The Reader’s Guilt

Okay, picture this: you’re walking down the street on a day like any other and you spot from the other … More

Paradise Lost, or Paradise Found? The Symbology of Satan As A Feminist Icon

The Demonising of Satan Within Renaissance England To understand Satan’s argument for female liberation, we must first examine the societal … More

‘God is dead! God remains dead! And we have killed him!’ cries and yells the Madman in Nietzsche’s The Gay … More

Many people show a worrying tendency to essentialise the past, to treat certain actions, characteristics and traditions as fundamental to … More

“Zynoeia – a fantasy kingdom of the four elements: earth, water, air, and fire. It’s a land where gem stones … More

For many of us, the beginning of a new year means one thing and one thing only: resolutions. Each year, … More

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein after spending days cooped up inside because of bad weather while holidaying in the Swiss Alps. … More

When I returned to Glasgow in September, after spending the summer in my home country Italy, I remember it felt … More

Where is the villain made? They don’t emerge from an ether, fully formed, ready to work against you, they don’t … More

“Glasgow days and grey weather,” writes Edwin Morgan in his seminal poem The Unspoken, “when the rain beat on the … More