How I learnt to stop worrying and love the hospital
It wasn’t until I nearly bled out on the couch on a random Thursday night that I’d realised the severity of what had been happening to me over the past three months. On the television, a film about Sir Nicholas Winton (that adorable old man from the viral video who saved a bunch [&
We are not a muse: the role of women in the history of art
Artemisia Gentileschi raises her paintbrush to the canvas, completely absorbed in her work. With her stained hand, her dishevelled hair and the muted shades of her dark green and brown clothing, Gentileschi refuses to let her body be perceived as ornamental. Rejecting the role of the idealise
PRESSURE POINT – Suspect thinks working at McDonald’s makes her working class
Kemi Badenoch is not a fan of identity politics. Which is unfortunate given that her one trump card over the Prime Minister might be having a personality. And I don’t mean having worked at McDonald’s, that doesn’t count—nor does it make you working class. But on the subj
Africa Fashion Week London
I’ve had a long-running debate with a friend about the Sudanese toub. I’ve always dismissed it as just a piece of cloth. “It’s nothing special,” I’d say. But, after attending Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL), I began to realize just how special it is. The to
The Count: Pennsylvania’s in retrograde
The election is coming up, I think someone said today. I should start by being more specific. The one with the big orange man. I know Romania’s election is coming up shortly, easy mistake to make, but I’m counting on you to know which one I’m on about. If not, you’re just about the last [&he
The Count: Who controls your body?
In America, the answer depends on your sex. Women’s reproduction has moved from public health policy to political ideology. Since June 2022, when Roe-vs-Wade was overturned, women no longer have a constitutional right to reproductive choice. A pregnant woman’s body is not under her contro
The Count: Americans explain themselves
Trying to feel sorry for Americans can be a bit like trying to feel sorry for Manchester United fans. They’re clearly down on their luck, but after years dominance secured at least in part through foul play, you get a sneaking feeling they might deserve it. Although, unlike Manchester Unite
Icon of the Week: Balliol Blue
(They say journalism isn’t a lucrative industry, but it got me a rare Blue out of a pint glass.) It’s been a good year for the Balliol Blue. The drink, which is in fact blue and found in Balliol, is made of one shot of blue curacao, one of peach schnapps, and two […]
The Count: Local woman is from two places at once (just like the VP)
Regretfully, my contribution to the US election coverage hails from a dinner at the Oxford Union. There aren’t many things that can snap me out of a blissful wine haze but at the dinner something managed just that. Trying haphazardly to avoid both looking directly down the photographer’s