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Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
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Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...class lines. The majority of the Irish population was Catholic, particularly in the south and west of the island with significant pockets in the north, while Ulster was largely Protestant. These divisions were in many ways the result of English plantation policies of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries which resulted in Irish-owned lands being confiscated and...
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The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Health, Sports & Psychology

The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness

...him or he is thinking about us. Maybe both. It will be, however, easier to recognize that the age of empathy that was anticipated by the great ethologist Frans de Waal has finally arrived. Meanwhile top cat scientists are still trying to determine if we are intelligent or not… This article was originally published at Lunatic Laboratories under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
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What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?
Society, Politics & Law

What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?

...de deux in comparison to the bloodbath on the Republican side, and, the fact is, the Democratic Party is far more resilient than the other side. Eight years ago a truly ugly nomination contest between Clinton and Obama ended amicably. After the delegates were seated, the Democrats made a concerted and effective push to unite behind Obama – and Clinton was front and...
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Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane
Society, Politics & Law

Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane

...de facto border guards. 3. Make British citizenship a reliable and equal status Naturalised British citizenship can currently be revoked while a person is overseas if there is a concern that their presence is “not conducive to the public good”. A 2015 Supreme Court ruling confirmed that this would be acceptable under British law even if it leaves someone with no...
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European Championships 2020: Can one of the home nations end 55 years of hurt ?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2020: Can one of the home nations end 55 years of hurt ?

...De Bruyne and Youri Tielemans, fresh from a wonder strike that secured Leicester City’s first FA Cup victory. They also have world stars in Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard. Psychological frailty and poor team dynamics have often been seen as Belgium’s downfall, but this golden generation has a real chance to finally win something. Familiar faces are looking strong...
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Tumble And Twirl: David Bowie and gender transgression
Society, Politics & Law

Tumble And Twirl: David Bowie and gender transgression

...de Brauw and Australian transgender model Andreja Pejic. Swinton is shrewdly cast as Bowie’s wife, whose domestic bliss is disturbed by the threat of her husband’s past personas. Undergoing a psychic transition, Swinton transforms into a gesturing hysteric, as though channelling the estranged bodily movement of 1920s surrealist film. Then, morphing into another...
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Latitude and Longitude
History & The Arts

Latitude and Longitude

...des Sciences observatory in Paris. As Galileo had suggested, he used the moons of Jupiter to map the world. The eclipses of Jupiter’s moons were timed in Paris using a pendulum clock. In 1681, Cassini travelled to the island of Goree in the West Indies to repeat his measurements. Absolute time was found on the island by observing the eclipses, and this was compared to...
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Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...de siècle fantasy, how it manages to be simultaneously sensational, supernatural, romantic and realist. Milly Williamson, in her book The Lure of the Vampire, nails some of the reasons for Dracula’s impact – now and then – and why we are so fascinated by the dishy undead. And over recent years – who would have thought it! – the television series Buffy the...
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