During the first weeks of lockdown, the thought of exercising my right to one walk per day never even crossed … More
Category: Features
Adventures Misremembered
I don’t remember being so peculiar. Perhaps this is because I have always remembered myself as incredibly sophisticated and unbelievably … More
The Case Against Colston: Why it’s Time to be Honest about the Public Past
On Sunday June 7th, a public memorial in the centre of Bristol, England, was defaced and unceremoniously rolled into the … More
Sober or Steamin’ – Why is Alcohol Essential?
* This article was written before Phase 1 for ‘coming out of lockdown’ in Scotland. While many shops are … More
The Power of Platonic Love
“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is … More
Meme Culture as a Way of Perceiving History
As we stay alert and remain calm in lockdown, the world has taken to one of its greatest comforts of … More
The Underrated Privilege of Walking
Life hasn’t looked or felt the same for a lot of us since mid-March when a pandemic took over everything … More
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
Staying Conscious
‘Two young fish are swimming along when they happen to meet an older fish, swimming in the other direction, who … More
A Diary of Anything and Everything
“A diary of anything and everything” is what the first page of my first ever journal says, dated the 19th … More
