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Does poor spelling really make President Trump unfit for office?
It's not an unpresidented question - should poor spelling be a bar to high office? Philip Seargeant wants us to wake up and smell the covfefe.
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History & The Arts
Rod Stewart was a 1970s ally
With a powerful ballad and a refusal to bend the knee to his record label, Rod Stewart was an early, unapologetic supporter of equality. Robert Morrison explains the significance of 1976's Killing Of Georgie.
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History & The Arts
Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?
Eleanor Spencer-Regan explores the common thread between Look What You Made Me Do and Lady Lazarus
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History & The Arts
Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh
There's an introduction to satire tucked inside the bear of very little brain. Eleanor Byrne takes us deeper into Hundred Acre Wood.
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History & The Arts
We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover
Why has the absence of a Quentin Blake illustration in favour of a more grown up image on a 50th birthday edition of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory caused outrage?
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History & The Arts
The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like
Roald Dahl: the incredible storyteller loved by millions or a belittling bully? Find out what his character was like in this article.
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History & The Arts
Are movies really getting longer?
You might think movies are getting longer and longer - but the data tells a more interesting story. Evan Stewart orders a large popcorn.
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Society, Politics & Law
More ‘salad bowl’ than ‘melting pot’
Madhavi Kapur watches an episode of Indian School, and celebrates the multicultural nature of Indian society.
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History & The Arts
Four weird ideas people used to have about women’s periods
Professor of Classical Studies Helen King takes a look at historic beliefs around menstrual periods.
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History & The Arts
Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties
Geoff Andrews argues that a multidisciplinary approach is key if we're to get to the heart of human vulnerabilities at moments of competing loyalties.
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Society, Politics & Law
The Who Are We? project
How artists and academics can work together to develop new avenues for exchange and influence
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Society, Politics & Law
From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements
Introducing the participatants in the projects, and exploring their ideas and motivations