However, when trying to wrap up a franchise of this magnitude, time has shown that final instalments can be big, bold and go out with a bang, or have an over reliance on nostalgia. With some early ...

What unites these novels is their female characters who are unapologetically hungry, whether for power, pleasure or escape. They disregard traditional expectations of femininity, consuming and ...

Seventy years after its publication, Lolita has been misread, misused, and misunderstood. The tragedy of a girl named Dolores Haze has been overshadowed by an aesthetic the book never meant to create.

Pride month is fully in swing, not only in the UK but all over the world. While spending a semester in Italy, I took the opportunity, this June, to visit the capital and observe how Pride is ...

Ryan Coogler’s first original blockbuster Sinners hit the box office in April 2025, quickly becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of the year so far. Set in 1930s Deep South Mississippi, two twin ...

Despite being one of the most abundant organisms on the planet, fungi remain incredibly misunderstood. Remarkably adaptable and quick to thrive in new environments, pathogenic fungi are on the rise, ...

British-American journalist Dame Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor-in-chief of the American edition of the infamous and culturally significant fashion magazine Vogue. Wintour has held the role ...

Last week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the first Spending Review since 2015, setting out the government's spending intentions for the rest of this parliament. Whilst a Spending Review, unlike a ...

After 15 years of Conservative governance, a period which saw five different incumbents of No.10, voters felt a sense of relief when Rishi Sunak, on 22 May, announced that a general election would be ...

28 Years Later (2025) was one of my most highly anticipated films of the year, with 28 Days Later (2002) being one of my favourite films of all time. While I do not think that this film quite lives up ...