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Mark Hudson, British writer, journalist and art critic
Mark Hudson is a British writer, journalist and art critic. Since 2021 he has been chief art critic of The Independent. He has won multiple awards. While the book's candidness attracted some criticism, particularly in the U.S., it won two literary awards, Thomas Cook Travel Book Award (1990) and Somerset Maugham Award (1990).
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Mark Hudson (author) was born in 1957. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Mark Hudson (author)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1957 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.31 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $12,200 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $6,700 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $1.00 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.51 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 171.2M | 341 million |
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