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Faye Elder
Aug 22, 20237 min read
Why The Barbie Movie Fails To Offer A Revolutionary Take on Feminism In The 21st Century
I can’t deny that I loved the Barbie movie. From Ryan Gosling’s hilarious performance (I cannot get ‘I’m Just Ken’ out of my head) to...


Molly Baker-Brown
Aug 15, 20236 min read
Medical or Medieval: The Echoes of Medicalised Hysteria in Contemporary Law
Photo by Steve Eason via OpenVerse (licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) On June the 17th, my journey from Embankment tube station to Strand...


Ellie Dempster
Jun 28, 20235 min read
Through the Looking Glass: The Reflection of Women in a Pornographic World
Photo by Rob Corder via Flickr (licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) "I think we're about to have the biggest show of the summer"...


The Strand Magazine
Jun 22, 20234 min read
Tate Britain Rehang 2023: Three Perspectives On The Newest History Of British Art
William Blake, Newton,1795-c.1805. Colour print, ink and watercolour on paper; Support: 460 × 600 mm. Photo: Tate Much of the criticism...

Dong Liu
Apr 16, 20234 min read
AI Is Not Replacing Artists. It Is Uplifting Them, They Say.
Imagine yourself drawing out the following scene: “a red furry monster looks in wonder at a burning candle.” How would you start? You...


Isabel Imhorst
Apr 5, 20238 min read
Exhibition Aftermaths: RESOLVE Collective's 'them's the breaks'
By Isabel Imhorst RESOLVE Collective: them's the breaks Installation view Barbican Art Gallery, 2023 Copyright: Adiam Yemane “One...

Simran Garcha
Mar 9, 20223 min read
Saw You in a Dream
Image by Simran Garcha I’ve spent a lot of time recently ruminating on the nature of dreaming. More specifically, what follows dreaming:...


Nila Varman
Mar 3, 20224 min read
I Am Not a Pina Colada
Image by Garett Mizunaka TW: Mentions of racism Let’s get one thing straight: a Pina Colada with a lit sparkler and an umbrella may be...


Ishita Uppadhayay
Feb 23, 20223 min read
Life in 5s
Lately, I’m looking at my life in terms of fives. Five-year plans. Numbered milestones. 20, 25, divisible by. My head raised, I’m...


Joachim Nicolodi
Oct 15, 20216 min read
An Ass for the Ages: Reviewing 'The Golden Ass'
The Golden Ass, written in second-century Rome by the philosopher and author Apuleius, is one of the earliest novels in human history. It...
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