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The Cellar Door: modernity at the heart of antiquity

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  • Posted on 15 Jan 2020

By Nick Searle-Donoso. In a visit to The Cellar Door, Nick finds a fascinating attempt to bring fine dining to the antiquity of Durham.

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A Green New Year

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  • Posted on 7 Jan 202015 Feb 2020

By Alice Healy. As we begin the new year and consider adopting a resolution, might we be able to make a collective effort to make our New Year a greener, more compassionate and more ethical one?

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  • Arts and Culture

The Quaker Community: The Benefits of Silence

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  • Posted on 6 Jan 20203 Apr 2020

By Molly Byford. A reflection on Quakerism’s founding principles and what they might be able to offer to a universal culture.

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  • Arts and Culture

Ackroyd and Harvey: How art can raise environmental awareness

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  • Posted on 27 Dec 201915 Feb 2020

By Freya Thomas. A review of art’s potential to raise environmental awareness, focusing on the long-standing collaborating artists, Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey.

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Douglas Murray, The Madness of Crowds: A Response to the Intersectional Hierarchy

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  • Posted on 19 Dec 2019

By Jack Walsh. A commentary on Douglas Murray’s new title – The Madness of Crowds.

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Bias in Artificial Intelligence and its social impact

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  • Posted on 13 Dec 201913 Dec 2019

By Miro Cafolla. An account of a John’s College Café Scientifique talk on Artificial Intelligence presented by Professor Alexandra Cristea.

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  • Arts and Culture

Flat White Kitchen: Instagram-worthy, but in a good way

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  • Posted on 11 Dec 20196 Jan 2020

By Nick Searle-Donoso. Visiting Durham’s Flat White Kitchen, Nick asks whether the food tastes as good as the subtly-filtered Instagram shots look.

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Summer in Kapsabet (A Kenyan Dioceses)

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  • Posted on 9 Dec 20199 Dec 2019

By Lewis Eden. Following an extended visit to the Diocese of Kapsabet in Kenya, Lewis reflects on his experiences and the lessons learnt.

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  • Opinion

Charity at Christmas?

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  • Posted on 7 Dec 20197 Dec 2019

By Gabriel Callaghan. In this discussion of Christmas and charitable spirit, Gabriel considers the distinction between true charity and a media portrayal of it.

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  • Life in John's

“Pick-Ups:” a review by Catherine Perkins

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  • Posted on 6 Dec 201910 Dec 2019

By Catherine Perkins. A review of the play ‘Pick-Ups’, put on by the Freshers of 2019/20 in St John’s and St Chad’s Colleges.

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