Darkness and Light – How the Gothic Renaissance writes its monsters
Natasha Ranawake delves into the monstrous worlds of some recent gothic releases.
Culture & Arts
The woman at Polly Joke
A short poem inspired by the annual flowering of poppies on the cliffs overlooking Polly Joke beach in Cornwall.
Change as a Catalyst for Art: Metamorphosis and Harry Styles’s ‘As It Was’.
Change, and how it acts as the most effective catalyst for artistic expression through music.
Read Against the Machine: Galatea 2.2 and AI “Human” Thought
Richard Power’s novel Galatea 2.2 follows a journey into the construction of artificial intelligence to replicate literary criticism. Autumn Huxtable explores how the novel highlights the uniqueness of human thought…
Pygmalion: A Review
A review of The Bailey Theatre Company's Pygmalion, My Fair Lady
One final gate: conformity gate and saying goodbye to Stranger Things.
Grace Bailey discusses all things Stranger Things and saying goodbye with one final fan theory...
Del Toro’s Frankenstein
Del Toro’s movie adaptation of Shelley’s Frankenstein has been receiving mixed reviews. It seems the movie is simultaneously too big, and too small for its audience. Most praise his abundance…
The Resolution of Reading
Gaia Fanton explores the importance of reading in the New Year
Midwestern melancholy: Midwestern Emo and its 90s magnetism
A deep-dive into one of emo rock's most fundamental waves.
The Visual Identity of Bamboo Scaffolding
Growing up in Hong Kong, bamboo scaffolding is everywhere. You could walk two streets in any direction and find a building wrapped in those warm, honey-coloured lattices. The scaffolding, paired…