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Dec 26, 20244 min read

EXCLUSIVE REVIEW: Is Squid Game S2 worth it?

Many didn’t feel Squid Game’s first season needed a follow-up: myself included. As we watched through gritted teeth, writer Hwang...

Cullen Holas

Dec 18, 20245 min read

Where does Syria go from here?

The fall of Bashar al-Assad as leader of Syria has left everyone with one question - what happens now?

The Abraham Accords Were Never Going to Free Palestine

Nithila

Nov 22, 20247 min read

The Abraham Accords Were Never Going to Free Palestine

How America games the system to get exactly what it wants every single time.

Sam Mandi-Ghomi

Nov 11, 20249 min read

Were One Direction the last new band?

The music industry is giving us nothing new and it seems the last new thing we have comes from the unlikeliest of sources.

Unhoused and Homeless: What is the Difference?

Anthony David Vernon

Sep 3, 20245 min read

Unhoused and Homeless: What is the Difference?

To be unhoused is a governmental matter while to be homeless is a private or private sector failing, writes Anthony David Vernon.

Sam Mandi-Ghomi

Aug 23, 20247 min read

Fontaines D.C. - Romance - Review

Their fourth studio album brings some of the defining concepts of modernity into their unfortunate selves, writes Sam Mandi-Ghomi.

Notes from a Fucking Enormous Continent: The Voyage

Will Cotton

May 8, 20243 min read

Notes from a Fucking Enormous Continent: The Voyage

Round two of this infamous series as Will embarks on his journey.

The Many Stripes of Beyonce's COWBOY CARTER

Emoefeoghene (Efe) Akpofure Imoyin-Omene

Apr 5, 20246 min read

The Many Stripes of Beyonce's COWBOY CARTER

You didn't think this could just pass us by, did you?

Notes from a Fucking Enormous Continent: A Preview

William Cotton

Mar 26, 20242 min read

Notes from a Fucking Enormous Continent: A Preview

Left Brain's resident satire merchant had upped sticks and gone to Canada. In this new series, Will will share his observations.

Collective Care Following Collective Trauma

Urvashi Panchal

Feb 16, 20247 min read

Collective Care Following Collective Trauma

We've been tested to heavily over the past few years that we really need to find solace in each other, writes Urvashi Panchal.

Sarah Lucas's Bunnies and the Radicalisation of Cloth

Claudia Stanley

Feb 9, 20245 min read

Sarah Lucas's Bunnies and the Radicalisation of Cloth

Reflecting on the ongoing legacy of Sarah Lucas's norm-defying work, Claudia Stanley takes a look at the Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas exhbition.

R.D. Stevens

Feb 1, 20244 min read

Questions?

What does it mean to be? asks R.D. Stevens.

Ben Davies

Jan 25, 202412 min read

True Colours - A Short Story

Together he thought they said more about him than words ever could. Symbols proudly hung for all to see...

The Invisibility and Stigma of Single Father Adoption

Mastrella, T. & Vernon, A.D.

Jan 6, 20246 min read

The Invisibility and Stigma of Single Father Adoption

An eloquent piece on the struggle single fathers face to adopt in the US.

Sam Mandi-Ghomi

Dec 31, 20234 min read

Ranking Every Film I Watched in 2023

Co-Editor Sam ranks every film he watched this past year.

Vivaldi Between the Walls - A Short Story

Alice Griggs

Dec 18, 202310 min read

Vivaldi Between the Walls - A Short Story

Sonny Evans is just trying to get a visa in this Kafkaesque tale.

Arbër Gashi

Dec 6, 20235 min read

Generational Trauma, Oppression and Avatar: The Last Airbender

Arbër Gashi discusses their experiences as the child of Kosovar-Albanian refugees and how this led to a love of The Last Airbender.

Cullen Holas

Dec 3, 20234 min read

La Vitti

Resident music and pint connoisseur, Cullen Holas, samples the essence of La Vitti, a hidden musical haven nestled in the heart of Valencia.

Left Brain Media

Nov 27, 20232 min read

'The State Of It': Submission Call

Our first writing competition, 'The State Of It', invites writing on: political culture, international affairs, and social order. Info here.

James Hyde

Oct 31, 20235 min read

Why Capitalism has Failed UK Pharmacy

Touching on personal experience working in the sector, James Hyde explores the role of capitalism in the state of UK pharmacy.

Leah Commandeur

Oct 2, 20234 min read

Past Lives (2023) - Review

Celine Song's directorial debut is a tender love letter to the one who got away, writes Leah Commandeur.

The Nine Lives of Victoria Monét - Jaguar II - Album Review

Emoefeoghene (Efe) Akpofure Imoyin-Omene

Sep 23, 20236 min read

The Nine Lives of Victoria Monét - Jaguar II - Album Review

Following their 2020 EP Jaguar, could Victoria Monét's sequel - but debut album - live up to the same heights? Efe Imoyin-Omene celebrates.

Edward Littleton

Sep 21, 20233 min read

Uninviting the Cephalopod from Dinner

The Octopus is one of the most culturally significant animals the world has, but is the consumption of it is reaching dangerous levels?

Thomas Carruthers

Sep 12, 20237 min read

Barbie (2023) - Review

Now the dust has settled on the phenomenon, did Barbie achieve what it set out to be? Tom Carruthers reviews.

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