The Male Lousiness Epidemic
What do the ‘Male Loneliness Epidemic’ and Santa Claus have in common? They don’t exist. But the comparison doesn’t end there. They’re both myths which serve to give people a false sense of comfort in a difficult and confusing world, and most importantly, put men on a pedestal and cover u
Under Review: The Birthday Party
Stepping into the theatre for Postbox Productions’ adaptation of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, your perception becomes one with the play itself: locked into place, unwavering, unfaltering. Co-directed by Loris Avery and Marnie Frankel, the production is uniquely unsettling, never providing
The Isis On: Smoking (again)
If you’ve been following The Isis Magazine for some time, you’re probably sick of us talking about smoking. Alas, here we are again. New laws mean that we have no choice but to keep the conversation going—this time in a debate format. The recent Tobacco and Vapes Bill proposes a number of chan
Artist Spotlight: Rowan Brown
By the time I sit down next to Rowan in Jericho Café, she has been there for ten minutes. Her drink arrives as I’m frantically putting my sunglasses away. I apologise profusely for being late, and she shrugs it off glamorously, sipping at her iced latte. Knowing that I barely managed to book her
The right to assume
Amongst my friends, and definitely amongst people I do not gel with, I am a notorious party-pooper. I take pride in being annoying, and I have no problem shutting down jokes by chiming in with a grating, ‘am I the only one who doesn’t find that funny?’ whenever I deem it necessary. In
