Children with Down syndrome endured terrible abuse throughout the Victorian era. Many were left to die in hospitals, their deaths quietly attributed to “natural causes.” At home, they were frequently concealed away, sent to asylums, or disconnected from their families – out of sight, out of mind. The term “Mongol” was used back then, coinedContinue reading “Down Syndrome: Heartbreaking Cruelty”
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What Will King Charles Do To Save The Magical Gas Lamps From Council Numbskulls?
Aran Osman is perched 12 feet up a ladder on a dim and drizzly evening in Central London, tinkering about with a 100-year-old gas lamp in the gloom. Most of us would be moaning or cursing, or grumbling under our breath, but not Aran Osman as he swings the small glass door open on itsContinue reading “What Will King Charles Do To Save The Magical Gas Lamps From Council Numbskulls?”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 