23rd November 2023
The Glasgow Guardian reflects on how governments across Europe have responded to the cost of living crisis, while considering the role of global markets. Over the past few years, Europe has been subjected to a series of crises, namely the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the subsequent mass inflation. Although nowhere near the peak ...
19th December 2022
Leah Hart discusses international film and TV and how viewing visual media through the lens of globalisation can lead to unexpected revelations. Our modern media climate is one that assaults the senses with music, ads, iconography, and endless streaming giant boogie-men waiting around every corner. Though books survive, our lives nonetheless revolve around unlocking our ...
16th October 2022
Shannon and Leah review FLETCHER’s debut album. Leah Hart: As an emerging voice in pop, Cari Elise Fletcher made her first attempt at fame in the 2011 season of The X-Factor where she was quickly eliminated. 11 years later, following a string of EPs and a cancelled Niall Horan tour, Fletcher has finally released her ...
20th September 2022
Which classics can grip students’ attention as they start university? Even if you haven’t attempted one of the classics, it is generally agreed that they have a reputation for being wordy, sluggish, and all-together very long. Sometimes, that would be true. Dracula, a deceptively lengthy and action-less book, almost killed me. Classics require care and ...
16th February 2022
Leah Hart examines how far aesthetics matter when it comes to choosing a book. The act of buying or borrowing a book must inevitably be predicated by a judgment of its worthiness. This judgment will either need to be quick – if perhaps you are late for coffee with a friend and something caught your ...
14th February 2022
Leah Hart talks us through the best love stories to accompany you this Valentine’s Day. With the return of February, we once again meet that blessed day of romance that follows the gloomy month of January. With midterms looming and a higher likelihood of being hit by Covid’s arrow than Cupid’s, what better time for ...
