The Neapolitan Novels – Elena Ferrante
When Taylor Swift is occupying our minds with her drama, it is hard to think about much else. It is also hard to consider that drama on Swift’s level could…
Emotional labour: women cannot be the gift that keeps on giving
In the past few years, I have had numerous jobs of varying difficulty – shop work, childcare, gelato scooper. This one is up there, because balancing editing a newspaper with…
Library Crush Hour: 8th March 2017
Spare a thought for a forlorn fourth floor pawn as I fawn and mourn; I have loved thee since dawn; I am pinned to your cork board, yet you pour…
All degrees should be held with great pride: don’t discourage the artists
Teacher, philosopher, aspiring writer, barista? What does the future hold if you study an arts degree? As a history student, I have been asked many times about the £36,000 of…
Library Crush Hour: 1st March 2017
Love, lust and libraries. A golden trio? Edam girl! As the flashing lights illuminated your sweat-glistening forehead in the Big Cheese, I locked eyes with you and that was Gouda-enough…
In these dark times, what TV can we turn to for comfort?
It’s Week 10 of the semester – we’ve made it to double digits – and 2016 has gone from abysmal to apocalyptic. We asked students around campus what they watch…
Editors’ Picks: The royal flush
Victoria The ITV series Victoria aired this autumn, and was the crowning glory of the season. That it follows just one woman, rather than a whole royal family or dynasty,…
Netflix Pick : Top of the Lake
I did not actually think there could be much left on Netflix that I had not watched. Little did I know. Top of the Lake is set in a remote…