Iain Aitch is an

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writer, journalist and artist who lives in

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. He is the author of the travel book '' A Fête Worse Than Death,'' a humorous first person journey through an English summer, and ''We're British, Innit,'' a humorous lexicon about Britain. He has contributed to at least ten more titles. He writes articles for ''

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'' and ''

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'' and has also written for a diverse selection of magazines, including ''

Dwell Dwell may refer to: * ''Dwell'' (album), a 2020 album by Recondite * ''Dwell'' (magazine), a monthly American publication focused on modern architecture and design * Dwell (retailer), a leading UK furniture and accessories company * "Dwell" (s ...

'', '' Bizarre'', ''

Dazed ''Dazed'' (''Dazed & Confused'' until February 2014) is a bi-monthly British style magazine founded in 1991. It covers music, fashion, film, art, and literature. Dazed is published by Dazed Media, an independent media group known for producing ...

'' and '' The Idler''. Aitch was born in

Margate Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and Westbrook, Kent, ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

and has written extensively about the area and its people. In 2011, he undertook a residency with the newly opened

Turner Contemporary Turner Contemporary is one of the UK’s leading contemporary art galleries. Celebrating Margate’s connection with the painter J.M.W. Turner (1775 – 1851), an artist who believed that art could be an agent of change, its year-round exhibition ...

gallery, creating a photographic exhibit that was shown in the Margate gallery's Nothing in the World But Youth show and featured in its exhibition catalogue.

References

External links

Iain Aitch's website
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20081205162708/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/04/14/smweiss14.xml&page=1 Interview with Shangri-Las singer Mary Weiss in Daily Telegraphbr>Iain Aitch learns to dance: A Guardian readers' article of the year
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