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Every Greater Manchester Borough. As Quickly as Possible.

Greater Manchester is one of Britain’s largest, and best, cities. But whilst London gets all the fun challenges, Manchester is often neglected. Today, I intend to throw my hat in the ring, and race between every Greater Manchester Borough as … Continue reading →

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In Jiangxi Province, China…

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BBC Radio 4 – The Shipping Postcards, Irish Sea

Visits to the areas from the Shipping Forecast: Dogger, Irish Sea, Wight, Lundy and Forth. To mark the centenary of broadcasting of the Shipping Forecast, members of the Radio 4 Continuity team, the voices of the on-air forecast, leave the … Continue reading →

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Smuggled Phone Shows the Surprising Gatekeeping That North Korea Does

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Jocelyn | The John Rylands Library corridor

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..Emanuele77… | ..all the same,’ said the Scarecrow, ‘I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one… The Wizard of OZ

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In Italy, to cross the Strait of Messina between the regions of Calabria and Sicily…

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Abandoned building by Irwell pedestrian bridge

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Brian Groom | Hansom Cab at All Saints, Manchester, painting by Adolphe Valette, 1876-1942 (Manchester Art Gallery).

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Amarie Gipson On The Reading Room, Houston’s Black Art and Culture Library | Colossal

May 27, 2025 Art Books Conversations History Photography Social Issues Grace Ebert All images courtesy of Amarie Gipson Amarie Gipson is the founder of The Reading Room, an independent reference library with more than 700 books devoted to Black art … Continue reading →

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