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Three Poems by James Merchant
All photography by James Merchant Crossed At Shore Still, the sound of the sea Breaking against the strand, Strangling the stray sand Is...
James Merchant
Mar 26, 20243 min read


Poppy
It's raining. It's 2 pm. The clouds are grey and you can hear the distant thunder rolling. My boots are wet. My clothes are drenched. All...
Nandinee Rajkhowa
Feb 15, 20245 min read


Hiraeth: an Elegy for Forgotten Words
Photo by Mia Jones Language, written, verbal, through signs, and expressions; we are constrained by it. Language affects the way we feel,...
Mia Jones
Jan 19, 20244 min read


‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ (1984): Miyazaki’s Reflection on Ecocide and Imperialism
In 1984 Hayao Miyazaki released Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, his story of a simple agrarian community being dragged into the...
Charley Dennis
Dec 13, 20236 min read


Taoist Sex Practices and Why the East Got It So Right
Before some great societal tragedies, namely capitalism, colonisation, and the patriarchy, ideas about sex were completely different. It...
Sara Filip
Dec 6, 20235 min read


The Grey and Green: Victorian Imagery in Dishonored
Dishonored offers a unique perspective on the Victorian era, blending themes of morality, class struggles, and patriarchy.
Iesa Rahman
Nov 14, 20236 min read


Fanfictions Odyssey: From Digital Sanctuaries to the Literary Spotlight
Image by Lucy Morvillo from Pexels In the ever-evolving realm of creative expression, an enduring practice persists. Tucked away in the...
Helen Berk
Nov 3, 20236 min read


‘Neither and Both’: the Gender-Queer Body in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Image by Carole Radiate through Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Gender-queer bodies, while seeming like a hot topic among politicians in recent...
Mia Jones
Oct 31, 20234 min read


Birdsong
Photo by Grigoriy on Pexels When the birds in the trees sang in the morning I decided to leave, I listened. Their singing, I’ve heard,...
Ellie Dempster
Oct 30, 20234 min read


(Un)knowing Londoners
Image by Ilya Grigorik (licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) I lay awake last night listening to the incessant thumping and bed-squeaking of...
Victoria Taylor
Oct 11, 20234 min read
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