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Reasons to Stay Inside
Read more: Reasons to Stay InsideOn binge-watching and bingeworthy series Winter is here! It’s cold, it’s frosty and we might even be getting snow soon. Countless Christmas flicks and other wintery films have told us that this, of course, is the opportune moment to step outside and frolick in the unpredictable vagaries of nature like the true vikings of…
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Intolerance
Read more: IntoleranceLet’s talk about food. No, not the delicious new hamburger joint around the corner, the fact that your mom makes the best nasi goreng in town, or how much you like that particular chocolate ice cream they sell at that particular supermarket. Let’s talk about what food actually means to us, aside from how it…
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An Alternative Christmas Playlist
Read more: An Alternative Christmas PlaylistIt’s that time of the year again: Christmas Eve is nigh! However, this doesn’t only entail the annual return of naughty mistletoe kisses, decadently decorated fir trees and ridiculously expensive ice cream cakes. Alas, it also signifies the umpteenth revival of Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You and Wham!’s Last Christmas. So,…
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Behind the Classic: Charles Dickens and the Politics of Christmas
Read more: Behind the Classic: Charles Dickens and the Politics of ChristmasIn the new ‘Behind the Classic’ series, editor-in-chief Roselinde takes you on a trip to well-known novels and their less well-known backstories. In this first, seasonally appropriate instalment, she explores the political backdrop of the most famous Christmas story of all: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
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