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Komorebi (pronounced kō-mō-leh-bē) is a Japanese term that combines the kanjis for tree, leak, and sun, describing the beauty of…
Words by Iain Trickett Illustration by Maxwell Paternoster First published in Issue 3 of BOTHER magazine December 2024 Dear Iain…
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It bothers me that my freedom to responsibly roam the open country of England, restricted as it already is, faces…
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Carry an axe or an 8in carving knife into most shops and the staff will either flee or call the…
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Two Tree Hill is a tump smack in the middle of Farmborough Common in the county of Bath and North…
Just 20 minutes from the centre of Copenhagen, a short walk from a nondescript Metro stop, through a small parkland…
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They say that people take secrets to the grave. As it turned out, we only found out about my Uncle…
Dear Iain I am ailing with a special kind of midlife crisis. I constantly dwell on a catalogue of micro…
Almost 50 years on and the Sex Pistols’ debut single, Anarchy in the UK is still such a provocative and dangerous…
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HebTroCo was born in Hebden Bridge on the Pennines and the rugged landscape is the inspiration and testing ground for…