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Whiteknights, Late September
The weary trees hang their branches low, Drooping as they mourn another short-lived summer. A fickle Sun taunts them, teasing the...
Martha Charles
Dec 5, 2023


My Husband Takes It Out on the Pampas Grass
A response to Simon Armitage’s Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass Simon’s in the garden again. All winter cooped up, pacing the landing in...
Martha Charles
Dec 5, 2023


Effective Accelerationism: The Ideology of the Future?
Effective Accelerationism is social media’s favourite ideology. Its believers and stalwarts have garnered hundreds of thousands of...
Finlay McPherson
Dec 5, 2023


Exhibition Review - Open Collective 'Entropy'
‘Nil a Fhios Agam’ - Josephine Maxwell Exhibiting Chaos // Entropy and allure are two concepts united by very little. Yet, in a...
Fabergé Warland-Edge & Isaac Lomax
Dec 5, 2023


Reading Trans Movement
Reading Trans Movement is a local activist group that aims to address issues surrounding trans people, and to provide visibility and a...
Tea Southwell
Nov 29, 2023


COP28
The COP28, 28th annual ‘Conference of the Parties’, is a climate conference held by the United Nations. This year it is being held from...
Lewis Parry
Nov 29, 2023


Finding Your Own Way 5,895 Metres Up
Every new student faces uncertainty when leaving for university. Rizzy Burrow imagined university as only offering “union nights and...
Anna McDonald
Nov 23, 2023
The Winter, My Coat, Coldness-Induced Angst
Summer came, I grieved my coat. Its colour, its glory, the freedom it afforded me. I could wear what I wanted, then I’d conceal the lack...
Grace Wayne
Nov 16, 2023


Thoughts From An Overly Quiet Room
Wouldn’t it be nice to be missed? For someone to feel your shadow And follow it to the souls of your feet For someone to reach for your...
Fabergé Warland-Edge
Nov 16, 2023


Systems Biology and its Role in Cancer Prevention
Are we getting the full picture when it comes to researching and treating the UK’s most common cause of death? Associate Professor and...
Isla Bailey
Nov 16, 2023


Are the INEOS Grenadiers Really So Far Off the Pace?
The once imperious team formerly known as Team Sky now find themselves without a Grand Tour win in three years - and surrounded by teams...
Finlay McPherson
Nov 10, 2023


Butterflies
I look in the mirror and I see a boy Lifeless eyes, filled with fear. I pity the boy, I share his pain, I wish I could reach out, and...
Tea Southwell
Nov 9, 2023


The RED Awards for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Life as a student has its own challenges before you even consider seeking out your dream career at the end of your degree. Navigating...
Isla Bailey
Nov 9, 2023


The Coconut Tree, Reading: A Spiced and Sumptuous Night in Sri Lanka
The ‘St. Colombo’ Cocotail (vegan) Coconut pancakes, coconut candles, and cocotails - this is a restaurant that takes itself literally....
Anna McDonald & Isaac Lomax
Nov 4, 2023


Film Photography in 2023
Film photography is gradually making a comeback. Not since the ‘90s have photo-processing shops been stacking their shelves with rolls of...
Jasmine McQuade
Oct 29, 2023


Enn
Oct 29, 2023


God’s Cruelty - Extract from ‘Portrait of a Ghost’
‘Portrait of a Ghost’ is a short story about the effects of undiagnosed mental illness, inspired by gothic literature - specifically the...
Willow Reid
Oct 28, 2023


Tour de Lanzarote
As the rest of the cycling world cast its eyes upon France, and the two young phenoms battling it out for yellow, I headed to Lanzarote...
Finlay McPherson
Oct 19, 2023


How Platelets Can Change Our Approach to Healthcare
You may only associate these tiny cells with their role in blood clotting, but how can we use them as early-warning systems for...
Isla Bailey
Oct 19, 2023


‘A Haunting in Venice’
Kenneth Branagh’s latest entry to his Poirot series is a marked improvement over its predecessor - the vapid, superficial ‘Death On The...
Pierce Budnyj
Oct 19, 2023
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