London’s blue plaques celebrate influential residents—but where are all the women?
If you’ve ever meandered around the historic streets of London, you may have come across a blue plaque or two adorning the sides of old buildings. These plaques proudly celebrate… Read more »
Brexit explained, via the medium of Ladybirds for Grown-Ups
*brucked (according to Urban Dictionary) When you intentionally vote “Leave” during Brexit and accidentally fuck yourself. “Hey Bro, did you vote ‘REMAIN ‘?” “Nah mate, I totally brucked myself! Turns out the… Read more »
US author wins the UK’s most prestigious literary prize
Paul Beatty has become the first ever American to win the the Man Booker Prize, the leading literary award for fiction written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom.… Read more »
It’s Booker time!
The Man Booker Prize 2016 longlist was announced yesterday at noon. The Booker “dozen” of thirteen novels was chosen from 155 submissions, published in the UK between 1 October 2015 and 30… Read more »