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England Your England

  • March 17, 2015
  • by Talking Soup
London is undergoing a living crisis. We present two short films courtesy of England Your England that discuss a very modern problem plaguing the city today
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Running of the Bulls

  • March 2, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Trouser-less and here in rural Spain. This is how the “Carnaval” finished for me.
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Commuter Hell

  • February 9, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Commuter hell. They were supposed to be on strike. I have sunk the best part of a bottle of whiskey in anticipation for travel chaos leading to a day in bed eating toast.
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Sour Mash

  • February 1, 2015
  • by Dominic Bucca
When I was 10 years old I got drunk and was abused by my stepfather. I will never forget the taste of Jack Daniels, the taste of sour shame.
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I’m sooo tired

  • February 1, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
I look beside me at the 24 foot table replete with 350 identically polished glasses arranged in neat diamond-like rows. Boring? This is events catering.
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A girl with tutus and point shoes

  • December 27, 2014
  • by Gulyás Virág
Sometimes I wish I had a normal childhood. One where there is time to play with other kids. When I was born my mum exclaimed joyfully: ‘She is going to be a ballet dancer’.
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Ginger Syrians

  • December 20, 2014
  • by Michael Stark
Ginger Syrians, or ‘Gyrians’ as we know them are not just a curiosity in Aleppo, but a phenomenon. Michael Stark writes about drinking culture in Syria.
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The bad neighbour Trevor

  • December 20, 2014
  • by Ben Dunant
Unemployment and the consequences of action with the neighbour Trevor.
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