1919: the beginning of modern feminism?

1919: politics is controlled by men, business is controlled by men, in fact, the world is run by men. 100 years later, what’s changed? The answer is, sadly, not a great deal. 95% of Fortune 500 CEO roles are held by men, only 23% of the world’s politicians are female, and women in the UK […]

How the personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors bring to life unconscionable statistics in the brilliant documentary ‘Numbered’.

I recently attended a screening of the documentary ‘Numbered’ at an event held by Durham Jewish Society to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on the 27th of January. This day represents the anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The documentary interviewed survivors asking how their tattooed number had affected their identity […]

From LOLcats to Prehistoric Penises: The History of Memes

Brummell, Dandyism and the History of Men’s Style

We Will Remember Them: How World War One Shaped the Modern World

The history of abortion in America and how it became a partisan issue.

Salem’s Witch Trials: A Story of Hysteria, Execution and Obsession

‘The Darkest Side of Female Activism’: Female Perpetrators of the Holocaust and their Erasure from History

The Curious Case of Yukio Mishima

The Oscars: A History