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Elizabeth of Austria, hailed the ‘mother of kings’, is still remembered more for her supposed lack of beauty than for her political legacy.
This playlist of podcast episodes invites listeners to engage in learning and unlearning; to acknowledge the tragic legacies of residential schools and to move beyond a single day of remembrance.
Linkin Park are by no means the first band to enter a second phase after the loss of their lead singer. Here are three other notable examples.
Researchers successfully treated diabetes in mice by engineering cells to make insulin in response to the music of Queen.
It was reported this week that Queen’s song Fat Bottomed Girls has not been included in a greatest hits compilation aimed at children – presumably because of the lyrics.
In the 19th century, ‘old age’ was once a leading cause of death, alongside the vague description ‘found dead’.
Appeals to social organisation are about knowing one’s place, a particularly English preoccupation.
Grieving the queen’s passing can be different to grieving the loss of someone we were close to. It’s also complicated by politics, colonialism and the contest about who she really was.
Giving gifts make people feel closer to the Queen and the royal family.
Beyond just his music, Freddie Mercury’s performances, style, and fluidity influenced both his generation and those that followed.
He fearlessly pushed at artistic boundaries, and believed in the spontaneity of live performance; Freddie Mercury’s legend continues.
Proroguing the parliament for five weeks at a crucial time may prove to be a masterstroke in ensuring a no-deal Brexit.
In the film, the real tensions of gay life in the 1980s – from government apathy towards the AIDS crisis, to rampant anti-gay prejudice – don’t get their due.
Born Farrokh Bulsara, Mercury came from a Parsi family that practiced Zoroastrianism, a religion that influenced Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
The Queen has been central to the achievements of the Commonwealth. Her son can do the same, if he stops being quite so petulant about it.
Many of the questions that would arise if Australia wants to become a republic have been successfully tackled elsewhere.
British society takes monarchy far more seriously than they did two centuries ago. Far too seriously.
The Queen has now been on the throne for 63 years and 217 days. As the embodiment of Britain, it has been certainly been a role that’s out of the ordinary.
Nicola Roxon, sworn in last week as the first law officer of the Australian Crown, reportedly plans to reignite the debate on Australia becoming a republic. Former prime minister, Paul Keating has also…
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