![]() You can see the full results as they are declared from 1.30pm on Friday. Polls closed at 10pm on Thursday, May 4, with the count taking place on Friday. Voters were only electing their local councillors in this election with the next General Election not scheduled until 28 January 2025 at the very latest. Mayoral elections are also taking place in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesborough. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, literature, history, and popular culture, Blackburn offers. ![]() Local elections took place for more than 200 local authorities across the UK. In Mirror, Mirror, Simon Blackburn, the author of such best-selling philosophy books as Think, Being Good, and Lust, says that narcissism, vanity, pride, and self-esteem are more complex than they first appear and have innumerable good and bad forms. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Seventeen seats were contested in the wards Audley & Queen's Park, Beastwell and Daisyfield, Billinge and Beardwood, Blackburn Central, Blackburn South and Lower Darwen, Blackburn South East, Darwen East, Darwen South, Darwen West, Ewood, Little Harwood and Whitebirk, Livesey and Pleasington, Mill Hill and Moorgate, Roe Lee, Shear Brow and Corporation Park, Wensley Fold, and West Pennine.Īhead of the election, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council was controlled by Labour. ![]() Voters in Blackburn with Darwen have had their say in the 2023 local elections. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He writes pretty much the same character every time, first person male, young, stubborn, honest, honorable, never a whiner, always calm and cool and on occasion astonishingly forgiving. ![]() Part of the greatness of his novels lies in the different worlds he explores in each of them, painting in To The Hilt, photography in Reflex, gemstones in Straight, venture capitalism in Banker, wine in Proof, architecture in Decider. Yeah, he was a jockey and there is always a horse around somewhere, but the books are often only peripherally about racing. Reflex, Straight, Banker, Proof, Decider also wonderful. The creation of the portrait of Zoe Lang is genius-wonderfully descriptive and mesmerizing. Wonderful characters, contained but loving mother Vivienne dithery but honorable step-father Ivan proud, stubborn, hilarious uncle Himself (the earl) viperous but charming step-sister Patsy and her execrable husband Surtees and one of the more capable and most amusing sidekicks I've ever read in the private investigative team of Young and Utley. Painter Alexander Kinloch, nephew of a Scottish earl, is summoned from his aerie in Scotland by his mother to tend to his step-father, whose prosperous brewery has been ripped off to insolvency by its disappeared comptroller. I've been rereading all the Dick Francis on the shelf in the Homer Public Library. ![]() ![]() ![]() And let's just say both Talia and I had the same idea in mind when we found out:īut finding the spy isn't as easy as it sounds - they might even be one of the people closest to her. Talia's first surprise: Donavon is at the school too. A spy who was the reason for Talia's near-death experience. Because, apparently, a spy is in Toxic's midst. After her failed mission attempt to kill Ian Crane, she is given the job of spying at the school. Talia has been subjected to medical procedures, rest (more like being locked up in a room and made to rest) and solitude. ![]() ![]() The story suffers no drops in audience engagement and if anything it treats the audience to even more action than the previous book. The beginning of Caged had me hooked at the first word. TOO MUCH EMOTION! I was confused over Erik, suspicious of Toxic in general - especially Mac, whose name brings to mind cheeseburgers -, and heartbroken over the fact that Talia was probably dying before our eyes and Donavon was the one to find the letter. The end of Talented left me in shreds as seen below: How can you improve on that?" Well, Sophie Davis must be a magician because she has managed to do just that and more in her second instalment in the series, Caged. I can admit that I thought "There is no way it could get better than this. I am in love! The first book in the Talented series, Talented, was brilliant. ![]() ![]() Description from YouTube: "While a cryo capsule resurrects the body of a survived crew member on his long way back to Earth, his wakening mind unwinds memories of the first contact mission." Blindsight is directed by filmmaker Danil Krivoruchko - you can see more of his work on his website. Thanks to Neill Blomkamp on Twitter for the tip on this. The film is based on the eponymous sci-fi novel by Peter Watts." This has some extraordinary visuals and some big ideas it explores by questioning humanity's place in the universe. Blindsight is a short "created by a collaborative group of designers and artists, and directed by Danil Krivoruchko. A small team is sent from Earth to investigate evidence of an alien species and discovers they cannot trust their senses to reflect the reality of the world around them. It took four year to complete and it's now ready to watch - thanks to tip from Neill Blomkamp this does seem like something his Oats Studios would make as a proof of concept. If… they're crew." Hell yes – some extra dark space sci-fi! Blindsight is an incredible short film made by multiple collaborators. "The ship grows its own crew." "If… it's a ship. ![]() ![]() ![]() How though, did John Harmon accumulate such a vast fortune from dust? Unlike the abstract ‘Shares’ economy upon which the newly-rich Veneerings and their peers precariously float (the vacuous, airy nature of which is suggested in the disclosures made at the Lammles’ honeymoon at the end of this month’s installment), dust is thickly material, comprised of discarded rubbish which bears yet the potential to be recycled and thus to generate new profits (more of which shortly). The Boffins, like modern-day Lottery winners, have become overnight millionaires (a web calculation suggests that the amount is worth around ten million pounds in today’s terms). That sum, Mortimer languidly tells him, amounts to one hundred thousand pounds, available to Boffin with ‘no trouble’ attached to estates, rents or agents: that is, as ready cash. The third installment of Our Mutual Friend opens in Mortimer Lightwood’s dismal, dusty, eyrie office, with John Harmon’s former servant Mr Boffin arriving early to his appointment to learn the value of the legacy he will receive from Harmon’s will, following confirmation of John Harmon Jnr’s death. Her post draws from her forthcoming chapter, ‘Waste Matters: Charles Dickens’s Our Mutual Friend and Nineteenth-Century Book Recycling’ in Book Destruction from the Medieval to the Contemporary, edited by Gill Partington and Adam Smyth, due to be published by Palgrave Macmillan in September 2014. ![]() Heather Tilley explores the value of the Harmon dust mound. ![]() ![]() ![]() In his picture book debut, Hess's kinetic acrylics have an aggressive, you-are-there perspective that draws readers into the classical period action. Her first-person text imagines Hercules's feelings and, although she does not avoid the tale's violence and death, she paints him as a more accessible character than in many other adaptations. Lasky (The Librarian Who Measured the Earth She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!) rises to the formidable task of presenting the intricate twists and turns of Greek mythology in a manner accommodating to children. ![]() But victory does not come without tragedy, and Hercules also faces a number of emotional battles as he struggles with his god-mortal identity. From wrestling serpents in his crib to slaying a lion with his sword, Hercules bravely fends off any evil challenges that Hera sends his way. The son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Hercules suffers the wrath of Zeus's jealous wife, Hera. The pumped-up mythical figure cursed by his superhuman strength narrates his glorious story in this rock 'em, sock 'em picture book. ![]() ![]() The image is then immediately followed by a shot of his father, at the end of his life, wrinkled, barely recognizable, in the same position, being spoon-fed soup by his wife who has also aged. This is immediately followed by a quick shot of his father, the way he remembers him: young, healthy, lighting the cigarette as his wife hands him a cup of coffee. In one scene, Asterios hands a lighter to a man on the bus: “It used to be my father’s”. Image taken from (by David Mazzucchelli)Īs such, the main story line comes in and out of focus, making it more of a challenge for the reader, but in many regards, this non-linear storytelling speaks far more clearly to the human experience than something less complex would. At times, the story is narrated by his unborn twin brother Ignazio, who haunts Asterio, and even visits him in Apogee. Divorced, alone and devoid of possessions, Asterios hops on a Greyhound bus to the small town of Apogee, the farthest place his money will take him. Throughout the book, the reader is thrust back and forth between memories of his relationship with his ex-wife, his theories on life and design, and the present. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story follows Asterios, a self-centered “paper architect” (his designs have never been produced) and his transformation after a fire burns down his swanky New York apartment. One of the more beautiful graphic novels I’ve read is Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli (2009). ![]() ![]() ![]() And it's about the ways this is how it always is: Change is always hard and miraculous and hard again parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts children grow but not always according to plan. This Is How It Always Is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. But soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Warm, touching and bittersweet, THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS is a novel about families, love and how we choose to define ourselves. Kids go through phases, after all, and make-believe is fun. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. He wants to bring a purse to kindergarten. Holt, 26.99 (416p) ISBN 978-7-7 In Frankel’s tender-hearted latest (after This Is How It Always Is ), old wounds are. One day he puts on a dress and refuses to take it off. One Two Three BUY THIS BOOK One Two Three Laurie Frankel. ![]() At least their large, loving, chaotic family knows what to expect. When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy. This is how children change.and then change the world. This is how a family lives happily ever after.until happily ever after becomes complicated. "This is how a family keeps a secret.and how that secret ends up keeping them. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And I followed along just fine, but it felt like important pieces were missing. That's not to say, I didn't understand the story, I did. And the way this is written, you obviously really need to read the series in order.įrom the second chapter on, I felt like I was missing something. Can he convince Kasey he’s innocent, and will she clear his name in time? Or will their dreams of the future be the victim of a deadly lie?įirst I must say this, I didn't know this was part of a series. But as the evidence stacks up, the accusations against him put a damper on the sparks flying between them. Cody has waited a long time for genuine love, and he can’t let this chance with Kasey slip away. But just when she’s ready to fall, everything she ever believed about him is called in to question, and she’s faced with more than just being his alibi. Unexpectedly reunited with Cody, she finds herself open to love again. After an exciting life on the road, Kasey has settled down in small-town Adams Grove with her five-year-old son. Desperate to prove he’s innocent, he turns to his only alibi, award-winning photographer Kasey Phillips, who recently toured with him and his band. At least that’s how he feels since he’s been accused of murdering his scheming agent. America’s beloved country superstar Cody Tuggle never expected to be one of America’s most wanted. Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies is a sweet, down-home story of love overcoming all obstacles - from the crossroads of small town and suspense. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. First dates, family drama, and new friends. The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant “wallflower” Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. Now a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting modern classic. Read the cult-favorite coming-of-age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. ![]() |