On the 25th of May 2020, 46-year-old Black American George Floyd, a Minneapolis resident, was killed while in police custody by Officer Derek Chauvin. He had been handcuffed, volunteered to lie face down against the ground, and then his neck was knelt on for eight minutes. All while he was begging for his life, stating Read More…
Day: 7 August 2020
I May Disagree with what You Say
Henrietta Claydon explores what can lie behind the apparent ideological neutrality of protecting free speech.
My family denies my identity, but I am determined to be myself
A new article in our series “I’m human too”, Zella describes her experience of transitioning while in a transphobic household.
Normal People: Simply A Classic
Me, an interviewer: “So, Mr William Self, esteemed author and journalist, what did you think of Normal People?” Mr Self, esteemed author and journalist: “I read a few pages of Sally Rooney’s book. It may say things that millennials want to hear reflected back at them, but it’s very simple stuff with no literary ambition Read More…
Sundry Style with Mordechai Rubinstein: “I have nobody to impress”
In this first instalment of Sundry Style, interiews with prominent stylish folk, Osian chats with Mordechai Rubinstein. Mordechai is a fashion documentarian whose work has been featured in magazines such as GQ and Esquire.
For the Love of Garland: Remembering the Ruby Slippers
Viewing celebrities as the sum total of the struggles they faced strips them of their nuance and their complexities. Their life becomes a tragedy in five acts, one we don’t fully engage with.