By Andre La Barbera Tw/ suicide, depression, anxiety Although lockdown restrictions are supposedly coming to an end by June 21st, the mental health crisis that the UK finds itself in is far from over. How […]
State-sponsored homophobia in Poland: What are LGBT-free zones?
By Aleksandra Wasześcik. “LGBT are not people – it’s an ideology.” today, more than ever, the words of the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, ring in the ears of many LGBT citizens in Poland. While other […]
A Bittersweet Journey: Arlo Parks’ Collapsed in Sunbeams
By Shannon Cook Singer-songwriter Arlo Parks’ album is an imagery-rich deep dive into relationships with the self and others, covering coming-of-age topics with a cool, calm, and collected tone. London-born singer-songwriter Arlo Parks begins her […]
‘Your model of living is taken away from you’: How will Brexit affect touring musicians?
By Eleanor Taylor Smaller artists will soon struggle to stay afloat and support themselves, as the UK government rejects visa-free tours to the EU. On January 10th 2021 we were informed that the UK government rejected […]
Chasing success: Is being productive killing our identities?
By Abubakar Shabbir Placing productivity above all else is the roboticization of humanity. As a kid I played a videogame called Toontown. It was set in the world of Mickey Mouse. You would play as […]
Redefining Women’s role in Cinema With Angie Chen
“I remember there was also a sort of jinx in Hong Kong when I started. Women in the studio could not sit on the camera equipment or cases because they would bring bad luck.” – […]
The innate loneliness of being an only child
By Andrea Butler As my parents and I get older, the reality of my lack of siblings begins to set in. My lack of siblings was never something I thought much about as a young […]
We must do more for women experiencing violence in the UK
In the third instalment of the Candid Orange and This Violence is Not a Tragedy collaboration, we are raising further awareness about the current situation of gender-based violence in the UK. If you are wanting […]
Transcending boundaries: SOPHIE’s legacy
By Christopher Meadowcroft On the 30th January 2021, the news came in that Sophie Xeon (simply SOPHIE as she was better known) had passed away after falling from a building in Athens, where she was […]
We need to look more closely at the concept of self-care
By Meg Warren-Lister If the Covid-19 pandemic has benefited anyone, it’s those with a stake in the self-care industry. In considering this, it is worth bearing in mind that the current iteration of ‘self-care’ is […]