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The BookTok film we have all been waiting for: Review of ‘It Ends with Us’

by Kiaya Phillips August 22, 2024August 21, 2024

A Room of Our Own: Putting All Your Eggs In One Basket

by Nina Naidu June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

The Dolly Alderton Breakup – ‘Good Material’

by Kiaya Phillips May 20, 2024May 20, 2024

Me, My Shelf, and I

by Nina Naidu February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

The illustration depicts a selection of ornaments, including a ballerina, candle, teapot, shell, and other decorative objects. The text ‘Sublime Drizzlings’ can be seen in the background, seemingly a handwritten note.

Sublime Drizzlings: Circling Back to 1908…

by Chloe Smith January 31, 2024February 2, 2024

Nina is Not OK (and nor am I)

by Nina Naidu January 27, 2024May 12, 2024

Tender is the Night

by Ethan McLucas January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

I, a slacker, copied an Academic Machine’s schedule for a week (or so I tried)

by Anonymous Author December 7, 2023April 26, 2025

In Defence of Audiobooks

by Nina Naidu November 17, 2023November 17, 2023

The illustration depicts a selection of ornaments, including a ballerina, candle, teapot, shell, and other decorative objects. The text ‘Sublime Drizzlings’ can be seen in the background, seemingly a handwritten note.

Sublime Drizzlings: One Art

by Chloe Smith October 25, 2023October 20, 2023

In Defence of the Bachelor Life

Isobel Gurnett Jun 20, 2026 5 min read

An image of a path through a forest.

An anonymous author writes about their experience of being aromantic in a society that values romance above other types of love.

We should have left ‘whimsy’ in 2025

Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani Jun 20, 2026 5 min read

Image Credit: Imogen Forest, taken in Italy

Whimsical. Around a year ago, this word (and all its variations) sprouted roots on the internet. It somehow blossomed amidst the backdrop of heightened global…

Risk Appetite: On Gratuities and Goodbyes

Eliza Kaminska-Benadat Jun 19, 2026 8 min read

Collage for Risk Appetite.

“All the courses add up to something, and by the time dessert comes, you know your meal is coming to an end. It’s bittersweet.”

Open Season: The Surprising French Open

Thomas Yates Jun 18, 2026 7 min read

The clay court at Roland-Garros with spectators.

The French Open threw up plenty of shocks, and not just on the court. Italian tennis is soaring, whilst disputes rumble over pay. Image in…