‘What are we for?’ Jann Haworth on being an Artist during a Pandemic
As we enter our 11th month of the world on pause- we begin to wonder what we are for? ARE we the fat of society or something important…
Dinner with a Book: How to do Nothing
When someone announces on social media that they are going to take a break from it, we no longer smirk. What seemed funny and pretentious just a few years ago is considered wise and mindful these days…
Brave New Londnr: Reading for Wellbeing
Welcome back to your life as you never knew it. Welcome back to the 2020s. Welcome to the new year.
BOOK REVIEW: UnAmerican Activities by James Miller
Initially put off by the name given to this book, allergic as I am to “urgent” takedowns on the American experience, it was with a smirking relief that I made my way through the grease of its pages, its sizzlingly American un-American activities…
Audiobooks: the Allure of Streaming Stories
The pioneering force behind audio storytelling in the UK was the Royal National Institute for the Blind, who wanted to make literature available to the blind and the partially sighted…
Public Warning: Saturday Night Fever
Every Saturday night, more and more people are leaving the safety of their homes to flirt and fight their way across London. Unfortunately, this mindless…
The Secret Life of Housewives & Heinz Tomato Soup
As innocent as the can of soup – that staple of your cupboard; holy grail of the lazy; ever-lurking shadow on the supermarket shelf – is the housewife.
The Curious World of Productivity Apps
I’m typing. If I stop typing for more than five seconds, everything I’ve written will be deleted. If I pause for just a moment, the text will start to fade and the edges of the screen will turn blood red. Just keep going. At least I’m writing. Is it good writing? I don’t know anymore. I was only trying to be productive…
Society & Stigma: Brief History of Salesmen
The salesman is a reviled figure in today’s society, stereotypically seen as a trickster, no better than a criminal or a con man…
Quintessentially British: Barristers Wigs
So where does this long standing British tradition come from? Well, ironically enough, wigs first made an appearance in the Courts as a fashion statement…
My Lovely Lady Lumps
It seems everyone’s getting down on their knees for the really important stuff. Not just praying, but proposing: asking someone to make that lifelong…
The Truth About Keats… Romantic or Cockney?
Were you to stumble across a portrait of John Keats you’d encounter the face of a vibrant, classical 19th Century English gentleman. Further investigation would reveal him as a young poet of the Romantic era, intelligent enough to qualify as a medic at Guy’s Hospital, Southwark…
