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The Covid-19 lockdowns were lifechanging for many, and Now Then's parent company Opus has been part of bringing together an exhibition based on stories from hundreds of people across the city. A Lasting Testimony From Sheffield will “celebrate small acts of kindness and remember those we have lost” through a Millennium Gallery installation set out like a home during Covid-19 lockdown, which runs from 25 February to 5 March. Find out more in our piece.
We are getting ready to launch a new project looking at how we can use Now Then to explore how local media can challenge dominant, harmful narratives about migration in the UK. We want to start by finding out more about people's views about migration, so we'd love it if you could fill out our survey.
It's been a foodie week at the magazine, with tasty coverage of both Clapping Seoul and Bullion Chocolate. We also reviewed a horror-inspired magic show and featured the work of multi-disciplinary Sheffield-based artist Tyler Mellins, who told us he can see "parallels between being a ghost hunter and [being] an artist."
Last week we published our first reader letter and are keen to hear more about your thoughts on our stories, the issues they bring up or anything else that's on your mind. Just reply to this email – and we'll do the rest. Letters may be lightly edited and we'll let you know if we plan to publish anything you send to us.
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Kerry Miller explains more about why she's creating a space for all demographics to discuss everything sex, via an event series at Juno Books.
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“We believe in the power of books to destroy taboos” |
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Boxing trainer Glyn Rhodes tells Now Then about coming to terms with the sudden death of Scott Westgarth and the importance of men speaking up about mental health.
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“You never know what’s going on inside someone’s head” |
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How did the world’s richest troll disintegrate a fortune through the power of their own corrupted personality? It's a morsel of poetic justice to be savoured like a precious twiglet.
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| Fuzzy, wistful and authentic, Leeds noise pop band wormboys return with three-track EP smalltime. |
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As a frontrunner to the main 2023 programme (12 April to 26 May across Sheffield), Festival of Debate is hosting an 'in conversation' event with social and environmental thinker and writer Dougald Hine. Hine's new book, At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics and All the Other Emergencies, builds on an impressive body of work, including as co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project - a creative and cultural response to climate breakdown which "doesn't take the centrality of humans for granted." |
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Sheffielder has taken a look at Balm Green Gardens and the Covid memorial that is going to be sited there. David Poole describes how George King, an architect and sculptor, "will use stainless steel to create a design based on a willow tree". The city centre memorial will be "constructed using cast or fabricated metal to reflect the city’s heritage". |
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And Byline Times reports that "one million children (26%) under the age of four are growing up in poverty in the UK". Writer Sian Norris explains, "By the time they start school, children from low-income families in the UK can already be up to a year behind middle-income children when it comes to cognitive skills such as speech and language. The gap between the poorest and most advantaged tenth of children is as much as 19 months." |
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