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Once Upon a Time in Westminster

by Jessica Tabraham November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

10 Halloween Film Recommendations For The Spooky Season

by Jess Taylor October 26, 2023October 26, 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

Why Do We Tell Stories?

by Emiliano Cruz Villanueva October 14, 2023October 22, 2023

The Hills are (Actually) Alive: Ecocriticism and its Moral Implications

by Alice Brooker October 1, 2023October 23, 2023

Childhood Reading: Growing up through books

by Isabella Hickman September 17, 2023September 17, 2023

So you think you hate non-fiction?

by Alice Watkinson June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Will I be useless tomorrow? An investigation into whether AI can do my job better than I can

by Thomas Britton May 9, 2023May 11, 2023

Columns, The Female Gaze

An Apology for English Students

by Alice Clara State April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

Culture, Literature, The Books That Made Me

Books That Made Me: Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods

by Charlie Bowden April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

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”…

Home and Abroad – examining China’s political messaging inside and outside the country

Anonymous Author Nov 29, 2025 9 min read

Home and Abroad – examining China’s political messaging inside and outside the country

China remained shrouded in mystery to the West from the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 until the 1970s. In 1972, US…