by Flora Dempsey It is no secret that Amazon has toppled the reign of the bookshop. Amazon can offer you the same copy of Michelle Obama’s best-selling Becoming you might buy in […]
Are Bookshops Becoming Tourist Destinations?
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Lights, Camera, Action: Addressing Gender Inequality
by Stephanie Dale The Problem: The gender imbalance across industries is widely recognised. To establish themselves, women have the hard task of navigating the film industry. The field comes across as liberal, innovative, […]
‘A BFG that might have been’
by Beth Wiffen Remember when you used to curl up in bed with the best book you had ever read? Remember when you were so immersed in a book that you could almost […]
Binge-watching: everything all at once
by Molly Burdett When the BBC began advertising their drama series Killing Eve several months ago, part of my excitement arose from the promise of a weekly viewing, with discussion and anticipation between […]
50 Years of The Man Booker Prize
by Lucy Middleton This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most prestigious literary accolades: The Man Booker Prize. The prize was set up in 1968 as a strategy to salvage […]
Help! I’m in The Room with a Bad Movie Cult!
I thought I knew what I was getting into: bad CGI, loose plots, and shouting at the screen in cheerful enjoyment. Right? Wrong.
Tiny Texts and Scholarly Snootiness: Should Literary Summaries be Respected?
by Flora Dempsey Being ‘well-read’ – whatever this means – is a quality many aspire to and few achieve. The epithet indicates that you’re intellectual, informed and, importantly, interesting. A YouGov survey reveals […]
Aesthetica Short Film Festival: Opening Night
by Stephanie Dale Imagine considering the world through film. Imagine simply stopping and paying attention to what the world has to say. That’s what Cherie Federico, director of Aesthetica Short Film Festival (ASFF), […]
The Shredded Remains of the Art World
by Lucy Middleton Going, going, gone! As the auctioneer dropped his gavel at the premier art destination Sotheby’s, shockwaves reverberated through the packed-out saleroom, shredding the art world as we know it. […]
“Been there, read that, got the T-shirt”
by Molly Burdett As a rule within modern popular culture, if you identify as a fan of a particular music artist, that earns you the right to wear their T-shirt proudly. Most […]
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