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 […]
Binge-watching: everything all at once
Instagram Book Clubs: Social Media’s Utopia
by Holly Lawley In an online world that increasingly engages us in fiery yet futile debates, are Instagram book clubs the perfect antidote? These social media utopias inspire members to share their […]
Animating a Digitised World
by Lizzy Holling A caravan in the York Museum Gardens collected electrical activity firing in people’s brains to produce one of 18 billion possible stories. This was the screening site of The Moment, […]
Poetry by Drone: Literature and the Digital Age
Micah MacKay Twitter: @micahmackay The digital age is upon us. Every day, our eyes flick from phone to computer to television screen. Technology is now ingrained into our society, permeating nearly every […]
Future Libraries: Is Anybody Out There?
Ella Barker “I am sending a manuscript into time. Will any human beings be waiting there to receive it?” As the first author to participate in a century-long initiative, Margaret Atwood sums […]
Against ‘Productivity’
Samantha Hurley ‘I’ve done nothing productive today.’ ‘Staying up until 2AM will make me more productive.’ ‘See you later, I’m going to go and be productive.’ These are all sentences I hear […]
Donald Trump: Twitter Cupid
Jemma Carr On June 13th 2017, author Stephen King was blocked on Twitter by US president, Donald Trump. Fellow author, J.K. Rowling came to his aid by promising to provide King with […]
The Rise of T-Shirt Feminism
Sasha Ellis Wandering around H&M looking for Wednesday night fancy dress ideas, I noticed a plethora of ladies’ t-shirts emblazoned with bold female boss and girl power slogans. Upon further extensive analysis […]
In Defence of Emojis
Alissia McNay Emojis have irreversibly changed the way we communicate. These tiny symbols have been in existence since 1999 but Apple’s iOS 6 update in 2012 made their popularity soar. In 2015, […]
The Writer’s Mind: On Tao Lin’s Twitter
Samantha Hurley In The Death of the Author, Roland Barthes asserts that the figure of the author should be completely detached from the works that they create. I propose that Tao Lin’s […]
