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The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
Books

The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored

Why do some statues pass unnoticed into the urban background, while others experience violent ends?
Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
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Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
Natural world

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world

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From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
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From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
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The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
Review

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head

The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
Review

The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story

The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
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The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire

City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
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City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling

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Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author  
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author  

Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 
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Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 

Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey  
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Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey  

Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
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Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan

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The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
Books

The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored

Why do some statues pass unnoticed into the urban background, while others experience violent ends?
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
Natural world

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world

The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market
A rejected stamp on an employment contract
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The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market