Kate Ince
@profkateince.bsky.social
I'm a semi-retired academic from the University of Birmingham now living amid the Cumbrian fells, as well as sometimes in my flat in Nice. Films, walking and trying to save the planet (pre)occupy me, and I still write a bit too!
As International Holocaust Day approaches, I highly recommend Jesse Eisenberg's movie 'A Real Pain' currently on release in the UK (and presumably elsewhere). It's ever so well written and Kieran Culkin's performance as Benji is remarkable - he both is and lives the 'real pain' of the title.
a man with a beard is standing in front of a hotel door holding a spray bottle and a blanket .
ALT: a man with a beard is standing in front of a hotel door holding a spray bottle and a blanket .
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January 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As International Holocaust Day approaches, I highly recommend Jesse Eisenberg's movie 'A Real Pain' currently on release in the UK (and presumably elsewhere). It's ever so well written and Kieran Culkin's performance as Benji is remarkable - he both is and lives the 'real pain' of the title.
A great new Radio 4 series for anyone interested in the medical humanities and issues of reproductive justice etc. is 'The Body Politic', on at 11am on Mondays (and BBC Sounds subsequently, of course), at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m.... Today's first episode on surrogacy was a real eye-opener.
BBC Radio 4 - The Body Politic
Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical debates around the political issues of human life.
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January 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A great new Radio 4 series for anyone interested in the medical humanities and issues of reproductive justice etc. is 'The Body Politic', on at 11am on Mondays (and BBC Sounds subsequently, of course), at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m.... Today's first episode on surrogacy was a real eye-opener.
Reports of the sad death of Birmingham-based novelist David Lodge have reminded me of starting work at UoB in 1990 (Lodge had already left to become a full-time writer, but was around on campus sometimes). Does the 'campus novel' still exist? I think the satire would have to be bleaker now!
January 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Reports of the sad death of Birmingham-based novelist David Lodge have reminded me of starting work at UoB in 1990 (Lodge had already left to become a full-time writer, but was around on campus sometimes). Does the 'campus novel' still exist? I think the satire would have to be bleaker now!
At Extinction Rebellion, we aimed for UK net zero in 2025. That won't happen – so here’s what to do instead | Rupert Read
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At Extinction Rebellion, we aimed for UK net zero in 2025. That won't happen – so here’s what to do instead | Rupert Read
With the climate crisis hitting Britain, we must build resilience at a local level by rewilding, saving water and fighting floods, says Rupert Read of Climate Majority
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January 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
At Extinction Rebellion, we aimed for UK net zero in 2025. That won't happen – so here’s what to do instead | Rupert Read
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A joy to be in calm sunny weather in Nice after nearly two months of the damp grey British winter!
December 30, 2024 at 12:02 PM
A joy to be in calm sunny weather in Nice after nearly two months of the damp grey British winter!