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Best blog_2 December.

Manchester ‘gets’ blogging. From its annual blog awards to bloggers scoring book deals, the city is awash with art and culture blogs. And, to celebrate all that online chatter, every fortnight we highlight one of the best. This week: mightaswell.

Dec 03, 2010 | Comments: 0

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Manchester vs. Liverpool

In the battle of the arts, does Manchester or Liverpool come out on top?

Mar 13, 2010 | Comments: 9

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Park life.

Guest blogger and park lover, Kath Horwill, picks her top five Manchester parks and gardens – perfect for a bracing winter walk

Dec 15, 2009 | Comments: 5

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- Boutique Weekender: February 2012
  Mark the start of spring with this very special, pick n’ mix weekend of art, music, dance and fashion
- History lesson.
  Visiting Manchester? Want to find out more about what makes Manchester (and Mancunians) tick? Look no further than our potted guide to Manchester past and present. Susie Stubbs and Jonathan Schofield tell all.
- Curiouser and curiouser.
  Susie Stubbs gets confused and amused at Tate Liverpool’s latest exhibition, Alice in Wonderland
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News & Culture
- Latex, sex and assemblage.
  Samantha Donnelly’s solo exhibition at Cornerhouse tackles the body beautiful in unexpected ways.
- Rough trade.
  Two new creative projects shine a light on a dark industry.
- Material World. Lucy Siegle at the Whitworth.
  Is fashion wearing out the world? On the eve of a new exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery, ethical writer Lucy Siegle argues that it is.
- In development: Castlefield Gallery.
  You lose your ACE funding. Then what? We talk about the future with Castlefield Gallery.
- Audioboo: Ceri Hand on leaving Liverpool.
  Gallerist Ceri Hand explains the thinking behind her move to London.
Manchester Cultural Calendar
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- @ciaraleeming Oh no... it was earlier (when we voted). Maybe we've crashed it with all our Mancunian votes... I sincerely hope so. # 51 mins ago
- And vote here to bring photographer Simon Roberts to the Working Class Movement Library: http://t.co/ICsRx9wp # 6 hours ago
- People of Twitter, we need your help. Vote to bring Martin Parr (swoon) to the People's History Museum in Manchester: http://t.co/asw8G0n1 # 7 hours ago
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