'I actually grew to like him': Biographer revisits the story of NSW hangman 'Nosey Bob'
Can a colonial hangman with a facial disfigurement ever get a fair press? A new book and exhibition tries to provide the answers.
Source: smh.com.au
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Glasgow Haberdashery wedding venue opens
A former Glasgow tailors which dates back to 1923 has been transformed into a boutique wedding venue by two young entrepreneurs.
Glasgow City United Kingdom East Dunbartonshire Comunidad Autonoma De Cataluna City Of Christopher Wray
Source: heraldscotland.com
Cancer Research nurses holding awareness roadshows in Glasgow
NURSES from Cancer Research UK are planning regular visits at locations across Glasgow to raise awareness of the disease.
Source: glasgowtimes.co.uk
Why Penelope Featherington in Netflix's Bridgerton used a non de plum
High society is once again agog at the secrets and scandals being revealed in the new season of Netflixâs Bridgerton.
Source: watoday.com.au
Glasgow Crime Stories: The trial of socialite Madeleine Smith
Today, we explore a true Victorian scandal involving poisoning, secret lovers, and a young socialiteâs fall from grace in the case of MadeleineâŠ
Source: glasgowtimes.co.uk
I hijacked Elizabeth Macarthur's story for A Room Made of Leaves. Now, through her letters, she speaks for herself | Australian books
I don’t regret my fictional memoir. But the uneasiness I felt in sharing a false story sent me back to the real letters – which are now being published for the first time
Source: theguardian.com
Why Penelope Featherington in Netflix's Bridgerton used a non de plum
High society is once again agog at the secrets and scandals being revealed in the new season of Netflixâs Bridgerton.
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au
Scotland's Best Events This Week (8-15 Apr)
Douglas Stuart is touring with Young Mungo, his followup to the Booker Prize-winning Shuggie Bain. There's also a raucous new musical based on Peter Mullan's cult movie Orphans and a mess of new exhibitions, including a Barbara Hepworth retrospective.
Source: theskinny.co.uk
Young Mungo: Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart on his new novel
Douglas Stuart was the second ever Scot to win the Booker Prize for debut novel Shuggie Bain. We catch up with him ahead of his second novel, Young Mungo.
Source: theskinny.co.uk
Slavery Glasgow: Let's hope we can avoid a US-style culture war — David Leask
In the United States, such disputes have focused on the physical memorials of the men who fought for slavery in the Civil War
Source: heraldscotland.com