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Postcard From The Moon
The Puffin is a well-travelled bird, although a trip to the moon might be beyond even the most enthusiastic non-reader of articles and comments. Fear not, the moon might be coming to you. The Museum [more…]
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Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Soundtracks
Welcome back, my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends! Greetings, pop pickers, and please be welcome to tonight’s cinematic edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our fortnightly mastications upon the meat [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 29th October 2026 The Panel: Emma Reynolds (Labour) James Cartlidge (Conservative) Daisy Cooper (LibDem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Alastair Campbell (Podcaster) Venue: Warwick Alistair Campbell is plugging his latest book, released on the [more…]
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A View From (A Cathedral Miles Away From)The Greenhouse; Burt Opens Up!
Although a little reluctant to visit in the beginning, I found the installation of the sculpture “Museum Of The Moon” inside Carlisle Cathedral an interesting thing to visit. However, I found the Treasury Vault (housed [more…]
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From Then To Now
Late autumn 1962 was good to culture. The first James Bond film opened in London on 5 October. The French New Wave was at its height with the release of Cléo de 5 à 7 [more…]
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A History of Pop Music – Albums 1973
Featured Album: Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 22nd October 2026 The Panel: Wes Streeting (Labour) Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) Ellie Chowns (The Green Party) Stephanie Flanders (Journalist) Geoff Norcott (Comedian) Venue: Scunthorpe Since leaving Cambridge (Selwyn College, History), Wesley Streeting has [more…]
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The Christmas 2026 Competition
Same rules as the Summer competition except fabulous Christmas prizes: 1st £150 2nd £100 3rd £50 All qualifying articles to be submitted by the middle of middle of November and once the last entry is [more…]
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