It's Mason's 33rd birthday and this past year has been awful. Divorced. Depressed. Mason cares for little these days. In an effort to cheer him up, Dusty and Phil, devise a great birthday night. Unfortunately, Phil's cousin, Connor, tags along. No one like Connor. No one.Once Mason learns they're visiting the same arcade they spent most of their teen years, the idea of Connor being around lessens in annoyance. They meet the original owner, Billy Hopkins, who they remember from back...

"Borgia" delves into the dark, corrupt world of the Borgia family, depicting their ruthless pursuit of power and influence within the Church and the Italian political scene. The play dramatizes the complex relationships between Rodrigo, Cesare, and Lucrezia, exploring themes of family loyalty, betrayal, and the moral compromises made in the pursuit of greatness. Cesare is portrayed as a cold, calculating figure, while Lucrezia is often depicted as a tragic character, manipulated by the men...

What is education, what is it for and what are its fundamental values? How do we understand knowledge and learning? What is our image of the child and the school? How does the ever more pressing need to develop a more just, creative and sustainable democratic society affect our responses to these questions?Addressing these fundamental issues, Fielding and Moss contest the current mainstream dominated by markets and competition, instrumentality and standardisation, managerialism and...

“Poems of Adoration” is a 1912 collection of poems by Michael Field. Michael Field served as the joint pen name for Edith Emma Cooper (1862–1913) and her aunt Katharine Harris Bradley (1846–1914). Together, they produced around 40 works under the secret pseudonym until they were exposed, possibly as a result of revealing their identity to their friend Robert Browning. A fantastic collection of classic poetry not to be missed by fans and collectors of the secretive duo's wonderful work. The...

Hartslog Valley, the Shadow of Death region, in Central Pennsylvania is haunted by a history of violence. The horrific Dean Massacre occurred there in 1788. Just south of Harstlog in Woodcock Valley, a band of fifty Indians and two white collaborators tortured and murdered ten of Captain Phillips Rangers in 1780. In 1754, Captain Jack returned home from hunting and found his wife and two children slain by Indians. Seeking revenge, he scoured the wilderness. The expert tracker and hunter le...

In the sweltering heat of July, a group of friends gather at a secluded country estate. As the days unfold, secrets are whispered, passions ignite, and the bonds between them are tested. Among them is the enigmatic July, a young woman with a mysterious past. Her arrival sets off a chain of events that will forever alter the lives of those around her. As the sun beats down and the nights grow long, the true nature of their relationships is laid bare.

Enter the Realm of Tragedy with Michael Field's 'In the Name of Time'Prepare to be swept away by the powerful emotions and timeless themes of Michael Field's tragic masterpiece, 'In the Name of Time.' In this gripping play, the acclaimed author explores the depths of human experience, delving into themes of love, loss, and the relentless passage of time.Experience the Triumphs and Tragedies of Love'In the Name of Time' unfolds against the backdrop of a world consumed by passion and turmoil...

In November 2008, near Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, a Korean ship came upon a Taiwanese fishing boat. The Tai Ching 21 was eerily silent. The lifeboat and three rafts were missing, and so were all 29 Taiwanese officers and Chinese, Indonesian, and Filipino crew who had been aboard. A quest to discover the identities of the lost men led New Zealand journalist Michael Field into a dark world of foreign-flagged vessels fishing in the ocean as far south as Antarctica. In The Cat...

A large and peaceful pro-independence march along Beach Road in Apia, Samoa. Amidst panic and confusion, New Zealand police open fire with rifles and a machine-gun, killing nine people and wounding fifty. In this BWB Text, Michael Field describes what happened on Black Saturday, 28 December 1929, a day that is largely forgotten in New Zealand history but is vividly recalled in Samoa.

Resist With Every Inch and Every Breath was a phrase first spoken by Riot Grrrl zine makers in interviews with sociologist Kristen Schilt. As a phrase, it perfectly captures the spirit of resistance that has sustained so many activists across so many movements. In the face of overwhelming unequal and discriminatory structures there are those who stand up and commit their lives to make change.This collection of twelve poems and stories asks us to think deeply about resistance big an...

Sixteen queer and trans speculative fiction stories that will transport you to strange places filled with mythical monsters, found families, strange science, restless robots, and gorgeous genders!These stories explore genders both very new and very old, feelings of kinship and kindness, the boundaries of bodies and minds, and what lies beyond our current moment. Come along for the ride as corporations release the hottest new genders; mythical beings attempt to reshape the world; sc...

SuperFractals, first published in 2006, is the successor to Fractals Everywhere, in which the power and beauty of Iterated Function Systems were introduced and applied to producing startling and original images that reflect complex structures found for example in nature. This provoked the question of whether there is a deeper connection between topology, geometry, IFS and codes on the one hand and biology, DNA and protein development on the other. Now, 20 years later, Barnsley explains how...