Surfin’ USA
As a child growing up in a Yorkshire village, journalist Lynne Bateson rarely went to the city of Leeds just a few miles away, but she dreamed of living in the US. She made it. Here she recounts her adventures, taking a down-to-earth look at life Stateside.
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 into when talking about race and ethnicity.
Tequila, por favor
At first, I blamed my two pre-dinner margarita cocktails for the man who wasn’t there.
Flying the Flag: “Isn’t freedom what America is supposed to be about?”
The sight of the Stars and Stripes gently fluttering in the blue sky has always enchanted me.
The Sale of Your Life: why Americans love estate sales
On the sunniest days in Southern California, my mind takes me to the dark underbelly of Victorian England conjured up in one of the most chilling scenes in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
“The land of the free locks up people at an alarming rate, especially black people.” US justice on trial
The pitiful-looking guy who kept talking to himself seemed like he was mentally ill, or an addict. He was facing a charge for second-degree robbery. He was not the only one on trial.
God Save The Queen: how the US views the monarchy
The other day I fell into a random conversation, the way that we Northerners often do, with two fellow commuters on a Los Angeles train.
America’s sickening health system
Despite my bad back, I did a fingertip search for the pill I dropped on the floor.
Lady Liberty is no Liberal
I nearly missed seeing the Statue of Liberty from the deck of the QE2 while cruising into New York harbour years ago.
Storing Up Trouble
Many of my American friends harbour a dark secret: they keep stuff in storage units, pretty much permanently.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
Are you an individual or an organisation based in the North of England? Why don’t you come to this year’s Northern Soul Awards? It’ll be a brilliant evening – 15th November at Manchester Cathedral. Tickets available here: https://awards.northernsoul.me.uk/buy-tickets/
The Northern Soul Poll
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