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    Novel Review: The Silver Linings Playbook

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    Words by Naomi Daniel The Silver Linings Playbook is a novel by Matthew Quick, which centres on the protagonist Pat Peoples. Despite a restraining order and a four year stint in a mental institution, nothing comes between him and his journey to be reunited with his wife, Nikki. At first, this enchanting novel appears to…

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    Obituary: Alice Herz-Sommer (1903-2014)

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    By Natalie Carragher On Sunday 23rd February, Alice Herz-Sommer passed away in London, aged 110. Alice was the oldest Holocaust Survivor. Her grandson, Ariel Sommer, broke the news of her death, saying, “Alice Sommer passed away peacefully this morning with her family by her bedside. Much has been written about her, but to those of…

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    Whips and Tear Gas: Pussy Riot Attacked in Sochi

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    Earlier this week, six members of Pussy Riot – one man and five women – were attacked by Cossacks after protesting in Sochi, where the Winter Olympics are currently being held. In the video below you will see the protestors dancing and singing the Pussy Riot song Putin Will Teach You to Love the Motherland. They…

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    At Home with the Lower Middle Class

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    At Home With the Lower-Middle Class: Business, Family and Households in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century North West, Professor Hannah Barker, Geoffrey Manton Building, 19th February 2014 Words by Lisa Burns Sexual politics, family feuds, religious tensions, secret love affairs between master and servant; it sounds like the stuff of soap operas, but it was all…

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    Ruben The Clown

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    Written by Malachy O’Neill This man is a clown. Not in a derogatory sense. Not an idiot or a fool but an actual bona fide, fully qualified clown. During his formative years at Clown College he dreamt of entertaining the masses with juggling tricks, squirting daisies and hijinks. He was top of his class. He contributed…

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