Hundreds of people braved chilly waters to take part in the 60th annual Christmas Day dip at a popular seaside resort.
Despite a yellow weather warning for wind, organisers said more than 1,800 people entered the water in Porthcawl, Bridgend…
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King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts – San Francisco Chronicle
- King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts San Francisco Chronicle
- King’s speech 2025: Christmas message urges communities to pull together in divided world BBC
- King Charles urges courage and…
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Paranoia, pop-dubstep and perfectly odd gems: the best old music we discovered this year | Culture
The Mamas and the Papas – Mansions (1968)
I grew up listening to the Mamas and the Papas’ hits but had never heard their albums before this year. I had no idea anything as creepy as Mansions lurked within their sunny oeuvre. Its sound is…
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World Cafe : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast : NPR
Old Crow Medicine Show
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The travel images that transported us in 2025
“Photographer Ernesto Roman takes us through the streets of Chinatown in New York City, his adopted home. Restaurants, street food carts at night and close-ups of succulent Cantonese foods showcase the neighbourhood’s rich and diverse culinary…
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A very Die Hard movie debate with Dyer Oxley and Bill Radke
Here’s a special Christmas episode brought to your feed from KUOW’s arts and culture podcast Meet Me Here:
The holiday season means trees, cookies, family, spirituality, or presents to many. For Meet Me Here‘s Dyer Oxley, it means it’s time…
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How Hallmark movies have helped develop ‘unmatched’ talent in B.C.’s film industry
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Hallmark movies are kind…
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Sunday Miscellany Thursday 25 December 2025
Part 2 of our recent Miscellany concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
New writing:
The Clearout, by Eithne Shortall
Palestrina in Rome, by Joseph O’Connor
All I Want for Christmas, by John Toal
Unexpected…
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How Christian artists are winning over listeners
George Walker IV/APGrammy-winning Christian worship singer-songwriter and musician Brandon Lake
It is one of the most surprising music stories of the decade. While streams of new music — releases from the last 18 months — were down from…
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Charles Dickens exhibition to shine light on powerful women in author’s life | Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens’s female characters have often been criticised as being too meek, compliant and dutiful, or depicted as figures of fun as the novelist reinforced patriarchal Victorian stereotypes.
From the loyal Emma Micawber to the innocent…
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