Deborah Linton

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Deborah Linton

I was a working-class kid who’d failed my exams and done a series of nothing jobs before I discovered Shakespeare in my 20s. I was bored out of my head most of the time, working nights in a bankas a computer operator, watching tapes going round. A respite came three times a year when my girlfriend at the time, Sandra, and I would drive from our rented flat in Ealing to Stratford-upon-Avon and queue at the RSC for cheap returns or standing tickets. The plays were so good it made life bearable.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Deborah Linton

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3 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Deborah Linton

“Haven’t you asked ChatGPT to parent that for you?” my friend asked as I reeled off the list of child-rearing tasks and household chores still to do before the weekend was out. Use it to help with homework? “Definitely.” Dinner? “Obviously – tell it what’s in the fridge.” Tuesday’s after-school schedule?

4 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Deborah Linton

Raised in Iran's theocracy, Majid's story reveals a hidden life of music, parties and love - daring to exist where it's outlawedIn northern Tehran, Madonna's Hung Up pulses through a flat which serves as a makeshift club for the night. Alcohol does the rounds as the disco tune's refrain, "time goes by so slowly", fades into Rihanna's Don't Stop the Music and a vibrant underground party scene stirs into life.

1 month ago | msn.com | Deborah Linton

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