Published 23 May 20132 June 2013 · Culture Vale Nita Murray-Smith Editorial team Nita Murray-Smith died last Saturday. She was a staunch but critical supporter of Overland. After her husband, Stephen Murray-Smith, founded the magazine in 1954, she served as its secretary for 34 years, and after his death facilitated the transfer of its publication to an independent company whose board she joined. The present board and the staff join in gratitude for her life and sympathy to her family. Editorial team More by Editorial team › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 10 September 202510 September 2025 · Culture Jenny Greenteeth, reluctant monster David Renton A creature of places, not of books — that’s how we should understand Jenny Greenteeth. She once belonged to specific, forgotten, sites: the cold, dark, moorland Black Pool on the way to Butterdon Hill. Places of genuine hazard were Jenny’s home: the abandoned pits beside the mill dam at Moston, Lancashire, or Shooter’s Brook near Sandford and Green's Cotton Mill, long since covered over by the sprawl of urban Manchester. 28 March 202528 March 2025 · Long read The current state of ramen Reina Miura No longer exclusively the domain of Japanese chefs with deep roots in traditional culinary practices, the new mix of casual dining and simple sweet shops reflect the ever-changing construct of Japan within the imagination of the West.
