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A Magazine for Sheffield

Issue 52 July 2012

Welcome to this online-only issue of Now Then.

Don’t panic – we aren’t going under. After careful consideration, we came to the decision that it was better to save ourselves for September, so this month and next month we will be bringing you exclusive online magazines with art submissions from local talents. This month: coLor.

I would strongly recommend you read James Legge’s piece on inequality in Sheffield. It’s a real eye-opener, even if you’ve been living in the city for years. My interview with French experimental filmmaker Vincent Moon can be read in this issue, as well as pieces on recycling, the Kinder Trespass and Blue Labour, with light relief provided by NewsThump.

João Paulo Simões dissects Doc/Fest 2012 in this month’s Filmreel, while we have 8 reviews for you in our Albums section.

Enjoy the read.

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by Sam Walby (he/him)

This month's articles

Localcheck Green Greed.

Lift the bin-lid on Sheffield's waste disposal and recycling services and you'll find a whole can of worms; problems that go way beyond the…

Kinder Trespass: A history of rambling

In July 1932, six men from Manchester stood trail in Derby Assizes court for unlawful assembly and breach of the peace, but strangely not…

Blue Labour: Beyond New Labour

In 1900, Britain's organised workers - tired of the two major political parties, the Liberals and Conservatives, acting in the interests of…

coLor: Please yourself

You probably should go to an opticians if you haven't seen the multitude of magpies, lost socks and distinctive murals that coLor has been…

Inequality: A Tale of Two Cities

One was born to a family composed from the European establishment, went to the second most expensive school in the country, and currently…

Sound The lyrics of Pulp

When Jarvis Cocker formed Pulp in 1978, little did he know his motley crew of outcast alt-pop weirdos would become one of the defining acts…

Filmreel Looking back at Doc/Fest 2012.

To be perfectly honest, documentaries are still a source of discomfort to me - a sort of lifelong ambivalence which remains practically…