How ‘The Female Gaze’ is taking over the world

The phrase ‘male gaze’ was coined by feminist film critic Laura Mulvey in 1975. It refers to the way in which art and literature represent women from a masculine point of view, presenting them as objects for male pleasure. This inequality can be…

Why don’t the horses get the Olympic medals?

I’ve been riding from a young age, and it’s sometimes hard to say why. Waking up early in the morning to feed a monster that can be erratic and then going to bed late at night after said monster tries to hurl you from the saddle isn’t my favourite part…

Spectre and The Bond Universe

If you’re here for a review, here it is: Spectre, as a film, isn’t horrible. Sure, it’s no Skyfall, but it’s also no Quantum of Solace. What it has done, however, is completely change the entire Bond universe so far.

Accepting Chronic Illness

I had to resist the temptation to call this “Have you tried yoga?”

Why Donald Trump is a Feminist Icon

In a metaphorical kinda way…

Untried and Prejudiced

What’s the first word that comes into your mind when you think about classic literature?

Lessons from the Modernists

The Modernists have become something of an intellectual pariah in the minds of many, either because of the…

Defending the Everyday Word

We probably don’t think much about the words we say to each other from day to day and most of us certainly…

Social media’s effect on you

Whilst recently flicking through some relatively old magazines, I rediscovered an article in The Daily Telegraph Magazine by Lucy Mangan that made me muse over her ideas. Usually I skim-read this particular publication in a rather bemused state, taking as little interest as I…

Here Come the Clowns

Those with coulrophobia beware — you’re in for a scare.