The most influential horror writer you’ve never heard of: Introducing H.P. Lovecraft
CW: racism, antisemitism, anti-Black racism, anti-Asian racism The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. H.P.…
I Care a Lot
I Care a Lot is a film with a masterful premise, a first-rate cast, a suitably unnerving score, and just a few too many implausibilities to be spectacular. The story…
The Student’s Lockdown Reading List 3.0
I recently came across an article on The Guardian website titled, ‘Have you been using the pandemic to catch up on long classic novels?’ Needless to say, I hadn’t. Should…
Capitol riots: What happened and what happens next?
On the 6th of January 2020, a joint session of the United States Congress sat down to count the electoral college votes. Meanwhile, across the National Mall, President Trump addressed…
The Student reviews: 2020 Booker Prize winner ‘Shuggie Bain’
TW: addiction and mention of sexual violence Everyday with the make-up on and her hair done, she climbed out of her grave and held her head high. When she had…
We must be free to disagree
For those Scots who value the legacy of the Scottish Enlightenment, Holyrood’s Hate Crime Bill may be the most regressive piece of political kowtowing in recent memory. Lockdown has seen…
Palestine, Israel, and the stalled annexation of the West Bank
As July 1st has come and gone, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has yet to take any unilateral action on the West Bank annexation plan. With the Prime Minister’s long history of…