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An Era of Consciousness: The Pioneering Brands in the Sustainability Race

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 14 Jan 20192 Feb 2019

Whether labelling themselves as sustainable, anti-fur or even vegan, the fashion industry has made major moves in recent years towards the creation of an era of consciousness. Here are a few lesser known pioneers in the sustainability race.

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The Turner Art Prize: Challenging the Definition of Art

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 7 Jan 201918 Jan 2019

The Turner Art Prize is the UK’s most publicised art award. Organised by the Tate art gallery and awarded annually to a British visual artist, it has often made headlines for controversy more so than for innovative mediums.

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Windows of War

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 31 Dec 201811 Mar 2019

By Freya Thomas. One of the most startling and unusual tributes to the war can be found in my local parish church, St Mary’s in Swaffham Prior. These stained-glass windows illustrate something unique: a remembrance of the war as it was.

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  • Arts and Culture

Walker Evans: Literate, Authoritative, Transcendent.

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 17 Dec 201818 Jan 2019

Evans’ works have been of equal significance to both his own and subsequent eras, shown by the multiplicity of artists and photographers that have been inspired by his take on the ‘documentary tradition’ of photography.

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  • Arts and Culture

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 10 Dec 201818 Jan 2019

On the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War, Peter Jackson produces what could be one of the most technologically advanced tributes.

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  • Arts and Culture

The People’s Bookshop

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 3 Dec 201818 Jan 2019

If you fancy exploring Durham’s independent bookshop scene, a good place to start would be a small step off Saddler street to an antiquated venue with an abundance of charm – The People’s Bookshop.

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  • Arts and Culture

Souls of the North – A Review

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 26 Nov 201818 Jan 2019

Whilst I’m sure Christmas is the festivity on everyone’s mind, this event took the opportunity to explore North Eastern and Scottish ways of celebrating the dead before the advent of modern Halloween.

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  • Arts and Culture

Death Becomes Her

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 19 Nov 201818 Jan 2019

Halloween films are best when they are cult classics; it’s a day meant for suspending your belief in reality, with cartoonish colour palettes and ridiculous CGI taking the screen without the risk of being critiqued too seriously.

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