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Britain on Holiday: a Beast Caged

by Poppy Thornton February 19, 2024April 29, 2024

A Room of Our Own

A Room of Our Own: Making an Honest Woman out of Me

by Nina Naidu February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

A Room of Our Own

A Room of Our Own: Biting Off More Than I Can Chew

by Nina Naidu February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

I would like to thank Jo March…

by Libby Morrell February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

Columnism, Columns, Identity

Paradise Lost; Croissants Found?

by Poppy Thornton February 1, 2024April 29, 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

Shakespearean Shortcomings: Body Politics and the War Declared on the ‘Body Natural’

by Naomi Finapiri January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

A Room of Our Own

A Room of Our Own: The Devil Finds Work for Idle Hands

by Nina Naidu January 19, 2024January 19, 2024

Poetry in the Digital Age: Instapoetry and Rupi Kaur’s Impact

by Nina Naidu November 25, 2023November 24, 2023

Remembering June Jordan

by Alice Watkinson November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

The Politics of the Prop: Analysing Hanson’s Parliamentary Pageantry.

Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani Dec 2, 2025 11 min read

The Politics of the Prop: Analysing Hanson’s Parliamentary Pageantry.

On 24 November, Pauline Hanson, a long-serving far-right Australian senator and leader of the far-right anti-immigration One Nation party, wore a burqa in the Australian…

Fleet Foxes: an album worthy of attention

Olivia-Mae Butterfield Dec 1, 2025 5 min read

A photo of the Fleet Foxes vinyl cover

“Fleet Foxes’ eponymous debut album is the gift that keeps on giving for lovers of acoustic, vocally-interesting tunes”. Olivia-Mae Butterfield discusses her favourite underrated album.…

Generation Z Protests in Mexico: Anti-Violence or Pro-USA?

Lola Dunton-Milenkovic Nov 30, 2025 9 min read

A poster during a protest in Mexico which says in Spanish: "In Mexico, it is safer to be a drug dealer than to be a student."

Lola Dunton-Milenkovic explores the recent Generation Z Protests throughout Mexico, evaluating their anti-corruption and anti-violence sentiments, as well as their potential political motivations which might…

To “Slay” or Not To “Slay”

Elena Chiam Nov 30, 2025 5 min read

Provided by Ngoc Diep (Alice), used with permission. Website: The Oxford English Dictionary.

slay /sleɪ/: to impress someone very much or to be very good or impressive (Cambridge Dictionary, 2025); “slay the house boots down houston i’m deceased”…