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Are the Arts of Any Use?

Jeffrey Gedmin | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Citizenship, Renaissance, Innovation, Poetry, Culture, Education, Jude Law, Michael Gove, Iain McGilchrist, Civic Engagement, Arts, Classics, Education Reform, Civilisation, UK Culture, UK Entertainment News
Jeffrey Gedmin

Today we live in an era of hyper-specialisation. We all drill deeper in our silos. How else can you keep up, let alone get ahead in our frenetic, rapidly changing, competitive world? Yet we seem to get stuck, as the same ideas and arguments get recycled, only faster than ever before (thank technology, social media and the blogosphere).

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Why Erotic Makeovers for the Classics Are 50 Shades Too Far

Sam Parker | Posted 16.09.2012 | Home
Read More: 50 Shades of Grey, Books, Sherlock Holmes, Wuthering Heights, UK Books, Classics, UK Culture, El James, E-Book, Clandestine Classics, Home News
Sam Parker

Have you had a ride on the 50 Shades Of Grey bandwagon yet? Or is it a gravy train? It's hard to tell - the seats are all swings and the seatbelts are handcuffs. I'd ask the driver, but he's been told to keep zip.

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