Elitism and mental health at The University of Edinburgh
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq By Sharan Atwal and Orfhlaith McDevitt Almost two-thirds (63%) of students in the UK have experienced a...
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Molly Herbert
Feb 10, 20223 min read
situationship.
in basement chatter, an inebriated daze, i feel the pangs of her kicking inside. i tell me she’s dead. i killed her. suppressed her....
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Elena Timoshuk
Feb 6, 20223 min read
The realities of queer activism in Belarus
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In Belarus, the current unrest as a result of recent elections means that if you are a peaceful protester...
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Elena Timoshuk
Feb 6, 20222 min read
A decade after launching the Istanbul convention,
its anniversary looms over a steep decline in women’s rights and safety. Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq 2021 marked 10 years since the...
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Sorcha Tipping
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Taking gender-based violence seriously
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Laura Bates, the manosphere, and how VAWG is a step forward towards reducing gender-based violence....
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Cordelia Leigh
Jan 31, 20223 min read
NFTs: For Better or For Worse?
Illustration's by Megan Le Brocq With a revenue of a whopping $25 billion in 2021, the NFT market is not one to be ignored. NFT...
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Alice Greenbury
Jan 24, 20223 min read
Do romantic novels and films set us up for disappointment?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Poisonous, corruptive, and bewitching novels. Portals to worlds beyond our grasp, and therefore places of...
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Willow Courtauld
Jan 16, 20223 min read
Hepworth Reconsidered
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Barbara Hepworth, a female modernist sculptor, created abstract forms from the beginnings of the 19th...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 16, 20222 min read
Barbados and the withering away of the British Monarchy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When you search on the internet about Barbados becoming a republic you first have to push through a...
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Gem Kirwan
Jan 16, 20222 min read
Books are meant to push boundaries. Why are we banning them for doing exactly that?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Literature has indescribable power. It challenges the status quo, gives marginalised people a platform to...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 16, 20222 min read
The COP26 protest: a look at the sidelines
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The COP26 protest started at Kelvingrove Park, in Glasgow. As protestors took their places, from the...
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Kája Kubičková
Jan 16, 20222 min read
The hidden affairs of Andrej Babiš: Czech prime minister named in the Pandora Papers
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Shopping in the Czech Republic is a game of Russian Roulette; whether it’s milk or chicken, throwing the...
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Sorcha Tipping
Jan 12, 20222 min read
The Oscars - celebrating misrepresentation
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Everyone loves a film with a happy ending — the guy gets the girl, the wronged hero is redeemed, they all...
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Gem Kirwan
Jan 12, 20223 min read
Sarah Everard’s murder was a wake-up call. The government keeps hitting snooze.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The murder of Sarah Everard by former police officer Wayne Couzens shocked the nation. It sparked...
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Alice Greenbury
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Literature in the time of pandemic – What we can learn from our media escapes during global crises
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Writing about the Covid-19 pandemic can often seem gruelling and unrewarding. There’s a general sense...
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Olivia Whitelaw
Jan 12, 20223 min read
Taking the L: Lesbophobia in Queer Nightlife
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq *Names of persons and establishments have been omitted for privacy reasons. To claim that the LGBTQ+...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 12, 20223 min read
How do we comprehend the assassination of David Amess?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Conservative MP David Amess was assassinated on Friday 15th; his death has been treated as a terrorist...
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Pablo Lacalle Castillo
Jan 9, 20222 min read
Politiktok: why social media’s biggest craze has crippled political discussion.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It has admittedly become somewhat of a cliché to point out the irony that in an unprecedented age of mass...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 9, 20223 min read
One-dimensional learning: time to say goodbye to online teaching
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For students another semester arrives, and with it the promise of more online ‘hybrid’ learning. While...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 9, 20223 min read
Sean Lock and the boundaries of comedy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It is rare that the death of a comedian is noted by mainstream news. In fact, it came as a surprise that...
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