How Valentine's Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and 'manufactured intimacy'
When we think of Valentine's Day, chubby Cupids, hearts and roses generally come to mind, not industrial processes like mass ...
I’m a professional pub drinker – these London boozers are where you might see stars like the Beckhams & Ed Sheeran
IF you want to know the best place to gawk at some A-listers over a pint, then you’re in luck. Pub expert John Warland – who has written two books on pubs and even runs pub tours ...
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Valentine's Day And The Industrial Revolution: When Romance Became Big Business
The Industrial Revolution transformed Valentine’s Day by mass-producing greeting cards, turning a personal tradition into a commercialized industry. It's a shift that not only changed the way emotions ...
A Thousand Blows — Steven Knight on his Victorian bare-knuckle fighting series
Anyone writing stories set in Victorian London must reckon with its greatest chronicler: Charles Dickens. British ...
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Influential Jewish comics legend Will Eisner gets a retrospective in Chelsea
An exhibition spotlighting the 60-year career of Jewish cartoonist and writer Will Eisner, considered the father of the graphic novel, will be on view in New York City starting Thursday ...