Showing our True Selves? Phillip Pullman’s Daemons in the Real World

In Phillip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’, a daemon is an external part of every person, in the form of an … More

The New Normal: Feeling Guilty and Coping with it Badly!

I feel guilty about something almost all of the time. If I have to take a day off work, cancel … More

‘Two young fish are swimming along when they happen to meet an older fish, swimming in the other direction, who … More

Prior to the pandemic, my life was, in a word, busy. Rushing from work, to university, to societies, to clubs, … More

“A diary of anything and everything” is what the first page of my first ever journal says, dated the 19th … More

[Trigger warning: war, death] It would be hard to think of a better possible time for the world to come … More

Dystopian novels can highlight the problems within society and make you more aware of them. Often after finishing the novel, … More

True, I do love history – I am a history student after all. And Justin Kurzel’s 19th-century story The True History … More

A hundred years ago, the highest-paid film director of the 1920s, Lois Weber, was a woman. So, how come that … More

[Content warning: sexual references] Lockdown and social distancing are impacting every part of our lives, including our sex lives. … More