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And what hype. Elite netball, in which more than 100 goals are regularly scored in the course of an hour-long game, has the same stop-start qualities as American sports like baseball and basketball.

Beyond its spotlight on the first person, autobiography has the power to illuminate more widely, extending in the process an invitation to empathy. Sarah Roberts’ meticulous installation SICK presents ...

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Ink Spill: Short Stories and Poems from Manchester's Emerging WritersThere are no limits on style, genre, level of completion or polish, no pre-requisites except the willingness to hear open and ...

Ben Nicholson, Birch Craig, Summer c.1930 (left), oil on canvas. Private Collection on loan to the Middlesbrough Collection at MIMA. Ben Nicholson, Cumberland House, 1920s (right), wood and paint.

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