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Global Comment’s Book Club: July 2025

This month, with the summer vacations in mind, we let ourselves be carried away by stories that encourage us to travel without leaving home. The books we recommend cover routes as diverse as they are fascinating: from a cruise ship that hides a...

“An honestly intriguing phenomenon”: Derbyshire well dressings

I spent a few days in Derbyshire recently, and took the time to see an honestly intriguing phenomenon: a well dressing. These unusual creations take a lot of planning and a lot of work for a community to create, and they only last a matter of days....

Design and Disability at the V&A is a rich, thought-provoking exhibition

Laudan Nooshin, City St George's, University of London One of the first things to greet visitors at the V&A’s new Design and Disability exhibition is a striking blue bench by artist Finnegan Shannon titled, Do You Want Us Here Or Not? This...

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