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Culture
Welcome to the Culture section on City Connect
Covering a range of engaging areas from the world of Culture and The Arts - including the latest books, exhibitions, plays and shows - our writers will tell you what’s on in your local area and beyond to ensure you never miss out on something entertaining or educational.
You’ll find the articles in this section crammed full of inspirational ideas to help you create the perfect day or evening out. We review the latest museum & art gallery exhibitions, theatre and cultural events. Or if you want a quiet night in, this section also covers books which could help you change your life or those to get lost in and forget about the daily grind. We critique classic titles as well as latest online and bookstore titles guiding you through a world of entertaining literature and uplifting self-help books.
City Connect brings you all the latest news and reviews in the Culture section to help you decide on where to get your next culture fix.
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- Workhouse or Workfare? Attitudes Haven’t Changed – Part 2 Julia Wood, author and scholar, continues her discussion of “the undeserving poor”, workhouses and today’s attitudes to the unemployed. Throughout the nineteenth century, workhouses became places of refuge for those who were vulnerable, either because they were ill – mentally or physically – or because they were disabled. These people were made to work to earn ...
- My Childhood Bookshelf “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~ Dr. Seuss The power of a good book cannot be underestimated. Children read many things when they’re young, from textbooks to comic books, and I would encourage every parent to have a few age-appropriate novels on ...
- Workhouse or Workfare? Attitudes Haven’t Changed – Part 1 Few people would dispute that social conditions and standards of living for the poor have improved since Victorian times. Yet, the Government’s draconian measures against benefit claimants suggest that conditions may have improved but attitudes have not really changed. The poor, especially those unable – some would argue unwilling – to work, are regarded with a ...
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy “When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he’d reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him. Nights dark beyond darkness and the days more gray each one then what had gone before…” The first sentences of the book immediately draw the reader into a world so utterly ...
- Tigger on the Couch When I was first introduced to this book I was very impressed at the way Laura James approached the concept of mental health problems , an angle so inventive that it avoided the stigma so often associated with disorders such as schizophrenia, addictions, histrionics and ADHD to name just a few. I found her case studies ...
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