black coffee, one sugar
by martha gatt ~ 2016 was the year I whole heartedly collapsed into freefall when a girl broke my heart. And the strangest part of it all – while all…
The art of getting dressed
by liv barnes ~ The wider world perceives fashion as frivolity that should be done away with. The point is that fashion is the armor to survive the reality of…
Why my stammer makes me a better leader
by hamish richardson ~ I’m the founder of an EdTech startup, I also happen to have a stammer. Rather than a hindrance to my leadership of the business, I truly…
Placed expectations
by maddie millington-drake ~ Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam winner, is the number two female tennis player and the highest paid female athlete in the world at just 22. Her…
Changing the conversation
by maddie millington-drake ~ We are constantly told what to do to avoid sexual harassment. We grow up being taught how to keep ourselves safe. We - women - the…
Social media tricks us into thinking we’re ‘activists’
by hani thapa ~ The current state of our society has been nothing short of chaotic this past year. That* thing has magnified the cracks and chasms that have existed…
Tell me how you really feel
by will lawrence ~ I’ve often thought how I’d love to make a living through music, but I know I’m far too lazy for that. Often, I would (and still…
Everything i know about love
by dolly molly jaques ~ The first (and only) Valentines gift I have ever received was when I was twelve years old, from a boy I’d only kissed (pecked on…
Identity outrage
by jonah sweeney ~ Let me first caveat the following by saying that this is a reflectionist piece, a musing if you will on the phenomenon of identity politics, rather…
Lung club – train the lungs to help the mind
Linking the divide between physical and mental health ~ by ed jennings ~ Earlier this year I set up a group called Lung Club. It was inspired by a friend,…