The Problem of Good Writing
Thomas Rooney discusses the problem of how to write well.
Winter Wonderlands
The Bubble presents more winter wonderland scenes selected from entries to the Seasonal Photography Competition.
Homosexuality and India
Anny Souresh reports on the landmark overturning of an act to decriminalise gay sex in India.
Commodities Update: Gold Price Rises Sharply as Recovery Falters
Renewed concerns about the pace of recovery in the US economy prompt investors to buy gold, Patrick Iddison reports.
The Philosopher’s Love Song
With Valentine’s Day over for another year, Calum Robson shares a poem that questions love from a philosopher’s perspective.
What makes the British Landscape so very British?
As the train from Durham passes through acres of countryside, Elly Greenway reflects on what makes the British landscape British.
Categorising “Sexual Minorities”: Is LGBT the best we can come up with?
Virut Hemnilrat discusses the sexual minorities that don’t fit under the LGBT umbrella.
Review: I, Frankenstein
Christopher Watts reviews I, Frankenstein – the latest cinematic reincarnation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic monster.
Could music be the solution to all our language worries?
Becky Durose explores the prominence which music has over our lives and language.
Iain Banks: A Life Well Written
Jessie Honnor pays tribute to Iain Banks, the Scottish writer who died in June 2013.