Proud to be Parochial
There are two words that make me reach for my prescription drugs. One is ‘bump’ (when used as a cutesy name for a foetus), and the other is parochial (when used as a knee jerk criticism against anyone outside Islington). It was used against me the other day. I’d rounded up 12 years of Biennial [...]
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Trinity Mirror and the J word: a report
When we saw a recent ad for Trinity, one thing struck us. They seemed to protest too much about the word ‘Journalist’. We’re not the only ones who thought that…David Lloyd reports.
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Five Great Psygnosis Games
Studio Liverpool - formerly known as Psygnosis - has closed. Robin Brown celebrates the best of the Liverpool video game studio.
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Virgin Trains lose West Coast rail line contract. Oh dear.
After months of speculation, it’s been confirmed Virgin Trains have lost control of the West Coast rail line. FirstGroup have, via the infinitely baffling wisdom of our government, been awarded the contract, after bidding over £1bn more than Virgin for the line, which covers London to Glasgow (and, crucially for us lot, Liverpool to London). [...]
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Every little helps: crowdfunding for creatives?
Is crowdourcing a legitimate source of funding for creative organisations in Liverpool? Vicky Anderson is optimistic.
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Whole Lotta Cladding Going On
We don’t judge books by their cover, of course. But why are all new builds in the city hell bent on plastering their facades with tonal blocks of steel cladding? What happened to originality?
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Seven Streets Surgery: Sentric Music
The world is full of experts these days isn’t it? Well, no. But, every week, we’ll bring you a bona fide expert from the city to share their wisdom. This week, Sentric’s Simon Pursehouse, on how to get your music played on Skins. Or anywhere, really.
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Confessions from the Wirral Line
When is a corporate Twitter account a bad move? When it inflames the already-frayed nerves of your customers? John Meadowcroft shares his Twitter tennis matches with MerseyRail and asks: is it so hard to give us some answers, please?
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Review: The Olympic Opening Ceremony
So how was it for you? We sat through all - yes all - the procession of countries last night. And we’re not afraid to say it, we got a little bit emotional…
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Five Facts From Not a Guide To Liverpool
We picked five factoids from Not a Guide To Liverpool that give a flavour of the book.
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Taking The Freecycle Path
Need some wood? A chest freezer? Old VHS tapes? A sketch of Fernando Torres? Robin Brown knows a place where you can give and receive all these things for free…
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Geeks, artists and inventors: Oggcamp comes to Liverpool
Oggcamp returns to Liverpool, with 3D printing, Raspberry Pi and Stephen Fry. Yes really - and you can go and participate, says Dan Lynch.
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Like A Really Boring Wedding Speech
We attend a Liverpool City Council meeting - Joe Anderson’s first as Mayor - and sympathise with a public that has lost interest in politics.
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Living By Numbers
What do today’s census figures tell us about Liverpool’s fortunes over the past ten years? Could do better, says one of Liverpool’s leading creative companies. David Lloyd reports.
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Protected: Hand Over The Cancer Funds, Lifestyle Magazine.
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Review: Django Unchained
— Tarantino's Django Unchained - full of despicable characters, arterial blood spray and racial prejudice - has the potential to divide audiences, but is an entertaining, disconcerting tour de force.
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