Cormac McCarthy is known for three things above all others: Choppy, simple sentences punctuated with the occasional flowing, complex sentence about war and its relationship with the human soul. Characters that straddle the line between ultrarealistic and horrifying, His obsession with the American West and how it relates to man’s […]

‘Men’s violence against women causes more death than all military conflicts in the world. It is the worst form of oppression of women, and of course Sweden, like everywhere else, does not stand free from this global insecurity matter’ – says Veronica Svärd, candidate to the Swedish parliament for Feminist Initiative.  Below you […]

Coming straight from the imagination of the New York Times Bestseller Eleanor and Park, Fangirl is a new age coming of age story that perfectly encapsulates first love, moving on and most importantly, fanfiction. Cath and Wren are identical twins venturing into the world of university, introducing boys, drinking and […]

It is not uncommon to be in an audience, waiting in rapt attention for the start of a theatre performance, hoping to be taken into a new world for a few hours. What is less common is to be backstage, waiting for your cue to brush aside the curtains and […]

Jesus Christ is looking down upon the scene with that sanguine, reassuring look so many brushes have etched onto his remarkably white face. A black spider is slowly creeping its way up the side of a plywood wall but stops short of scurrying over the poster of our Lord. My […]

Two steaming coffees are served in white, chipped mugs. The owner of the coffee shop seems less bothered about the mugs than the recipient. “Ya all ‘raight love?” the owner asks the woman in a thick Sheffield accent. She nods a response and asks if she can get anything hot […]

Ever felt like you were the elephant in the room because of your preference for Tetley’s over tequila? As though your fellow revellers subconsciously deemed your ability to enjoy a night out impossible based on the non-alcoholic drink in your hand? If you’ve answered yes, then it is of some […]

A Life Changing Experience As a first world society there are so many things we consider necessities rather than luxuries; a four bedroom house, en suite bathrooms, back gardens, clean running water. Even though we work hard and accumulate these things we still want more. Why is it that we […]