‘The Body Issue’ was created as a response to an issue I read of British Vogue. I felt disappointed by the ostentatiousness and lack of accessibility that emanated from its pages. There has been a long […]
Category: Literature & Arts
A student’s top ten books of 2020
By Isobel Warner If 2020 was good for anything, it was reading. As an English Literature student in her final year, it feels like all I have done for the last three years is read. […]
Degas dancers gone wild: The mix media works of Claudio Parentela
Born in Catanzero, Italy, Claudio Parentela is an illustrator and painter. Using a variation of mediums from paint to collage, Parentela has been active for many years in the international contemporary art scene. From covering […]
Making Christmas: the enduring legacy of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Movies and Christmas go together like roast potatoes and gravy, and rightly so. It’s cold outside, you’re soporific from all the festive feasting, and the terrestrial telly bigwigs lay on a banquet of old favourites […]
Where did all the libraries go? | Losing Access to literature
By Maria Atter Since the coalition government began enforcing austerity in 2010, cuts to local council’s funding have forced the closure of nearly 800 public libraries across the country. This figure amounts to almost a […]
The People’s Art Fair highlights the importance of Bristol’s artistic community
Tomorrow, organisers at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft will kick off the Winter edition of their art fair, reminding us that the latest government restrictions will not stop the city’s engagement with creativity. Initially […]
How far would you go for pretty? The dichotomy of beauty in the uglies series
Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies Series is a trilogy that does a brilliant job of imagining a vast alternate universe, which is wholly believable and enjoyable to immerse oneself in. Yes, it’s a YA novel, but you […]
Short story | The moor by freya thomson
Saddleworth Moor exists as a barren expanse of moorland forever condemned to its murderous history. Today, it is enveloped in a mist. The fine cloud rests on the upland. It oppresses, it conceals, it protects, […]
Stories from the Lockdown | Chapter 2: Up at Dawn
By Harry Stocker A muted, bluish haze had begun to spill into my bedroom, so I knew it was about time I was up. Outside, iridescent clouds painted the sky an unbroken colour of silver, […]
Sleep Has His House: What do our dreams mean?
We are in a mental health crisis in the UK. Loneliness can easily root itself in our minds and grow into something ugly. Anna Kavan’s memoir, Sleep Has His House, reminds us of the importance […]