One of the plundered Benin plaques, at the British Museum.
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Colonial powers plundered the heritage of countries all over the world – restitution is long overdue.
The i newspaper is one of the paper from the Johnston Press stable that has recently been in play.
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There is still value in newsprint, but newspaper owners need to invest in their communities or face extinction.
A cheesy book.
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As societal habits change so too does language and metaphors.
Transversal Theater Company production of Titus Andronicus, 2012.
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Even Samuel Johnson found some of Shakespeare’s violent scenes unwatchable.
Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
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From witching equality to what we’d see if we looked in a real Mirror of Erised, researchers explore the magic of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Kindertransport documents for three children who travelled from Austria to the UK in 1939.
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The visa waiver scheme saved thousands of Jewish children from persecution – but at a huge cost.
Mary Quant with Vidal Sassoon, 1964.
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This exhibition is perfectly timed – feminism and fashion need Mary Quant now more than ever.
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What does Hockey’s auction record for a living artist mean beyond the art market?
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Fifty years after its release, the Beatles’ White Album continues to inspire and provoke creativity.
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Changes in the way we pronounce certain sounds tell us a lot about our changing values.
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While one of the most contentious Brexit issues, politicians forget the essential human aspect of the border as a place that is lived in and loved.
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We’ve had 90 years of those famous ears.
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People should be a bit more careful when signing off their emails and text messages. Not everyone wants a kiss.
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How books can help veterans overcome physical and mental trauma.
pH. John Walter, 2017. Photograph by Jonathan Bassett.
There are many ways of visualising scientific concepts, as we discovered when an artist got in touch about some of our work.
Five become four: the Spice Girls announce their 2019 tour.
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The girl group is hoping that hordes of 1990s ‘tweens’ will buy into their reunion.
The Famine Memorial in Dublin, by sculptor Rowan Gillespie.
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The famine caused a million deaths and scarred the national psyche for generations. How do you even start to try and represent that in film literature, or art?
Funny haha.
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The way you and your partner use humour can shape your relationship, and even break it up.
Stan Lee (1922-2018).
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Remembering the co-creator of Spider-Man, The Hulk, Fantastic Four and all the rest.
Marie Colvin, who died after being targeted in a shell attack in Homs, Syria, in 2012.
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The American reporter killed in Syria was a complex figure, but her commitment to the truth was authentic and unwavering.
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Despite their derision, media outlets such as the Canary and Breitbart, still source much of their information from the mainstream press.
From August 2014, the BBC’s four-year project followed the lives of ordinary people facing the stress of war on the home front.
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Over four years, this BBC Radio 4 drama chronicled the daily lives of ordinary people dealing with the hardships of World War I.
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Art can be a powerful means to confront and subvert stigma around menstruation.
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From LGBTQI rights to racial justice, companies are embracing the social issues that matter to their consumers. And, of course, that makes sense.
Sending my love.
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Stacks of treasured love letters can tell the intimate stories of war.