Jul 2017 · Blog
Larkin as Vampire
A little card from 1954 sits in a glass case in Hull’s university library, in an exhibition that seeks to contain his life. Philip Larkin had just been interviewed for the librarian’s post.…
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Apr 2017 · Blog
Colm Tóibín HOUSE OF NAMES
Throw out what you thought you knew of the House of Agamemnon & start here. Has Colm Tóibín been reading George R.R. Martin or sat in front of Game of Thrones? That seems as strong…
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On saying husband
You know a man is straight because he tells you. It’s slipped into the first conversation – my wife, my girlfriend, the girl I fancy, he says. For years, a gay man was less…
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Our gay weddings
Before the chance to get married, gay couples collected a range of anniversaries: the first meeting, the first date, the first bonding, moving in together. James and I clocked our first wedding on February…
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