Hepworth Reconsidered
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Barbara Hepworth, a female modernist sculptor, created abstract forms from the beginnings of the 19th...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Barbados and the withering away of the British Monarchy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When you search on the internet about Barbados becoming a republic you first have to push through a...
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Gem Kirwan
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Books are meant to push boundaries. Why are we banning them for doing exactly that?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Literature has indescribable power. It challenges the status quo, gives marginalised people a platform to...
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Kája Kubičková
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
The hidden affairs of Andrej Babiš: Czech prime minister named in the Pandora Papers
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Shopping in the Czech Republic is a game of Russian Roulette; whether it’s milk or chicken, throwing the...
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Sorcha Tipping
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Oscars - celebrating misrepresentation
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Everyone loves a film with a happy ending — the guy gets the girl, the wronged hero is redeemed, they all...
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Gem Kirwan
- Jan 12, 2022
- 3 min
Sarah Everard’s murder was a wake-up call. The government keeps hitting snooze.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The murder of Sarah Everard by former police officer Wayne Couzens shocked the nation. It sparked...
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Alice Greenbury
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
Literature in the time of pandemic – What we can learn from our media escapes during global crises
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Writing about the Covid-19 pandemic can often seem gruelling and unrewarding. There’s a general sense...
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Olivia Whitelaw
- Jan 12, 2022
- 3 min
Taking the L: Lesbophobia in Queer Nightlife
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq *Names of persons and establishments have been omitted for privacy reasons. To claim that the LGBTQ+...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 12, 2022
- 3 min
How do we comprehend the assassination of David Amess?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Conservative MP David Amess was assassinated on Friday 15th; his death has been treated as a terrorist...
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Pablo Lacalle Castillo
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
Politiktok: why social media’s biggest craze has crippled political discussion.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It has admittedly become somewhat of a cliché to point out the irony that in an unprecedented age of mass...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
One-dimensional learning: time to say goodbye to online teaching
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For students another semester arrives, and with it the promise of more online ‘hybrid’ learning. While...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
Sean Lock and the boundaries of comedy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It is rare that the death of a comedian is noted by mainstream news. In fact, it came as a surprise that...
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Gem Kirwan
- Jan 2, 2022
- 3 min
16 Facts on Gender-Based Violence for the 16 Days of Activism
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The 25th November until the 10th December marked the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence....
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Ava Reid
- Jan 2, 2022
- 3 min
Fake it ‘til you make it: rigged elections and the unseen struggle for democracy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Nearly a decade has passed since the Snow Revolution, a time when thousands across Russia began...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Great British Banana Republic
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We can umm and err and to and fro about exactly how we should judge our present government, but by now it...
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