We are our choices, but are our choices ours?
Every day, from the moment we wake up, we make choices. Ranging from what to have for breakfast to how much effort we want to put into our courses. Our…
Stop extremism- NO to the veil ban
Last week, 51% of Swiss voters cast their ballots in favor of banning women from covering their face completely in public spaces. Full facial veils will only be allowed in…
Why everyone should be interested in philosophy
Hello, dear readers. It’s your new resident philosopher here. In my first article of this column, I would like to introduce myself and the purpose of this weekly philosophical analysis.…
The feminist importance of “girl-talk”
I know what you’re thinking: the term ‘girl talk’ reeks of uncomfortable, pre-adolescent years where your clothes didn’t fit you from one day to the other and you ruined one…
Love in the Time of Corona: different kinds of love
This article is a part of our series Love in the Time of Corona. If you have any interesting or scandalous love, relationship, or sex stories of your own during the…
Our lives will never be the same after COVID, and thank goodness for that
The COVID-19 crisis has had the particular quality of uprooting absolutely everybody’s lives. No single age group, social class, country or minority has been left untouched by a global pandemic…
Embracing vulnerability: reimagining masculinity in Scottish fiction
The 2021 online edition of the Paisley Book Festival has managed to be as magical as last year’s in-person events. The Festival is in its second year and has been…
On life without meaning: introducing Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Reconciling what I believe to be one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century with his unforgivable views has not been easy for me. Louis-Ferdinand Céline, the famed French…