.
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28 May 2020
Will Covid-19 affect attitudes to immigration?
Should we expect a post-Covid Britain to be more hospitable for immigrants? History suggests there’s no guarantee.
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21 April 2020
Interview with Luke Earle, New Creative
"That's what gaming music does for many, takes us back to those happy times."
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