Excellence in Cities Initiative

Article published: Friday, July 9th 2010

Despite apparently being part of ‘The Excellence in Cities Initiative’ the old St Edwards RC Primary School now resembles a bomb site.

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The Crises of Capitalism according to David Harvey – animated!

Article published: Thursday, July 1st 2010

There’s a great video by RSA Animate of a lecture by Professor David Harvey back in April on the financial crisis and global recession.

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Signed Ricky Hatton shirt on ebay for anti-deportation campaign

Article published: Friday, June 18th 2010

A Man City shirt signed by local boxing legend Ricky Hatton has been put up for auction on ebay. The money raised will help cover the legal costs of the successful campaign against the deportation of Lydia Besong and Bernard Batey earlier this year.

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Manchester Climate Fortnightly is two

Article published: Monday, June 7th 2010

Manchester MULE would like to wish a very happy birthday to Manchester Climate Fortnightly, which this week celebrates two years and the release of issue number 50.

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Angela Epstein provides some light relief

Article published: Thursday, June 3rd 2010

In among all the clenched buttocks and fears over the looming cuts there has emerged a beautiful silver lining to this new government. Scrapping the ID cards and national database – or at least some of it – may be a pretty cynical bit of political manoeuvring by the Con-Dem coalition, a bit of a […]

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Halloween creatures invade Manchester early: chance to win two tickets to the Illuminaughty Halloween party!

A heavy mist suddenly falls on a darkened Manchester hiding from sight unspeakably hideous creatures. Drums can be heard in the distance lulling you into a hypnotic trance, the work of witches and daemons no doubt. Or perhaps Voodoo ring masters, descending onto the city streets armed with psychedelic beats banged out by their armies of musical Goblins possessed with the desire for mischief and fun. It must be that time of year again; it can only be the Illuminaughty Halloween party.

Science Slam: a synergy of science and poetry transcends expectations

Poetry and science are two things generally not associated with each other, in fact if you joined the two in a word association test you would be one step closer to a chemical cosh and your very own padded cell. However the audience attending the Science Slam at the packed out Nexus Art Cafe Thursday night will never again doubt the validity of the two pursuits being combined; though I can’t rule out they may end up bouncing of the walls of a padded cell at some time in the future.

Review: Greater Manchester Fringe Festival – A Dream Play

We were outside Nexus Art Café in the Northern Quarter, queuing, when a car raced up, the driver shoved a woman to the pavement and the performance began. This was the introduction to the character Aggie in A Dream Play by the Déjà Vu Ensemble, daughter of the gods, who has come to our world to learn what it means to be human.