Author: Christine Yarnall
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Heroes, storytelling and marketing
We are all storytellers. Throughout history and across the world, we have told stories of great heroes, daring deeds, magic, love, gods and adventures far from home.Through these stories, we can learn about the morals of the cultures that they stem from and how they were used to promote shared values. After all, a shared
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Revenge of the Amalfi lemon tart
Sunday 23 Oct – the day I took a Jamie Oliver recipe and created a monstrosity. I like to bake on Sundays. I find it relaxing and enjoyable to try new recipes and create something a little different. However, this Sunday was a far from relaxing experience. I have fond memories of lemon tart from
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Swearing – how offended are you?
“I’ve had it with these snakes on this plane!” Even with Samuel L Jackson’s impassioned delivery, does this statement have quite the same impact and staying power without the expletives?Our culture has a huge influence on the language and profanity that we use, shaping the level of offense that certain words cause. With language evolving
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The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series
As lockdown number one kicked in back in 2020, I found myself rummaging, as I tried to find something to break the enforced monotony. Having been in the loft several times over the previous weekends – filling bags for charity, as well as bags of bits that just needed to be binned – I decided
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