Pretentious? Just a bit

BBC News features some of the things that you can catch in the coming days at the Brontë Birthplace in Thornton.

The birthplace of world-famous literary sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily Brontë is to open to the public, alongside a walking tour and exhibition.

The Brontë Birthplace in Thornton, Bradford, will be free to visitors on 13 September as part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme.

An exhibition at the home on Market Road will explore the history of the building, and what happened after the literary sisters left their birthplace in Thornton to move to the Haworth Parsonage in 1820.

There will also be a free walking tour of Thornton on 19 September to share the "forgotten chapter in the Brontë story", according to the Brontë Birthplace.

Vice Chair of the Brontë Birthplace Thomas Haigh said the building "enjoyed a rich history" after the family's departure.

"We want to share this 200-year story with our visitors as well as showcase the challenges, discoveries and community effort behind the restoration and how this remarkable building continues to evolve and serve a new generation of visitors," he said.

The exhibition will feature photographs, building plans and residents' memories of their time in the house, which has also been a butcher's shop and cafe.

Led by local historian Paul Crossley, the two-hour tour will begin at the Brontë Birthplace and includes the Brontë Bell Chapel ruins, Kipping House and South Square Centre.

Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture which takes place annually in September. (Grace Wood)

Some sites are still reviewing Charli XCX's performance at Reading Festival. From Billboard:

and “Dying for You” and “House” from the Wuthering Heights soundtrack went even further in summoning a brooding, intense atmosphere. Not what you expect from a festival headliner, but certainly not unwelcome, either. (Thomas Smith)

From The Guardian:

featuring three totemic males of music, fashion and film: John Cale (whose disembodied voice heralds a tense rendition of their claustrophobic duet, House), Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese. Pretentious? Just a bit. But Nietzsche, I reckon, would have got on board with it – Charli’s current pop era is basically a cosmic battle between her ego and her vulnerabilities, all watched over by serious Big Dick Energy. (Chal Ravens)

From NME:

The set really comes alive after ‘House’, when John Cale’s recorded voice booms out of the PA over black screens, before Charli re-enters the fray for her part of the Wuthering Heights song, crawling across one of the platforms as lights flash artfully around her. As sparks fall from the roof and fire bursts up in the background, it passes the baton to ‘Dying For You’, that soundtrack album’s far poppier cut, before she leans into ‘Brat’ with a megamix that ends with underwear shooting into the sky at the end of ‘Guess’. (Rhian Daly)