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TWO Review: A Pint of Bitter
TWO is a play about love, loss and betrayal – and Mermaids’ latest rendition left me suspended between laughter and stunned melancholy. Jim Cartwright’s script unfolds in a small-town pub, the lives of its drinkers and owners revealing the quiet tragedies behind everyday love. As I sat in the buzzing Barron for the opening night performance, my expectations were blank. The cartoonish set — a bar drawn in thick, newspaper-like outlines, with matching chairs and an all-green wa
Lina Lataoui
Oct 12, 2025


We Need to Talk: Why American Political Discourse in St Andrews is Vital
When Trump was first elected, I was ten years old. I woke to the sound of my door slowly cracking open, my mother’s pained face...
Ella Prieto
Oct 12, 2025


Has Aesthetic Pleasure Gone Too Far? An Exploration of Minimalism and the Colourless Childhood
By Bethany Dowell At the age of six, a typical outfit for me consisted of a Peppa Pig T-shirt, paired with a flowing skirt. Complimenting...
Bethany Dowell
Oct 5, 2025


Bell Street, or My Education in Envy
By Eliza O'keefe In one of my classes, the table has a rectangular hole in the middle, and you can look down the middle and see...
Eliza O’Keefe
Oct 5, 2025


Constellations Review – Two Scintillating Renditions of a Challenging Play
A review of the romantic tragicomedy Constellations.
Geordie Coles
Sep 29, 2025


Modern dating, love, and self-worth in Celine Song’s Materialists
Love, as described in the film as the last religion, has not been lost among all the modern noise. We just have to fight for it.
Samuel Stephenson
Sep 29, 2025


A Desi Girl’s Guide to Being Glared at by Uncles…and Secretly Admired by Aunties.
A guide on how to get glares and dismantle patriarchy, starting with your family.
Prisha Jain
Sep 28, 2025


The Identification Trap: How Social Media is Killing Individual Identity
Every hobby, outfit, or passing impulse must come with an algorithm-friendly tag and curated aesthetic which leaves little room for the contradictions and messiness of reality.
Lina Lataoui
Sep 28, 2025


Butting Heads with Bronte: Why Emerald Fennell’s erotic take on Wuthering Heights is problematic
By Sabrina Stevenson The recent teaser for Emerald Fennell’s 2026 film, Wuthering Heights has sparked widespread controversy amongst...
Sabrina Stevenson
Sep 21, 2025


Five Stars from Space-Tourists, Zero Stars for Space-Tourism
On the 14th April, Blue Origin successfully launched and returned the first all-female spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova’s solo...
Gabriella Thomas
May 9, 2025


Should We Pity Grimes?
It’s hard not to. Once upon a time, a very strong argument could be made that Grimes (aka ‘Claire Boucher’ or ‘c’) was the coolest person...
Nicholas Davy
Apr 6, 2025


Nancy Myers-ing Your Life — It's (Not) Complicated
Considering Tiktok is exploding with romcom quotes, character analyses, and “Frazzled English Woman” fashion inspiration, it's fair to...
Sophie Rose Jenkins
Apr 6, 2025


When Tradition Feels Like a Trap: Unpacking the Trad Wife Dilemma
We are quick to judge others for their choices. Indeed, judgement remains a fundamental human pastime. Within that comes the fear of the...
Eva Sandford
Apr 2, 2025


Sabrina Carpenter was Right, Switch it up like Nintendo
In 2020, our lives capsized. Rather than spending my sweet sixteen surrounded by my friends, I found myself nestled between the four...
Bethany Dowell
Apr 2, 2025


Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Reviewed
Read at your own risk — this article may contain spoilers! I have to say, it’s been a while since I watched a film that managed to make...
Lara Benedetti
Mar 25, 2025


Tiktok Has Destroyed Our Ability To Read
Like many of us, I am no stranger to the intoxication of short-form content apps; in the past few years, TikTok has become the primary...
Evie Stanford
Mar 25, 2025


Lady Gaga Reinvents Herself with 2025’s Mayhem
Lady Gaga has never been a stranger to mayhem. What has always driven her artistry is a desire to merge opposing concepts, bridging the...
Nicholas Davy
Mar 12, 2025


If In Doubt, Stars Sell Seats
The London theatre scene is buzzing and the year has just begun. Titles including Much Ado About Nothing, Oedipus, The Tempest, Kyoto,...
Gabriella Thomas
Mar 6, 2025


In Defence of 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard'
2024’s most divisive game is really fun, actually. Writing about Dragon Age: The Veilguard ’s shortcomings at this point feels like...
Nicholas Davy
Feb 20, 2025


Cancel Culture as a Societal Case of OCD
Navigating the world is tricky: nobody wants to say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing, feel the wrong thing. This isn’t new. I believe...
Katie Campbell
Feb 20, 2025
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