60: Duchess of Argyll, Sex and the City and Edmonia Lewis’ postage stamp

This January, we talk about Margaret Whigham, share our thoughts on the themes of Sex and the City and shortcomings of the reboot And Just Like That, and discover the life and work of sculptor Edmonia Lewis. 

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The Gardener by Salley Vickers

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-gardener/salley-vickers/9780241482797

Emily in Paris

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81037371

Queer Eye

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80160037

Return to Hogwarts

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16116174/

A Conversation between J K Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdVHWz1DPU

Jo Rowling on The Poet Laureate has Gone to His Shed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y5th

Clarkson’s Farm

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Clarksons-Farm/0SHGKA0J8D4G01ZGD647627NEJ

Succession

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/

Figure 1: Margaret Whigham

A Very British Scandal

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0b568sr/a-very-british-scandal

Clare Foy on Women’s Hour

Margaret, Duchess of Argyll - Interview Compilation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q23J67YvmX8

Divorce, dukedoms and double standards: the story behind A Very British Scandal and the Duchess of Argyll

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/a-very-british-scandal-bbc-one-true-story-margaret-duchess-of-argyll-claire-foy-b972341.html

The true story of the Duchess of Argyll, one-time Tatler columnist and the ‘dirty duchess’ at the heart of A Very British Scandal, Rebecca Cope

https://www.tatler.com/gallery/gallery-margaret-of-argyll

Figure 2: 94 episodes of Sex and the City aired over 6 seasons

Sentimental in the City, hosted by Caroline O’Donoghue and Dolly Alderton

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sentimental-in-the-city-1-sex-the-city-season-one/id1444729607?i=1000509615729

And Just Like That review – Sex and the City sequel has a mouthful of teething troubles, Lucy Mangan

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/09/and-just-like-that-review-sex-and-the-city-reboot-has-a-mouthful-of-teething-troubles

What Sex and the City taught me about dating, Dolly Alderton

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-sex-and-the-city-taught-me-about-dating-by-dolly-alderton-t5m8tnj38

Figure 3: Edmonia Lewis’ US postage stamp

Who was Edmonia 'Wildfire' Lewis? Hermenia Powers

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/who-was-edmonia-wildfire-lewis

New US stamp pays tribute to Edmonia Lewis, celebrated Black and Ojibwe sculptor of the 19th century, Benjamin Sutton

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/01/05/new-usps-stamp-celebrates-edmonia-lewis

Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Shattered Gender and Race Expectations in 19th-Century America, Alice George

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sculptor-edmonia-lewis-shattered-gender-race-expectations-19th-century-america-180972934/