By Marina Mestres Tinder, bumble, hinge, grindr … dating apps flood our phones, but what about our hearts? In a world where we have forgotten what human interaction feels like, online dating has become a […]
Conspirasea
By Ruby Edgeley Mankind has been caught.Sunk,Swarming inside the net cast around the world and over our eyes,As the underwater war concedes.Blinded and baited by the image of a little red boat chugging along,Manned by […]
Line of Duty and fictionalised realities
by Eleanor Taylor The controversial Line of Duty finale kick-started a conversation about fiction’s duty to reflect reality. Was this storyline the right move or did it end up just disappointing the show’s fans? On […]
The myth of pandemic productivity
The year is 1665. Isaac Newton has been sent home from Cambridge University following an outbreak of the Great Plague. Just another university student in his early 20s, Newton is confined to a year-long isolation. […]
How running helped reclaim my body from anxiety – 20 minutes at a time
When I am running, I am body and breath and thumping footsteps, and when I finish my lap of the woods, I feel capable. This is my love letter to running, an activity that quite […]
The Banhammer has spoken: More must be done to curb the influence of Trump and his associates than denying access to social media
By William Leah While Donald Trump and many of his allies have been banned from major social media sites, their influence still lingers on these platforms and across the internet. Following the US Capitol Insurrection […]
Empowering Artists: Rascal Miles
Welcome back to our second instalment of our empowering artists series – here to shine a light on talented artists who deserve some recognition. I had the pleasure of interviewing Rascal Miles, an indie folk […]
Caliphate of the Caribbean: The story of Trinidad’s ISIS recruits
By William Leah The stories and demographics of ISIS recruits from a Caribbean Island shed light on the variety of people who travelled to Syria to establish an Islamic State. When Europeans think of those […]
The Gut Microbiome: Your Second Brain
The human microbiota within our gut makes up 1-2kg of our body’s total weight, equivalent to roughly the weight of our brain. Many consider our gut microbiota as an organ in its own right due […]
Was the pandemic the final kick to the concept of “hedonistic youth”?
By Hannah Kettles Probably, but self-destruction has an expiry date. Being part of a generation that has been forced to experience a bout of old age long before our time has helped me abandon the […]