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By Juan Carlos Ojano After last Oscars’ historic record of three female-directed films in Best Picture, we are again headed towards another round of awards season, albeit with no clear frontrunners yet as of the …

Well, that was quite the week! As the last few posts had possibly clued you in, we hosted a conference in Leeds this past week. We had around 50 participants, including the speakers and poster …

We’re excited to partner with Blackgold Elixir to give away not one, but TWO of their incredible 30-day starter kits! Each kit includes everything you need to start your wellness…

In retrospect, I’m aware that I stopped blogging probably when I had the most important things to say. It was when I started working in an area of deeply entrenched disadvantage. I just couldn’t find …

Damn, guess that's it for Cohost. I have thoughts, but, whatever, I'm not an expert, I just live here, and I swore an oath that I was not going to Go Into Social Media, or …

Since August 2021, the Archive has been working in partnership with the British Library to build a collection of free to view newspaper pages. This collection enables enhanced access to the diverse newspaper holdings of …

Check out the exclusive premiere of ‘Dreamland,’ a track by Kramer and Lydia Lunch. This song is part of an upcoming compilation LP that features an impressive lineup, including Joan As Police Woman, Eric Mingus, …

A case for abandoning web analytics

Long term readers (or any Instagram followers) may recall that I am prone to several kinds of dermatitis: mainly the allergic and irritant contact variety, about which I have done a few posts, most notably …

When I purchased this sateen, jacquard-woven fabric from Mendel Goldberg a couple of years ago, I wasn’t sure what it would eventually become. It had a wide repeat to the design (which is something to …

Bain News Service, Library of Congress The Library of Congress has a large collection of high quality prints from the Bain News Service, the first news photography service in the US. The collection focuses primarily …

A couple of reference to a Vine Northgate Street. April 1835, “a meeting of The Auxiliary Conservative Society will be held at Mr Larratts Vine Northgate St in the coming week, meeting starts o’ clock”. …

This was a good spring for cherry blossoms. We had many sunny days when the trees were in bloom in April. On a day like that it’s easy to think the meaning of life is …

Just when you think that things can't get any more complicated, along comes James Dillon and his regiment. Only there are two James Dillons; well, that's not strictly true, there's load of them. Initial research …