A Boys’ World
“If you’re a woman, you will earn less than a man.” This is what Theresa May had to say about a woman’s position in Britain during her first speech as prime minister. Sexism is a safe, even fashionable issue for party leaders to be seen tackling, but action is harder to come by. Flipping thr
Diet Democracy
In 2019, Lung Mun Cafe and Hung Hom Cafe stood side by side on Cameron Road. Both were typical chachaanteng diners, serving charsiu spaghetti soup and other edible remnants of Hong Kong’s colonial era. There were always long queues in front of Lung Mun; Hung Hom went out of business by the end of
Plum jam / West Coast Oranges
I’ve been thinking about getting old. Not considering getting old: that would be a luxury quite beyond me. I am growing up; Mother has grown a plum tree in the garden. This year we had too many fruits, the last almost none at all. Lingering on each, Brother and I pick [
A Love Letter to the Glaswegian Dialect
“DJ Fucking Badboy here Steamin as Shite Am ’boot ti tell you a story ’Boot ma Friday nite…” This is how DJ Badboy’s ‘Friday Nite’ opens – a track well-familiar to anyone who spent their teens at sweaty Glaswegian house parties. I once made the error of writing about ‘Frid
out of sync
maybe we’ll come together again in the neighbourhood coffee shop that stands at the edge of feeling and maybe we’ll know what we want – the smells of fried bread, cooking oil, and overripe fruit blending into each other as my eye
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Ione Gamble
Join us in conversation with Ione Gamble, founding Editor-in-Chief of Polyester, an intersectional feminist zine. She has written for Vice, Noisey, Dazed, and been named one of the most exciting new editors shaping the future of magazines by i-D magazine. We talk about the London zine scene, Tumblr,
The Isis Podcasts: In conversation with Steven Sater
Join us in conversation with Steven Sater, a Tony, Grammy and Laurence Olivier award winning poet, playwright and lyricist. Steven Sater has dedicated his life to musical theatre, drama and music. In this podcast we discuss Steven’s recent novel Alice by Heart, the historical and linguistic in
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Marshall Curry
In conversation with Oscar award winning documentary director, producer, cinematographer and editor: Marshall Curry. Curry’s work includes the Academy Award nominated film Street Fight, as well as Racing Dreams, Point and Shoot, and A Night at the Garden. In 2019 Curry’s short film The N
