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Now playing Next Culture news ‘The Power of Language’: Do bilinguals think differently? Did you know speaking more than one language can help you age better? A new book released this week explores the research around multilingualism. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'Reclaim the Street': Celebrating street photography across the globe New book 'Reclaim the Street', which is set for release on 6 April, bills itself as a world tour of the very best street photography today, showcasing work from more than one hundred contemporary photographers. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Are the edits to Agatha Christie's novels historical revisionism? The British writer's classic work has been rewritten to avoid "offending" contemporary readers, with the adventures of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to be rewritten and edited by Harper Collins to remove any language that might be seen as offensive. 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Why more older women are choosing to have extramarital 'grey affairs' Author and relationship expert Susan Shapiro Barash says more woman over 55 are having affairs than ever before - and feeling less guilty about it than you might expect. 25/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Meet the travelling poet behind the Poetry Machine Beth Calverley has travelled the country with her Poetry Machine, chatting to strangers and turning their conversations into beautiful pieces of art. 21/03/2023