I mean I’m not sure they’re in the dictionary but, if they are, we should take them out immediately — Mama Not as in Mia. Mama as in a person who is a mother; a mum. I can’t explain fully why this term, which I see a lot of in empowering and/or endearing contexts, is so repulsive to me. There is just something about the generalized, non-personal nature of the diminutive…

I know you’re guilty of this too — There’s a term for someone like you. Yes, you. A Tsundoku. You are someone who acquires books but never gets around to reading them, aren’t you? And I have to admit it; I am too! We find ourselves drawn to the thrill of buying books, that beautiful stack of pristine…

Some surprising advice that really will make you more interesting — Do you ever find yourself in conversations where it seems like everyone around you knows everything about everything? They effortlessly discuss art, history, literature, and philosophy, and swish their perfect hair behind their crisp white shirt that looks perfect, of course. All the while you feel like you’re left grasping…

A Tour of the Weird and Wonderful World of Ancient Greek Female Beauty Standards — You’re not male? Oh, unlucky. You won’t be able to live up to the ultimate ideal of beauty, but perhaps something can be salvaged. There are still some (read *quite a lot of*) beauty standards for women, which will be able to tell us how you would have fared in…

Coloured paper changing the game — I’ve been slowly beavering away at life drawing over the past couple of weeks. My last class felt like a bit of a breakthrough in terms of how I was able to depict the model. I tried using coloured paper and I found having that mid tone to start with…

The Ancient Egyptians knew a thing or two about self-improvement — I’ve read an unhealthy amount of self-help books. When you graduate into the bowels of a quarter-life crisis it’s bound to happen. But I started to notice that a lot of these books are simply reframing the same pieces of advice over and over again. It got me thinking. Who…

Hi, I’m Molly and I’m an Instagram Addict — Hi, I’m Molly and I’m an Instagram Addict. *Hi Molly* It started innocently enough, you know? My final year of uni was rolling around, and I thought, ‘Why not jump on the Instagram train? Everyone’s doing it.’ I knew I would find the aesthetic of it pleasing and my life…

Artemisia of Halicarnassus sank an allied ship and Xerxes loved her for it — Artemisia stood at the helm of her ship, her eyes fixed on the Athenian ship chasing her. The wind was fierce, and the waves were high, making it challenging for her to navigate. Artemisia knew that if she was caught by the Greeks, she and her men would be killed. Defying the Emperor …

A commonplace book for the 21st Century — In the vast landscape of online content, finding effective ways to capture and retain valuable insights can be challenging. One of my favourite tools for curating the content I consume is right here on Medium- the much loved but much debated “Highlights” function. It allows us to collect and preserve…