Would Like to Meet – Dear You: the dates, the dizziness and the ultimate disappointment.

Dear you, This is what you didn’t want. You approached it jokily with some nervous laughter, and just enough of … More

This Much I Know… – All I Want For Christmas Is A Brand New Book

My primary school was destroyed during the Clydebank Blitz of the Second World War. The 1960’s rebuild which I attended … More

Russian Correspondent – A Relatable Russia

When the country I temporarily live in was casually mentioned by Obama in the same sentence as ISIS and Ebola, … More

Bethany Says… – Reclaiming Representation

Fancasts are creative exercises by fans of media, usually tv shows or films, in which characters are cast with new … More

Would Like to Meet – Dating Mistakes: the late, the loudmouth and the liquored up

Three issues into academic year and I suppose this must mean I’m a legit dating columnist now – putting my … More

This Much I Know… – In Defence of ‘Clicktivism’

It is commonly regarded that the internet went ‘public’ in 1991. I was born in 1994 meaning I have never … More

Russian Correspondent – How To Travel In Time

I have just spent eight days in the wonderful Baltic states. I could tell you how gorgeous they are and … More

Would Like to Meet – The Actual Tinder Date: the sorbet, the sulking grown man and the subsequent “see ya never”

Picture the scene; he and I wear the same shy smiles. We exchange fleeting, nervous glances now and then, before … More

Bethany Says… Voting: Why I Don’t

I’m a dual national and, every time I travel, I carry two passports: one blue and one maroon. My father … More

This Much I Know… – They’re Talkin’ About a Revolution (and it sounds like a shouty, scruffy, Essex-born comedian)

There’s been a lot of talk of revolution lately. Whether you care for the romanticised spiritualism of Russell Brand (#ReLOVEution), … More