Sharing the Love
Becky Durose explores a time when Valentine’s Day was more than just chocolate, cards and unloved stuffed bears.
Echo Spring and the Search for “It”
Megumi Chou investigates the link between writers and alcohol.
Hellblazer’s Constantine to return to our screens
Almost a decade after the 2005 film, Hellblazer fans may get the Constantine they’ve always wanted, Lucy Kissick writes.
Let’s Get Metaphysical
Calum Robson explores the metaphysics of the term ‘love’.
Molecular Gastronomy: An Amateur’s Perspective
Tim Callow shares his adventures in molecular gastronomy.
Review: DDO/DIM Comedy Double Bill
Jack Parkes reviews Durham Drama Outreach’s Shakespeare Comedy Cabaret and the Durham Improvised Musical.
Fewer bananas for primates in British zoos
Gwynneth Mayers explains why bananas are being banned at Paignton Zoo.
Cameras in the Library
The other day I was sitting in the library on one of the weird rocking mesh-backed chairs at the end of level three where the desks look out onto the…
The biggest (figurative) dicks in the animal kingdom, pt. 4
The Ostrich We have arrived at the penultimate entry in our series on seemingly innocent animals that behave with a degree of moral integrity you would expect from the love-child…
Video of the Week
Revolutionizing speech through phonetic punctuation This week we have dug up a somewhat old gem containing Victor Borge, Denmark’s greatest gift to humanity since their pastries. Watch as a ground-breaking…