SeriousIllustration by Tom Owen The serious man with the serious face opens the door of 1 Serious Place. Feels the sunshine on his serious face, scowls til the clouds come back into place. With serious stripes on his serious suit, he’s serious from sideparting to boot. Perhaps he’s a lawyerContinue Reading
Book tent in Rautatientori Square on World Book Day in May 2011 by Anneli Salo On Thursday 3 March, it was officially World Book Day and across the globe people were taking part in the occasion either by dressing up as their favourite character or by simply reading a book.Continue Reading
Photo from iStock The conflict in Ukraine is horrific. Innocent people, including children, are being slain for political purposes. This short article is not about who is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. It is about our need to be careful with what information we are being given. In every debate, every contest,Continue Reading
Dorman Long rubble Photo by Scott Hunter Part 1 Part 2 Start with a detail. The diagram shows the governance structure of the South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) as it was in September 2020. The information in the circle is false. But, so what? Maybe someone just made a mistake.Continue Reading
Fisherwomen Photo by Paula Smart Some of the masterpieces that secured Winslow Homer’s reputation as the greatest American figurative artist of the nineteenth century were painted in Cullercoats. But what on earth was he doing there? A Northern Odyssey explores… Tynemouth-born Shelagh Stephenson’s A Northern Odyssey magnificently imagines how thisContinue Reading
Tam wants more people with Asian heritage to follow in his footsteps – as TWFRS open their recruitment for wholetime firefighters. A fearless lifesaver who was born in Bangladesh and grew up in the UK foster system has finally found his home as a firefighter in Tyne and Wear. TambirContinue Reading
The debate around which electoral system is better for a country has been continuously being discussed among both academics and politicians through several years. In this article we will discover why this is the case. What do these terms mean? The first past the post system is where voters castContinue Reading
Demonstration in support of Ukraine in London Demonstrations and messages of support for Ukraine have been shown throughout the UK and worldwide. Below are a selection of images from yesterday’s London demonstration and a video of a Ukrainian song from Olena Hyrnenko. Olena Hrynenko sings a Ukranian song in supportContinue Reading
Kyiv Photo from iStock Waking up on Thursday morning 24 February to the news that multiple cities and targets across Ukraine had been the target of unprovoked Russian attacks was everyone’s worst nightmare. However, Putin’s full scale military offensive against Ukraine was not unexpected. The build up of Russian troopsContinue Reading
Elena Kovalskaya Screenshot from facebook Elena Kovalskaya, director of a state-run theatre in Moscow, has resigned today in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She referred to Vladimir Putin as a “killer” as she publicly announced that she was stepping down from her role. Kovalskaya, who is director of theContinue Reading
