The Reading Room by Quarantine in Central Library
“I’ve never been in here before,” said Jules about Central Library. “It is completely overwhelming.” Despite being a resident of Manchester for eighteen years, it’s not really surprising as reading has never been one of her favourite things to do. An undiagnosed dyslexic at school in the 1980s...
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Manchester Alexandra Park Protest
Dear Alexandra,
It’s been nearly three weeks since we started hacking trees off you left, right and centre.
My heart breaks into a thousand pieces that we can’t fix the damage that has been done.
Please forgive us....
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Snezana Pupovic and The Art of Emotion at the World Event Young Artists
Last September a train hurtled itself along the tracks in a sorry state from Manchester to Nottingham, it took me with it and delivered me and my frayed edges into the New Art Exchange. This venue was hosting the World Event Young Artists, a showcase of of 1000 artists from...
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David Shrigley and Colin Britt: Little Drawings for The Big Issue
"I sold 220 mags," said Colin, "it's a shame they couldn't have kept it running for a couple of weeks as the picture on the front is really funny and a lot of the customers were very chatty about it saying if they did or didn't like his work."...
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The 138th Kentucky Derby – The View from the Backside
A red-stitched baseball cap hung lopsidedly on the head of a man named Jamie. He swigged a Miller High Life and said, ‘I’m going to pace myself to three or four beers an hour.’ He was the favourite to fall first. ...
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