It was the new Febreze commercial that captured my attention (other air fresheners are available). The lazy oaf of a husband resides nonchalantly in his chair, breaking wind and scoffing burgers. What a stench he is creating! Fortunately his dutiful wife arrives- laundry basket in hand- to clean up after her spouse. At a time…
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Cold War Klang: Bowie’s Berlin
Charlotte Collins pens a paean to the late David Bowie, whose Berlin residency between 1976-1979 left an everlasting legacy on the city’s cultural fabric. This article is intended for audio accompaniment – found here. Cold War isolation saw an inward-facing Berlin create a creative hotbed for disaffected creatives and musicians – underlain by youth rebellion. Most…
Rewilding Britain: A Reflection on the Words of George Monbiot
Charlotte Collins reviews ‘Rewilding: The mass restoration of Britain’s ecosystems’, a talk by writer and activist George Mobiot presented by the UCL Geographical Society. In a society permeated with discourses of climate change and the anthropogenic reshaping of our natural environments, academics, scientists and policy makers alike strive to find viable solutions to combat these issues….
The Bloomsbury Geographer 