There’ll be a lot of genuinely gutted year 8s and 9s today.
Nice tribute 💔 nytimes.com/2023/12/12/art…
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Literature. Kids. Here now and then to read about my favourites. Secondary. 🇮🇹
London, England Katılım Ocak 2015
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Shock of the old: 11 murderous and macabre Victorian Christmas cards theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
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Exploring/rediscovering lovely bits of seaside close to London (within 2 hours drive or train): Whitstable, Hayling Island, Southsea and Holywell retreat - a 40 min walk from Eastbourne pier.
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Teaching OCR Film A Level for 2nd time. Notable lack of resources, text books or guidance out there. Last time was enjoyable but a LOT of hard work. Any tips/references most welcome - especially for strong technical analysis of micro-elements, rather than film history/context.
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Can’t recommend Purple Hibiscus enough if you want to refresh a year 9 curriculum.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author and feminist. She's known for her novels such as "Half of a Yellow Sun," "Purple Hibiscus," and "Americanah," which explore themes of identity, gender, race, and culture. Adichie's writing has gained international recognition and has had a significant impact on contemporary literature and discussions about social issues. Have you read any of her books?
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Recent inexpensive unpretentious and special summer eating
-Trattoria da Emilia Sorento
-Conca del Sogno Nerano
-Alexandria Egyptian cafe Margate
-Any taverna Episkopi beach Crete
90% of time I forget to photograph where/what I’m eating but a delete session threw up these gems
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Summer building appreciation 2: Southsea Castle Haney VIII’s fort for French watching
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Summer Building appreciation 3: the Orthodox churches of Rethymno Crete and children’s ball game outside Neradje mosque at midnight.
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Summer holidays building appreciation 1: Chichester Cathedral featuring Larkin’s Arundel Tomb
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OLD BABES IN THE WOOD premiered at #5 on the USA @indiebound National Indie Best #bestseller list and on all 9 regional lists. Thank you, Indie Booksellers! Back to press for another printing. Old Babes with great legs! #oldbabesinthewood
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What do you know about T. S. Eliot's Ariel Poems? Over on the Faber Journal, former Faber Archivist, Robert Brown, delves into the history of this overlooked gem.
faber.co.uk/journal/from-t…
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A few jewels from the spectacular exhibition ‘Spain and the Hispanic World’ @royalacademy On until April.
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Visited Dublin last week for first time in 10 years. @EPICMuseumCHQ is a fantastic new museum with exhibits on Irish history, emigration and cultural influence - particularly good one for kids. Also Oscar Wilde says hello @MerrionSqDub 💚 Dublin one of my favourite cities.
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Italian star Gina Lollobrigida dies aged 95 #Echobox=1673870952" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/…
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A Writer Collapses. As He Recovers, His Dispatches Captivate Readers nytimes.com/2023/01/14/boo…
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Good example of parody
‘I was alone. Abandoned. With only a hundred million in the bank’ – Spare, digested by John Crace | Books | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2023/jan…
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To be or not to be cancelled: how directors deal with Shakespeare’s problematic side theguardian.com/stage/2022/sep…
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