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Tim and the guys get a crash course in mad science.

How statues, heritage and the built environment have become the battleground for the culture warsThe past is weaponised in culture wars and cynically edited by those who wish to impose their ideology upon the physical spaces around us. Holocaust deniers use details of the ruins of the gas chambers Auschwitz to promote their lies: ‘No Holes; No Holocaust’.Yet long-standing concepts such as ‘authenticity’in heritage are undermined and trivialised by gatekeepe...

The botanical history of Britain and North West Europe has a dark and a light side. Plants have been used as weapons to harm people, taken deliberately as addictive drugs and also employed as tools in witchcraft and used as magical amulets. Yet many of these same plants have been medicinally vital to numerous European communities; as the author notes, frequently the only difference between a benevolent medicine and a poison is dosage. In this book, which is richly illustrated with modern c...

The destruction of Nimrud and Palmyra, crumbled shells of mosques in Iraq, the fall of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11: when architectural totems such as these are destroyed by conflicts and the ravages of war, more than mere buildings are at stake. The Destruction of Memory, now with a new preface, argues that such destruction not only shatters a nation’s culture and morale but is a deliberate act of eradicating a culture’s memory and, ultimately, its existence. A film of the...

Crumbled shells of mosques in Iraq, the fall of the World Trade Center towers on September 11: when architectural totems such as these are destroyed by conflicts and the ravages of war, more than mere buildings are at stake. The Destruction of Memory reveals the extent to which a nation weds itself to its landscape; Robert Bevan argues that such destruction not only shatters a nation’s culture and morale but is also a deliberate act of eradicating a culture’s memory and, ultimatel...

Tantor Audio presents six must-listen stories from the horror comedy series Shingles.The collection begins with "The Ghost of Hooker Alley," which introduces listeners to ten-year-old Sarah and six-year-old Tommy. After a quick bus ride into town to buy a gun, Sarah and Tommy think their problems are all but solved. That is, until a creepy weirdo follows them into an alley. But they aren't the only ones in that alley . . ."The Monkey's Penis" features Chris...

Squid Match: More than a mere tale of horror and carnage, this story is a powerful study in class struggles and inequality.Some Body to Love: Join Sally as she embarks on a quest to get chlamydia while helping her classmate's father secure a corpse in time for his sex doll convention . . . and maybe find love along the way.The Lepercorn: Lucy and her father are just like any working-class family trying to make an honest living scamming blind peopl...

Jackin' the Beanstalk: When Jack trades his mom for a can of beans, he once again falls short of his father's expectations. But when those beans grow into an enormous magical beanstalk, he has a chance to redeem himself and take back the case of beer from the fat people who allegedly stole it.G.I.R.L.3: Girl in the Hood: Rob(erta) Hardlick has been living the good life within the game Penultimate Phantasm XIX. Or at least it is until Proturbo Corp traps Rob and he...

The Mummy's Curse: Shania's dreams are put on hold when her teacher awakens an ancient evil. Does she have what it takes to break the Mummy's Curse?Valley of the Sex Dolls: Peggy wished her dad dated an actual human woman and not one of the creepy sex dolls that are appearing all over town. But Peggy's domestic problems might be the least of her worries as the patented Real Companions begin to get a little too real.The Wing: One fateful day, a bag...

Aliens vs ASS: From the time Glubnub suddenly enters his life, Dougie's world will never be the same. Will they be able to outrun the agents of ASS?Thicker Than Blood: Bonnie led a fairly normal life until her mom accidentally drank vampire semen. Now it's up to her and her new BFF, a vampire named Amelia, to put an end to her mom's reign of terror.Action Kadabra: Armed with nothing more than a trunk of tricks and his skills as an illusionist, wil...

Shingles Audio Collection Volume 4 begins with "Carnival of Psychos." In this story, Richie Spoonerman finds himself being chased by a psychotic clown in the Maze of Mirrors at the carnival. In "That Time of the Month," Molly Stein's life was hard enough before she started noticing some weird changes. For one, a suspicious number of people seem to be exploding around her.In "The Sober Slayers," Katie McCallister wants to slay dragons, save the kingdom, and become a hero, b...

Tantor Audio presents six must-listen stories from the horror comedy series Shingles.Shingles Audio Collection Volume 2 begins with "Terror on Hypo Beach," in which a family vacation turns out to be anything but ordinary. In "Put Your Hand in My Ass," Will needs a mentor for the upcoming high school talent show. What he gets is Sloppy—an enchanted puppet with weird sexual proclivities and an extremely problematic approach to comedy.The collection c...