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‘Young and so piteously alone’ - what Charlotte Mew has to say about the mental health crisis

‘Young and so piteously alone’ - what Charlotte...

Elsie Hayward Student writer If you don’t know who Charlotte Mew is, don’t worry - most people don’t know her. Also, do worry, because she’s worth it. To give you a...

‘Young and so piteously alone’ - what Charlotte...

Elsie Hayward Student writer If you don’t know who Charlotte Mew is, don’t worry - most people don’t know her. Also, do worry, because she’s worth it. To give you a...

Top Space - Themed books of 2023

2023’s Top 5 Space-Themed Science Fiction Books

This year’s array of books has been nothing short of fabulous. These new generation, space themed, science fiction books will never fail to transport you to an alternate realm where...

2023’s Top 5 Space-Themed Science Fiction Books

This year’s array of books has been nothing short of fabulous. These new generation, space themed, science fiction books will never fail to transport you to an alternate realm where...

The Modern Prometheus and The American Prometheus: Scientists of Destruction

The Modern Prometheus and The American Promethe...

Kirstie Rodrigues Student writer Christopher Nolan’s biopic of the “father of the atomic bomb”, J Robert Oppenheimer, explores ethical conflicts within an attempt to reach scientific victory. Over two centuries...

The Modern Prometheus and The American Promethe...

Kirstie Rodrigues Student writer Christopher Nolan’s biopic of the “father of the atomic bomb”, J Robert Oppenheimer, explores ethical conflicts within an attempt to reach scientific victory. Over two centuries...

The Barbie Movie: From Paper to Plastic

The Barbie Movie: From Paper to Plastic

Zara Sharma Student writer   Barbie Unboxed: Feminism and Mental Health in the Dollhouse In a world where dolls and literature intersect, the Barbie movie of 2023 brings forth a...

The Barbie Movie: From Paper to Plastic

Zara Sharma Student writer   Barbie Unboxed: Feminism and Mental Health in the Dollhouse In a world where dolls and literature intersect, the Barbie movie of 2023 brings forth a...

HEAD TO HEAD:  Kingsley Amis and Martin Amis

HEAD TO HEAD: Kingsley Amis and Martin Amis

WHAT LINKS THEM?  Kingsley Born in 1922, Kingsley Amis, father of Martin, was an Oxford-educated comic novelist whose work satirised the social changes that England went through after the Second...

HEAD TO HEAD: Kingsley Amis and Martin Amis

WHAT LINKS THEM?  Kingsley Born in 1922, Kingsley Amis, father of Martin, was an Oxford-educated comic novelist whose work satirised the social changes that England went through after the Second...

Robert McCrum on D.H. Lawrence

Robert McCrum on D.H. Lawrence

I am a child of the late 1950s and 60s, raised on D.H. Lawrence (and some other books, too). As young teenagers in the summer of Love, we found our perception...

Robert McCrum on D.H. Lawrence

I am a child of the late 1950s and 60s, raised on D.H. Lawrence (and some other books, too). As young teenagers in the summer of Love, we found our perception...