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by Elizabeth Knox An astonishing journey through libraries, forests and portals between worlds. Knox’s new tome is addictive and alluring, you won’t be able to put it down and it will keep you company for days, if not weeks. 02 by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Told over several generations this sprawling epic manages to have a very intimate tone. The story of a Ugandan tribe over the course of hundreds of years is told through the eyes of the members of one family. Magic, myth, colonisation, religion and ego are all woven together to create a modern masterpiece. 03 by Michael Cha...

URL copied 2020 was one of three warmest years on record: World Meteorological Organisation The year 2020 was one of the three warmest years on record and rivalled 2016 for the top spot, indicating the pace of the "human-induced" climate change which is now as powerful as the force of nature, the UN weather agency has said. All five datasets surveyed by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) concur that 2011-2020 was the warmest decade on record, in a persistent long-term climate change trend. The warmest six years have all been since 2015, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 being the to...

I became a nudist when I was 17. I was a high school art student and I spent a week in an abandoned darkroom - photography hadn’t survived budget cuts - painting a self-portrait. Me, naked, all in monochrome blues with my arms around my knees and my head cut off. I discovered nudes years before the kids started sexting. At university, I started life modelling. It was one of the highest paying campus jobs at $10/hour, nearly twice Florida’s paltry minimum wage. I pretended I loved art and fiscal responsibility, and while that’s not untrue, I also wanted the sort of job that woul...

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Tips for your festive – or New Year’s Resolution – thrifting As a poor kid, op shopping was a part of how I grew up. If I wanted cool clothes, I had to hunt for them. Now, it’s a choice that enables me to explore fashion and style that reflects my gender fluidity, whilst reducing my impact on the environment. Op shopping is an art and a skill that everyone can learn. For some people, it’s easy. For others, especially those sized 16+, it’s much harder due to the limited supply of quality secondhand clothes. These tips can help you make the most out of your op shopping.