‘Just a reminder that when Shakespeare was quarantined because of the plague, he wrote King Lear.’ This tweet, from @roseannecash, went viral recently. So I decided to investigate if it’s true, and who else over the ages has managed to be productive in confinement, while ‘living dully sluggardized at home/ Wear out thy youth with […]
Home is where the heart is. Unfortunately, the coronavirus lockdown also means home is full of all your family members ready to drive you insane. That’s where friends come into the equation. Friends keep us sane, and give us all the laughs, support and understanding anyone could need. Now more than ever, it’s important to […]
I, along with the rest of the country, heck, the rest of the world, have a rising sense of panic that the next few months could potentially be completely wasted time, precious moments stolen from our lives that we just won’t get back. But perhaps this mindset is unnecessarily negative and in itself a waste […]
With Edinburgh increasingly feeling the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the requirement for social distancing means that your preferred space to study, whether it be the library, Teviot or your favourite coffee shop, are now officially no-go zones. However, the pandemic does not change the fact that deadlines are imminent, therefore it is going to […]
There has never been a more important time to try and stay as healthy as possible and exercise is the perfect way to boost and maintain not only your physical but mental health too. We all want to play our part in tackling the global pandemic caused by the spread of COVID-19 by following Government […]