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Book Review: The Silence of Dogs in Cars by Martin Usborne
I am a dog fanatic.
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The outside world is starting to feel increasingly like the beginning of a dystopian movie, what with the threat of a Coronavirus epidemic causing people to panic buy loo roll and don plastic boxes and carrier bags as makeshift hazmat masks.
Read the full story..“It’s important to talk about northern voices.” Portico Prize-winning author Jessica Andrews on class, gender and the north
I’ve long been fascinated with The Portico Library, which sits above the mildly rowdy Old Bank pub on Manchester’s Mosley Street.
Read the full story..Review: Lush Spa, Liverpool
I’m a fan of a good spa day but switching my brain off is tricky at the best of the times.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: Wuthering Heights, Royal Exchange, Manchester
There are more adaptations of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights than you can shake a stick at.
Read the full story..Book Review: The Quarry by Ben Halls
Toxic masculinity has become a bit of a buzzword in recent months.
Read the full story..Book Review: Anne Brontë Reimagined by Adelle Hay
It’s no secret that I spent my younger years with my head buried in novels by the Brontë sisters.
Read the full story..Book Review: Resist – Stories of Uprising
At the time of writing, we’re five days into a new decade and our Prime Minister seems to be missing, we’re teetering on the edge of war and part of the world is literally on fire.
Read the full story..Festive Theatre Review: Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, The Lowry, Salford
I’ve been feeling a lack of Christmas cheer.
Read the full story..Festive Food Review: Dishoom, Manchester
As a vegetarian, festive meals can be disappointing.
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