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WORD OF THE WEEK: polemomania
(n.) an obsession with war or warlike imagery

MOOD-BASED TRAVEL: The Pleasures of Porto
In the latest in his series exploring how to experience travelling as an antidote to your mood, Kyle Taylor recounts the pleasures of Porto.

Odeon of Death Review of the Week: The Long Good Friday Agreement
The Odeon of Death takes a look at the week's events through the medium of cinema.

The Art of Dying – A Medieval Blockbuster for Terrible Times
Mike Stuchbery on reading one of the first printed bestsellers – a book on how to die properly – from his hospital bed.

The Second Summer of Love – North v South?
DJ and writer Chris Sullivan on the debate about where Rave culture first took hold in Britain.

‘The Great Hack’: The Fightback Begins in the Brexit-Trump Culture Wars
Sheridan Flynn on the new Netflix documentary following Carole Cadwalladr's ongoing mission for the truth about how our data is being weaponised to change the world.
