I want to investigate - coming from a place of love - how it came to be that League of Gentlemen had some, uh, Not OK jokes, how this might be changed, and what we can learn from the ideas articulated by and radiating from some of the more offensive jokes of the series - and from how beloved they always were.
All Quiet on the LRF, pt II: Life, Covid, and Approaching 30
I want to leave my 20s the person I wanted to be at the beginning of it.
Ten Dark Academia Reads to Match Your New Year’s Resolutions
Here's my reading list of ten dark academia books that will remind you to get into the library and get on with your goals - plus some runners-up.
All Quiet On The Late Romantic Front?
A quick update on what's happening here at the mo.
‘In America’: A Met Gala Digest
Another instalment in my annual Met Gala digest.
Anne Brontë – why should you read her?
Is Anne really worth the time investment for the less-than-hardcore Brontë readers and the casual literature buffs?
Schrödinger’s Text Message
Relationships have been changing for years now. In an age of social media, people you were once close to update you in the same way they update their close friends and family. You know intimate details about their life, even when you haven't spoken in years, and it's no wonder that we don't know who our friends are or how we want our relationships to look.
Cycling in Europe / Learning to Cycle
A year ago, I could cycle, but I hadn't done so in two decades, and I'd certainly never done it in traffic - yesterday I cycled five miles through some of the busiest roads and junctions in the capital. How did I get here?
Mama Cass Elliot: What Does An Icon Represent?
Mama Cass Elliot was a powerhouse voice - and a trailblazer. A fat woman in entertainment, a single mother, a career girl – but it’s not what she was in her life so much as what she represented to her audience that’s interesting to me.
Maybe it’s time to split the job of being a professor?
I've been thinking about how higher education is structured, how we could fix the mess and potentially make the experience better for students and staff alike.
Late Romantic 