Walking on linguistic eggshells: race and racism in America
An exchange I had with a black bouncer at a Hollywood night club showed the tangle Americans get...
Read MorePosted by Lynne Bateson | Oct 6, 2018 | Northern Soul writes..., Surfin' USA
An exchange I had with a black bouncer at a Hollywood night club showed the tangle Americans get...
Read MorePosted by Lynne Bateson | Jul 10, 2018 | Northern Soul writes..., Surfin' USA
At first, I blamed my two pre-dinner margarita cocktails for the man who wasn’t there. Remember...
Read MorePosted by Lynne Bateson | May 11, 2018 | Northern Soul writes..., Surfin' USA
I’ve just been to a posh pot shop. I had to show ID at the door and allow staff to input my...
Read MorePosted by Lynne Bateson | Mar 1, 2018 | Northern Soul writes..., Surfin' USA
The sight of the Stars and Stripes gently fluttering in the blue sky has always enchanted me. I’m...
Read MorePosted by Lynne Bateson | Dec 15, 2017 | Northern Soul writes..., Surfin' USA
On the sunniest days in Southern California, my mind takes me to the dark underbelly of Victorian...
Read More"Oberman delivers a spellbinding performance, a performance of a lifetime" @AlfredSearls see The Merchant of Venice at HOME, Manchester northernsoul.me.uk/theatre-re… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @HOME_mcr @TracyAnnO pic.twitter.com/v2XPIMV4Yg
"I’m keen to see Sir Monty of Don with his hands in the soil, coaxing plants into the world." Helen Nugent, the Editor of Northern Soul, senses that spring is in the air. northernsoul.me.uk/gardening-… @TheMontyDon @GWandShows @GWmag #gardens #gardening pic.twitter.com/ErlNazX6lP
Thought for the Day: ‘Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And ’tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes.’ - William Wordsworth pic.twitter.com/W081Iq3XPc
"a story about family, truth and destiny as one man fights to protect his life’s work from the power of the capital" @BernardGinns writes about his new book, Outcast, the story of how a Northern underdog stood up to the London establishment. northernsoul.me.uk/bernard-gi… #books pic.twitter.com/NTaKyOLNA4
"a solid piece of work, if one exhibiting somewhat more in the way of championship competence than premiership flair" @desmondbullen sees Llenos de gracia at HOME, #Manchester, part of the ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival. northernsoul.me.uk/viva-film-… pic.twitter.com/SS7yljRW67