Natalie is the editor of My London Your London, an independent cultural guide featuring theatre, gallery and museum reviews, and also blogs at Philobiblon, on history, culture, Green politics and all things feminist. She's the founder of the Carnival of Feminists, and Books Editor on Blogcritics.
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Two books about life in the early 20th-century British northern slums are a powerful warning about the need to provide genuine anti-poverty measures today.
Consumption patterns and desires are very much historical artefacts, created by the culture and psychology of particular societies.
Not championing, unquestioning feminist history, but critical, considered feminist history.
Australia's leading dashing detective swans off to the seaside with her usual panache.
Want to know why Britain is doing badly in international education rankings?
"It's almost more of a comedy show than a play."
A snapshot of feminism today - based heavily on a survey of 1,265 feminists of many hues.
The Bard's words live in slightly rough and ready form, much like they were originally performed.
A production that deserves a transfer to a bigger venue for a longer run.
The art is captivating in its depiction of a playful love between animal mother and child, innervating in its lithe energy.
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