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Why I Love Country
February 17, 2012 – 10:19 pm | 9 Comments
Why I Love Country

Paul Clarke worked 9 to 5 to explain why he so admires a genre of music often dismissed as both too camp AND right-wing… Stand by your man!

Why has Sheffield been left out in the cold?
January 25, 2012 – 5:18 pm | 7 Comments
Why has Sheffield been left out in the cold?

A Sheffield resident is mystified by the recent funding decision by Arts Council Yorkshire

On Leaders and why they are not needed
December 30, 2011 – 2:04 pm | 12 Comments
On Leaders and why they are not needed

Do we really need leaders in society? Ivor Tymchak asserts that no we don’t. But he’s taken the lead by writing a blog post on the subject and initiating a conversation (we hope) hasn’t he?

No Roses
November 9, 2011 – 9:50 pm | 4 Comments
No Roses

Paul Clarke is not likely to fork out £55 to see The Stone Roses reform. Mind you he’d put his hand in his pocket for the Smiths…

Where are the women?
October 5, 2011 – 10:41 am | 4 Comments
Where are the women?

Bettakultcha loves to let everyone share their passion, but getting people to stand up for 5 minutes is tough. Especially for women, or so it seem. Please prove us wrong.

Why did the artist cross the road?
October 1, 2011 – 8:24 am | No Comment
Why did the artist cross the road?

Business man Andrew Palmer asks why the arts community don’t go out and grab their audience by the short and curlies. Is he right or does he not know of the efforts being made already?

What is Culture?
September 25, 2011 – 12:04 am | No Comment

In considering how effective The Culture Vulture is in helping people to connect with the stuff off life (whilst not making assumptions everyone percieves it that way) we asked Twitter what defines Culture…

Holbeck Viaduct or ‘What happened to our skywalk?’
August 30, 2011 – 3:07 pm | 27 Comments
Holbeck Viaduct or ‘What happened to our skywalk?’

Jayne Rodgers asks why Leeds doesn’t make more of its spectacular viaducts

Does Leeds Lead Debate?
August 24, 2011 – 9:37 pm | 10 Comments
Does Leeds Lead Debate?

Paul Thomas looks at the last year in debate across Leeds

Is Sport Culture?
June 22, 2011 – 7:43 pm | 18 Comments
Is Sport Culture?

What place does sport have on the Culture Vulture Site?

Alternative Media discussion – an opinion
May 30, 2011 – 9:30 am | 5 Comments
Alternative Media discussion – an opinion

Elly Snare attended the Alternative Media discussion last Thursday – here’s her report, which says ‘hell’ twice and also ‘don’t give a toss’. And the word ‘manifesto’.

Lapdancing clubs demonstrate a vibrant cultural offer…
April 22, 2011 – 11:27 pm | 33 Comments
Lapdancing clubs demonstrate a vibrant cultural offer…

Emma Bearman ponders whether the plethora of gentleman’s clubs along the ‘Civic Quarter’ of The Headrow indicates a strong mixed cultural offer or just the opposite?

Why I stood up for the students today…
November 30, 2010 – 9:44 pm | 21 Comments
Why I stood up for the students today…

No one is more surprised than Jane Earnshaw to find herself on a demo in Bradford.

Mind your Language
November 5, 2010 – 9:11 am | 8 Comments
Mind your Language

Which way to hinterland, there’s an art gallery there I think? Fran Graham asks whether its time to clean up our language?

Digital Conversation?
October 14, 2010 – 2:33 pm | 10 Comments
Digital Conversation?

Phil Kirby admits to digital ignorance . . . does anyone want to talk about it, he wonders?

Libraries of the future…
October 13, 2010 – 9:53 pm | 27 Comments
Libraries of the future…

What is the future for Libraries in this uncertain future for funding, e-books, online purchasing/reading and Big Society? Why are they even under threat? Shouldn’t they be sacrosanct? Do they need to modernise?

Shut up and just get on with it!
October 6, 2010 – 12:38 pm | 17 Comments
Shut up and just get on with it!

This is the post where taking advantage of a new baby coming in a matter of days, I shoot from the hip about my irritation with all this talk of action…

Aspiration v Reality
October 3, 2010 – 10:28 pm | 43 Comments
Aspiration v Reality

Is Leeds all about depth and substance yet no shouting about it’s offer? Is Manchester as playful and imaginative as the marketing suggests? What makes a you want to get off your arse and travel to another city?

I Value the Arts – Do you?
September 15, 2010 – 9:46 am | 32 Comments
I Value the Arts – Do you?

Are you an appreciator of the arts? How important are they to your well being? What would happen if theatres, venues, festivals were to close, would you miss them? Would you miss the idea of them more? Would you notice? Do you care? We ask why should you care?

Tell me why…
August 13, 2010 – 9:32 am | One Comment
Tell me why…

Culturally confused? Constantly baffled? Have a dopey question you are too embarrassed to ask out loud? We bet you aren’t alone! Share your curious questions here…