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‘I Give It A Year’: Are Microcinemas The Future Of UK Film Distribution?
‘I Give It A Year’: Are Microcinemas The Future Of UK Film Distribution?

‘Films shouldn’t be waiting for their big break...’

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Foodstuff
That’s Not Fruit! The Modern Chefs Serving Up Food History
That’s Not Fruit! The Modern Chefs Serving Up Food History

‘Yesterday’s dinner is tomorrow’s history. Food history is never going away…’

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Belief
‘For The Joy Of It’: Author & Witch Emma Kathryn On Ritual Dance
‘For The Joy Of It’: Author & Witch Emma Kathryn On Ritual Dance

Morris dancing has proved particularly fertile ground for innovation…

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Made in Britain: Can Handmade Workwear Survive in Great Yarmouth?
Made in Britain: Can Handmade Workwear Survive in Great Yarmouth?

The history of the Yarmouth Oilskins factory is the history of Great Yarmouth…

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Thought
Can you Eat the Rich? Notes on Regurgitating Marie Antoinette
Can you Eat the Rich? Notes on Regurgitating Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette may be long dead and buried, but chances are you’re consuming her anyway. Yum!

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People
East Meets West: The Wet-Plate Photographer Reviving Polish Folklore in Earls’ Court
East Meets West: The Wet-Plate Photographer Reviving Polish Folklore in Earls’ Court

A visit to Magda Kuca will remind you that photography can be more than thoughtless snapping. Sometimes it feels like haunting communion with the past…

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  • Rice wine and pizza? How KANPAI brews Japanese sake for British tables

    Whereas traditional sake matches Japanese dishes, the sake KANPAI brews in London can be served with spicy curry or a Sunday roast…

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  • An Angel Walks Into a Pub… and Falls: Sculptor Rufus Martin on Humanity

    While people can’t stop time, sculptors have the rare gift of capturing a moment – something which sculptor Rufus Martin is both joyfully, and painfully, aware of…

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  • ‘It’s Like a Gateway Drug’: How Prague's Signal Festival Transforms Digital Art

    Heading to Prague’s Signal Festival feels like bunking off school. Instead of VIP passes and snobby security, it’s inherently accessible…

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  • ‘A Very Intimate Procedure’: Åsa Johannesson’s Queer Lens in Photography

    Åsa Johannesson’s bid to give her sitters a voice allows them an empowerment denied by even the most majestic of portraits…

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  • Inviting Everyone In: Is Your Home Really Private, and Does it Matter?

    Are guests being duped into spending money under the guise of nurturing new friendships?

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Can you Eat the Rich? Notes on Regurgitating Marie Antoinette
Can you Eat the Rich? Notes on Regurgitating Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette may be long dead and buried, but chances are you’re consuming her anyway. Yum!

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Celebrating the Dark Side of the Festive Season
Celebrating the Dark Side of the Festive Season

The truth is, Christmas has always brought a sombre note along with the snow…

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Rebel Yell! Are You Joining the Reader’s Resistance?
Rebel Yell! Are You Joining the Reader’s Resistance?

‘People are constantly returning to what’s handmade and hand-drawn. There’s an almost religious shame about being online all the time, and that sells books...’

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Made in Britain: Can Handmade Workwear Survive in Great Yarmouth?
Made in Britain: Can Handmade Workwear Survive in Great Yarmouth?

The history of the Yarmouth Oilskins factory is the history of Great Yarmouth…

Read more →
Inviting Everyone In: Is Your Home Really Private, and Does it Matter?
Inviting Everyone In: Is Your Home Really Private, and Does it Matter?

Are guests being duped into spending money under the guise of nurturing new friendships?

Read more →
‘It’s Like a Gateway Drug’: How Prague's Signal Festival Transforms Digital Art
‘It’s Like a Gateway Drug’: How Prague's Signal Festival Transforms Digital Art

Heading to Prague’s Signal Festival feels like bunking off school. Instead of VIP passes and snobby security, it’s inherently accessible…

Read more →

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Art
‘I Give It A Year’: Are Microcinemas The Future Of UK Film Distribution?
‘I Give It A Year’: Are Microcinemas The Future Of UK Film Distribution?

‘Films shouldn’t be waiting for their big break...’

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The Last Straw: How Penny Maltby Preserves A Dying Craft
The Last Straw: How Penny Maltby Preserves A Dying Craft

‘I love spending hours on my own working with straw: the sound of it, the rustle, and its smell. I find it quite ritualistic to prepare…’

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‘We’ve Always Been the Silent Creators’: Reclaiming Heritage In A Global Fashion Economy
‘We’ve Always Been the Silent Creators’: Reclaiming Heritage In A Global Fashion Economy

‘I want non-Indian people to wear my brand. I want them to respect Indian fashion the same way people respect Italian textiles…’

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Foodstuff
That’s Not Fruit! The Modern Chefs Serving Up Food History
That’s Not Fruit! The Modern Chefs Serving Up Food History

‘Yesterday’s dinner is tomorrow’s history. Food history is never going away…’

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‘Food That Feels Worth It’: Meet The Couple Behind Aces Foodcraft
‘Food That Feels Worth It’: Meet The Couple Behind Aces Foodcraft

Shh…don’t tell anyone, but the best London restaurant I know is not booked out for months in advance (yet!)

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It Can’t Be Beet: How Feral Reinvents Non-Alcoholic Wine
It Can’t Be Beet: How Feral Reinvents Non-Alcoholic Wine

‘In Italy we love our traditions. But at the same time, we’re a bit too afraid to do new things that our grandmas didn’t do…’

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People
East Meets West: The Wet-Plate Photographer Reviving Polish Folklore in Earls’ Court
East Meets West: The Wet-Plate Photographer Reviving Polish Folklore in Earls’ Court

A visit to Magda Kuca will remind you that photography can be more than thoughtless snapping. Sometimes it feels like haunting communion with the past…

Read more →
‘A Unique Form of Time-Travel’: Meet YouTube Star & Rare-Book Dealer Tom Ayling
‘A Unique Form of Time-Travel’: Meet YouTube Star & Rare-Book Dealer Tom Ayling

Tom Ayling has over a million followers: impressive, given that his content is focused on rare books and manuscripts…

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‘I Have To Do Risky Stuff’: Meet The UK’s First Sikh Conductor
‘I Have To Do Risky Stuff’: Meet The UK’s First Sikh Conductor

This is a first for Britain: never before has a Sikh led an orchestra in the UK…

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Belief
‘For The Joy Of It’: Author & Witch Emma Kathryn On Ritual Dance
‘For The Joy Of It’: Author & Witch Emma Kathryn On Ritual Dance

Morris dancing has proved particularly fertile ground for innovation…

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The Rebirth of the Kitchen Witch
The Rebirth of the Kitchen Witch

Being a Kitchen Witch means permeating the cooking process with a sprinkle of occultism, experimentation, and fun…

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Beyond the Wicker Man: the Reality of Britain’s Folk Revival
Beyond the Wicker Man: the Reality of Britain’s Folk Revival

What are the pagan beliefs and traditional tales that our modern folk revival celebrates? And what do they offer us in the 21st century?

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