An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night After forgetting the nibbles, turning down my costume requests and emailing GCHQ, ‘Gaskell’ did at least get us to show up The Guardian - UK · Apr 5
Contents of Charles Darwin’s entire personal library revealed for first time 300-page catalogue details thousands of books, journals, pamphlets and articles in naturalist’s library The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024
Power to the people! Film, music, books and more about collective action From a vast anti-war statement by Pablo Picasso to a powerful treatise on section 28, our critics showcase culture that reminds us what we can achieve when we come together The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023
Bed rotting: the social media trend the Victorians would love, especially writer Elizabeth Gaskell Social media has created a number of crazes recently under the theme of “wellness” and the latest, it seems, is “bed rotting”. It involves retreating to bed, indulging in snacks and TV, ignoring life’s responsibilities, and only emerging again when you feel finally properly rested (or when the muscle atrophy… The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023
Guide to the classics: Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South – class warfare, 'shoppy people' and radical love The industrial revolution was one of the biggest cataclysms in European history. Between 1790 and 1850, the countryside rapidly depopulated. Huge masses of people flooded into cities for factory work, living cheek-by-jowl in unhygienic slums. The Conversation · Jan 8, 2023
We have no great expectations of Liz Truss Letters: Sheila Cross agrees with Michael Rosen that social conditions now appear Dickensian, while Peter Riddle warns of real turbulence and Dr Neil Denby wonders why the wealthy always need carrots The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
19 'lost' Manchester words that you may not have heard of Some may be more recognisable, whereas others have been bound to certain generations Manchester Evening News · Aug 28, 2022
Why is food poverty a fact of life in 21st-century Britain? Letters: Today’s need for food banks shows how little society has evolved from the 19th century, writes Karen Wynyard. Plus Susan Le Jeune on attitudes to food banks The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022
‘Books bring us into being’: how writing about reading became an inspiring literary genre of its own Bibliomemoirs are an increasingly popular way for writers to celebrate reading and its power to shape lives The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022
Fun activities for adults and families with children this summer - and they're all free There are plenty of fun free activities for all the family taking place all over the UK this summer, including the Notting Hill Carnival, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and fishing activities Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022
60+ free and cheap things to do with the kids in and around Manchester this summer 2022 The school holidays don't have to cost a fortune Manchester Evening News · Jul 24, 2022