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Fleetneedles Forage: Festive Flummery and a History of Christmas

Posted by Claire Fleetneedle | Dec 19, 2018 | Fleetneedles Forage, Northern Soul writes... |

Every year I try to pin Christmas down – an atmosphere, a perfect gathering, a woodland walk...

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The Sale of Your Life: why Americans love estate sales

Posted 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...

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“The land of the free locks up people at an alarming rate, especially black people.” US justice on trial

Posted by Lynne Bateson | Oct 11, 2017 | Northern Soul writes..., Surfin' USA |

The pitiful-looking guy who kept talking to himself seemed like he was mentally ill, or an addict....

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GinnelWatch: a new series celebrating the brilliance of the ginnel

Posted by Helen Nugent | Sep 1, 2017 | GinnelWatch, We burn witches |

ginnel; ˈɡɪn(ə)l/ noun; Northern English a narrow passage between buildings; an alley I love...

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God Save The Queen: how the US views the monarchy

Posted by Lynne Bateson | Aug 15, 2017 | Northern Soul writes..., Surfin' USA |

The other day I fell into a random conversation, the way that we Northerners often do, with two...

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