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The NHS: Origins and impact of the world’s first free health service

by Molly Archer-Zeff April 1, 2020July 18, 2021

The Players at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

Oliver Martin Nov 27, 2025 4 min read

character looks through a bag while on stage

“Splinters Productions’ debut play explores all the vicissitudes of student theatre, from cringeworthy flirtation to tyrannical direction” Oliver Martin reviews ‘The Players’ Image from Splinters…

Risk Appetite: On Relationships with Food and Food Influencers

Valerie Wu Nov 26, 2025 6 min read

A man sits at a table alone, eating a bowl of ramen.

“I thought spending mealtimes studying instead of eating would give me some sort of leverage over my peers, who weren’t spending that time being ‘productive’…

Luddite Renaissance: Are adults the real screenagers?

Noah Petts Nov 26, 2025 6 min read

A picture of people in a library common room. Everyone is looking at their phones.

“And yet, I find that the focus on children and teenagers’ usage of smartphones from adults has a whiff of the infamous “when one finger…

Bigger Trees Near Warter (2007)

Katie Percival Nov 26, 2025 4 min read

Photo of Bigger Trees Near Warter canvas in gallery

“Standing in the middle of the exhibition, I wanted to tell everyone that these were my trees, my farms, my houses, my roads, my towns.”…