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Living Through It: A Review of Tracey Emin’s A Second Life
Portrait of Tracey Emin Tate Modern 2026. (c) Tate Sonal Bakrania A Second Life is a landmark exhibition at Tate Modern, bringing together forty years of work by Dame Tracey Emin. Spanning fourteen rooms and created in partnership with Gucci, the exhibition moves across painting, video, textiles, neon, writing, sculpture and photography to explore the female body in its most exposed and vulnerable states. It is often said that Emin’s work is unapologetically herself. Yet apo
Daria Slikker
Feb 254 min read


All Is Love & Pain In The Roundhouse: An Ode To Of Monsters And Men's Latest Tour
Writer Lara Walsh reviews Of Monsters and Men's latest concert from their 2026 tour titled The Mouse Parade
Lara Walsh
Feb 252 min read


Ghosts & Lesbian Archives: In Conversation With Céline Sciamma
"My personal grief is my secret", whispers director Céline Sciamma, as she presents her short film This is How A Child Becomes a Poet on a rainy Wednesday evening in a lecture theatre at the London School of Economics.
Tamara Wanja
Feb 256 min read


Fitting Your Life in Your Bag: An Interview with Becca Morgan
Photo by Becca Morgan Designed for mess and made to last, Becca Morgan’s bags sit at the intersection of function and play. Reimagining classic outdoor gear through a city lens, her handmade designs prioritise practicality without sacrificing colour, character, or craft. From waterproof, spill-proof interiors to joyful, unexpected palettes, each piece is built for people who do a bit of everything – commuting, freelancing, wandering, and forgetting where they left their keys.
Daria Slikker
Feb 254 min read


Accessibility as Revolution: Only The Poets Take the O2 Academy Brixton
Writer Hannah Breen reviews Only The Poets' £1 sold-out concert at the O2 Academy Brixton while also discussing the importance of keeping music accessible to audiences and musicians.
Hannah Breen
Feb 234 min read


Into Life, Into Love: Champion Trees at The Others
Writer Tamara Wanja shares her narrative review documenting her experience at The Others for the Champion Trees headline performance.
Tamara Wanja
Feb 235 min read


Commodifying Cruelty: Romanticising Abuse And Reframing “Wuthering Heights” (2026) In The Age Of Spectacle
Photo by nidan via Pixabay (licensed under the Pixabay Content Licence ) Since the release of its first trailer, “ Wuthering Heights ” (Emerald Fennell, 2026) has made one thing clear: this is not a story about love conquering all, nor even about love consuming everything; rather, it is about the romanticisation and commodification of abuse shrouded under the pretense of love. Calling it an adaptation of Wuthering Heights would be an overstatement; many critics and devoted
Isabelle Monteiro
Feb 225 min read


“Everything Is Connected”: Underland
Underland (2025) is a cinematic voyage depicting three subterranean landscapes. From caves, to storm drains, to underground laboratories; this documentary values life beneath the surface.
Zarah Hashim
Feb 213 min read


The Sapphic Scene: Long Story Short
Image courtesy of David Underland via Unsplash The concept of love is regularly up for debate, with everyone having something to contribute to its discourse. Everyone seems to have their own perception of this phenomenon, having witnessed it from their youth. It seems fair then, that my assessment of love is that it is brave, vulnerable and a submission of the ego. To others, perhaps to you, love isn’t any of those things. Maybe it is imprudent, delicate and frightening. Wha
Sinem Gurbuz
Feb 204 min read


London in February
In London’s February, the sight of a snowdrop is not botanical - it is psychological.
Daniela Denyer Malo
Feb 204 min read
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