Villanelle: The Heroine we Deserve | Edward Howard
Well, it’s finally over. After 4 years and 4 successful seasons, the pop culture juggernaut that was Killing Eve is at an end – albeit with a finale so unexpected that the writer of...
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The Real Value of University | Christopher Winter
s important to remember that a University degree does not grant you magic powers. We might like to think that it does, but no piece of paper and no letters after your name make you capable of changing the world.
Audubon’s Legacy of Birds and Tomfoolery | Dinah Kolka
The exhibition was a visual feast for the eyes and the birds are engraved and painted beautifully. The sheer skill of Audubon’s art is undeniable, and it trumps any accusations he received.
10 Royal Mistresses, Part I | Sarah Stook
Kings might have insatiable appetites and want something more. So long as they weren’t too open about it, they could have as many women as they wanted.
Little Dark Age and Murdering the Author | Jack Campion
The fact is that reactionary media, be it music, film, literature or television, is entirely hegemonic to the left’s favour.
The Demon in Democracy, by Ryszard Legutko (Book Review) | Ryan Anderson
A rarely remarked upon effect of Covid-19 has been the neglect of works that would have ordinarily garnered broader acclaim. Thus, as we’ve been distracted by the medical events, an assortment of commendable offerings...
Dark Humour for the Red King: The Drunk Porter in Macbeth | Dustin Lovell
“Knock, knock—who’s there?” Whenever one of my tutorial students is assigned (or, let’s be honest, barely mentions) Macbeth, I go into a certain and by now well-rehearsed tangent on how Shakespeare’s arguably darkest play...
In The Thick of It, by Alan Duncan MP (Book Review) | Roshan Chandy
Alan Duncan spews out the bile in this entertaining political diary, but lacks the substance of one of the great memoirs. If you want a book that reeks of the heartache and crushed ambitions...
It’s time to consign plaques to history | Robert Poll
When the government launched its ‘Retain and Explain’ policy in January 2021, those of us who value our heritage and see through the attacks on it greeted it with cautious optimism. Sadly, the unveiling...
South Korea: A Pop Culture Supremacy | Sarah Stook
One country seems to be dominating the entertainment world at the moment. It’s not America. It’s not India. It’s South Korea. From top Netflix shows and films, to K-Pop superstars, the glittering nation has...
