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Thirty-seven winters of discontent
History & The Arts

Thirty-seven winters of discontent

...social tensions. Would it work? The Sunday Times didn't think so and, naturally, warned that the country was about to have a winter of discontent. 1988 Obviously, nations in the Southern Hemisphere experience their winter of discontents at the other end of the year to those in the Northern. Hence, it was still summer in the UK when the FT was describing New Zealand's job...
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Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...work, probably written after two of his best-known plays, Henry V and Julius Caesar, and immediately before another, Hamlet. The play is set in two quite distinct worlds – a corrupt ducal court and the pastoral Forest of Arden – and the play’s protagonist is one of Shakespeare’s best-loved characters, Rosalind, a duke’s daughter who notoriously spends most of...
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Urbanism in Blade Runner
Science, Maths & Technology

Urbanism in Blade Runner

...socially just or equitable Los Angeles, it portrays a city marked by the fusion of these cultural influences rather than their separation. Larger than life billboards projected onto the sides of building feature primarily Asian women, language takes a uniquely urban shape in the form of hybrid cityspeak, and one scene even shows Jews, Hare Krishnas, and punk rockers...
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Rio 2016: Aisuluu Tynybekova - not quite a medalist; still a national hero
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Aisuluu Tynybekova - not quite a medalist; still a national hero

...social media. After the shock of the Artykov doping scandal, many fans are now actually thanking Tynybekova for taking the longer, more honest route to a podium finish, notwithstanding the pain of just missing out this time around. This article was originally published on Global Voices under a CC-BY licence The opinions featured in this article are those of the respective...
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War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...space. Our new online course, Heritage, whose heritage? (A180), gives a more fulsome introduction. The two total wars of the twentieth century are the subject of the course Total war and social change: Europe 1914-55 (AA312). We also offer an appealing starter course for budding family historians, which covers some of these questions: Start writing family history (A173)....
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Are schools the best place for children to learn?
Education & Development

Are schools the best place for children to learn?

...social activity. If you do not know, enjoy finding out together. Fun makes learning memorable. Start with what your child knows and have a clear sense of what they could achieve. Have high (but not too high) expectations. Find a way to make what you are learning about relevant and meaningful to your child Keep listening and be willing to change what you are doing. You...
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Can dogs read their owners' emotions?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can dogs read their owners' emotions?

...social support systems in unfamiliar situations. So the ability to identify human emotional cues would be a significant addition to this skill. However, dogs are also likely to have learned that if they respond to their owners' sounds and facial expressions they will be treated in a certain way. The classic example is of a dog that has disobeyed an order displaying what...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre
Society, Politics & Law

The Tulsa Race Massacre

...of hearing and listening to the voices of victims and survivors, and acknowledging the harms and injustices they have suffered. Ultimately, the 100-year struggle for truth, recognition and reparations by survivors and descendants provides inspiration for people all over the world seeking redress, healing and genuine accountability for social harms and state violence....
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