Stories
- Article
Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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Notes upon arrival
In an effort to feel at home back in the country of her birth, poet Bhanu Kapil recognises the small revelations of nature in a chilly UK spring as a way to reconnect.
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Dial ‘S’ for sex
In pre-internet days, phone boxes became a patchwork of ‘tart cards’ offering sexual services. Find out about the clandestine world they hint at.
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Tracing the toxic story of tear gas
Investigating tear gas – from factory to Black Lives Matter protest – Imani Jacqueline Brown uncovers a toxic legacy where pollution, violence and racism are intimately entwined.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Silhouette of Erasmus Darwin
Date: 1800Reference: GALTON/1/1/4/7/1Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Silhouette of Mrs Elizabeth Darwin
Date: 1800Reference: GALTON/1/1/4/7/2Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
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Silhouette hand with flames
Date: May 1981Reference: SA/MAR/139Part of: Migraine Art Competition Collection- Digital Images
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Silhouette portrait of Gordon Holmes and miscelleanous other portraits.
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Silhouette head on red with zigzags
Date: 6 May 1981Reference: SA/MAR/230Part of: Migraine Art Competition Collection