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Slumming
Could you walk a mile in someone else’s shoes? Would you even want to if that person was way less
Read more.Let Us Call Racism By Its Name: Benin Bronzes
Let Us Call Racism By Its Name: Benin Bronzes Wealth, art, culture and a vibrant history were not things that
Read more.West Norwood Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery West Norwood Cemetery was one of my favourite places growing up and it still is to this
Read more.Edinburgh Castle: Defender of a Nation
Edinburgh Castle: Defender of a Nation Edinburgh Castle sits high and mighty on Castle Rock dominating the city’s skyline. Castles
Read more.How Did They Do It? Shrunken Heads
How Did They Do It? Shrunken Heads Have you recently returned from a raid in a neighbouring tribe? Collected the
Read more.Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy In anticipation of Zac Efron’s depiction of the reviled serial killer and rapists Ted Bundy, in ‘Extremely Wicked,
Read more.Brixton
The history of Brixton , all adding their different flavour to the growing community today. For those of you wondering
Read more.Who Was The Man From Stratford?
Who Was The Man From Stratford? We all know the famous Bard, William Shakespeare. His 39 plays and 154 sonnets
Read more.Venus Figurines
Venus Figurines: Pre-Historic Goddesses? Venus the goddess of love and beauty. Feminine energy has been worshipped throughout human history. From
Read more.The Blood Countess
The Blood Countess Legend has turned Elizabeth Báthory into the Blood Countess. But the legends are not far from the
Read more.Meet Lois
Founder of The New Weird
Lois is a historian with a love for all things creepy, weird and disturbing. Lois also lives a vegan lifestyle and is a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist church. You can also catch her visiting museums, reading fantasy novels and obsessing over hair!