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Sheffield Botanical Gardens: bears, birds, and bans on loathsome disease

Opened in 1836, the Botanical Gardens in Sheffield in the north of England cover 19 acres and include 5,000 species of plants. In many ways, it’s very grand and reflective of the trends in Victorian open spaces, with a large glass pavilion and...

Funny, tender, goofy – Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up

Ben McCann, Adelaide University Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor and comedian who has died aged 71, occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: a comic actor, a cult figure and a mainstream star. Her work spanned more than 50...

Dutch public broadcasting: protesters campaign against drastic cuts to media infrastructure

The Netherlands had a right wing government for less than a year, and the administration was not very effective on any of the urgent issues and threats facing our time. But it did manage to achieve one thing: an enormous spending cut on Dutch public...

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