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The Rise of Booktok: How Does Social Media Change The Way We Read?
A few months ago, I was up late, doom scrolling in bed only to be hit with this sudden sense of panic. Sarah J. Maas had just announced that the next book in the ACOTAR series would be released in October 2026. This was not ideal. I had seven other books from her Throne of Glass series to read before I could even tackle the Crescent City series, which was apparently essential to my understanding of the next ACOTAR book. So, I sat there glumly and calculated how many pages I w
Amber Mann
6 hours ago


Annotations: From Empire to Runway: The Colonial Logic of Fast Fashion
Image by Fran Zaina on Pexels When we think of colonialism, we picture ships crossing oceans, empires extracting resources, and foreign powers profiting from distant lands. Fashion appears far removed from that history. It sells creativity, self-expression, and individuality. Yet behind a £5 t-shirt lies a global system that bears uncomfortable similarities to colonial economic structures. Cotton is grown in one country, manufactured in another, branded in a Western capital,
Daniela Denyer Malo
7 hours ago


Inside the World of Faith in Geometry
Photo by Brendan Buesnel Faith in Geometry are a four-piece instrumental band from Bridport, Dorset, blending elements of electro, post-punk, psychedelia and alternative rock into expansive, genre-defying soundscapes. Since forming in 2022, the quartet of Andrea Crociani, Dingo Valaitis, Kathy Kelly and Andy Park, have built a growing catalogue of original music, including their 2024 debut EP, ‘Delete’. Ahead of their next chapter, we sat down with the band to discuss creativ
Daria Slikker
7 hours ago


An Evening Of Revelations: Leif Vollebekk And The BBC Symphony Orchestra
There was something entirely fitting about the blend of Canadian singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Lara Walsh
2 days ago


You All Deserve Each Other And Alternative Music Deserves Better
By choosing to perform ‘Soft Spine’ at the 2026 Grammys Premiere Ceremony, Spiritbox were confronting a system that has never known what to do with bands like them, let alone understand what they are trying to say.
Joanne Baranga
3 days ago
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