Essays

No Goodbye

From my early childhood Lenny Myers was my best friend as I grew up in Post-War Rushden, Northamptonshire where we had both been born....

The Egg Timer

In the collaborative game of Hanabi, players work together to create vibrant fireworks in 5 different colours, caught between moments of joy and panic...

From Pages to Pixels: The Literary Alchemy of ‘One Day’

To retell is to reminisce, to reimagine, and even readapt to a world that evolves with the gust of change. The stories that are...

Revisiting ‘Frances Ha’ –The Actual Gerwig-Baumbach Feminist Masterpiece?

Amid the grand acclaim last year for the Barbie movie as a landmark in feminist cinema, it’s worth revisiting another feminist screenplay that celebrated...

Perfect Days: The Contentment of Solitude

Wim Wenders' "Perfect Days" stands in stark contrast to the contemporary world, obsessed with frivolous ambition and the relentless pursuit of "being better." Self-help...

For the Spirit of Sport: Cricket’s Culture War

  A few months ago, a new quote began to make the rounds on basketball Twitter. It picked up from Latin American Marxist revolutionary Che...

Reckoning with Dutch Imperialism and Racism: CAPE X UTRECHT Exhibition

Image: Farren van Wyk's collection of eight photographs titled, "Thirppy." The subtitled words face the pavement in front of Utrecht University of Arts’ (HKU) space...

Hand-holding in the Streets

  ‘To hold each other’s hands is to have balance. Yet it also means having their weight with you, should there be a sudden fall.” - D....

Retribution or Rehabilitation: Death Penalty as Final Justice

    There was a time in history when people were hunted down and burnt to death for being witches, without any evidence.  Although the lack of...

Shakespeare, Gender and Renaissance Comedies

  In Shakespeare and several Renaissance plays, chiefly comedies, a particular aspect that can be singled out for its frequency and its repetition is the...
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