Qiu Maojin: Why This Groundbreaking Taiwanese Writer Matters
‘Shifting the Focus From Sylvia Plath’s Tragic Death to Her Brilliant Life,’ read a headline last month in The New
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Books
Book Review: John Sellars’ Lessons In Stoicism
Stoicism is not an easy philosophy to adopt. It requires one to do away with a good deal of the
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Period Drama & Painting
I don’t know if there are any other sleuths who like romantic period films out there, but if there are,
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Art Recommendations for Winter
In any year, the winter is a typically a time spent inside – especially for us here by the Scottish
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Book Review: Black People Are Cropped, William Pope L.
This summer, following the crowd of people launching themselves on a mission to consume media in order to educate themselves
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Bookshops In The Bubble
George Orwell once wrote he no longer buys books due to the disdain he developed of dead bluebottles on the
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Weighing Up The West Through Four Books
In my last article, I lauded Thailand’s quick and effective response to the Coronavirus pandemic compared to that of the
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An (Entirely Platonic) Love Letter to Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle
It was a mild Friday in late April last year, the time when spring inches towards summer, and coursework deadlines
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Book Review – The Secret Lives Of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
There are two poignant memories from junior high and high school which come often into my mind. Realising I worked
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The Lockdown Reading List
If, like me, you have little else to do at home than scroll mindlessly through Facebook, visit the nearby dairy
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