ALMOST
THERE
ISSUE EIGHT | JULY 20 2015
MUSIC
WHERE'S CAPTAIN KIRK?
Fair enough- we all like the occasional drink. But what happens if you go a bit too far? This week’s offering provides the answer, by illustrating the terrible consequences of having one too many...
UNEARTHED
As we know, Manchester has produced so many great bands over the years. Here’s one interesting combo from that fair city that may have escaped your attention.
RUSSIAN LITERATURE
THE TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT
Condemned to more than ten years in the Siberian gulag, Peter Vostokov did not succumb to despair. He wrote poetry.
SNOW
The concluding part of Paustovsky’s touching short story.
ADVENTURE
"MISS" KIERA REVEALS (ALMOST) ALL
A rip-roaring adventure set on the high seas, with a full measure of just the sort of desperate characters you’d expect: cut-throats, gun-runners, slave traders, bush-whackers, head hunters, tax dodgers... And ballet dancers.
POSER
MARNIE
This poser has more big cats than you can shake a stick at!
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