We can all relate to the discomfort. A busy train at rush hour, filled with damp coats and shopping bags, … More
Category: Opinion
Russian Correspondent – What Year Is This Again?
What I really envy in Russians is their self-assured ways. They are sure about themselves and they are sure about … More
This Much I Know… – ‘Female’ Films: A Culture Less Credible?
There’s been something bugging me about the inescapable press surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey. No, it’s not the endless, ludicrous … More
Would Like to Meet – My Experiment: the lassie, the lipstick and the lush spaghetti
Two things are notably unusual about last week’s date. Firstly, I am in a restaurant, and I despise all restaurant … More
Russian Correspondent – Promises of Peace and Rising Rent
Last week Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, visited Kiev and Moscow to talk to Poroshenko and Putin about a renewed, and … More
Bethany Says… – Your Fave is Problematic: Beating Off Wide Ties With A Stapler Since 1945
Too often much lauded plans for media progress fail to meet high expectations. This year’s film award season fell short, … More
This Much I Know… – We Are So Young
The Opposite of Loneliness is a collection of writings by 22 year old, Yale graduate Marina Keegan, published in 2013. … More
Russian Correspondent – Rouble Trouble
The rouble is devaluating so quickly that you don’t need to know much about economics to see what is going … More
Bethany Says… – Trolls and Why We Can’t have Nice Things
Anonymity online is usually depicted as a universally bad thing – anonymous forums and comment threads are the home of … More
This Much I Know… – Hunting: The Elite and the Electorate
On Boxing Day, over a quarter of a million people turned out across the UK to support the last annual … More
