Ma solitude en clef de sol
This poem is not only about solitude; it addresses solitude as if it were a person. Salomé sought to zoom…
À fleur de mots
By Salomé Melchior, 14/01/21 Cover photo by Salomé Melchior
Folklore and evermore – a journey into Taylor Swift’s new sound
Disclaimer: We hadn’t been paying attention to Taylor Swift’s music for years until folklore. Granted, Taylor Swift is an incredibly…
Fetch the Bolt Cutters ★★★★★
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Ammonite – Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet find love amongst Cornish rocks and fossils ★★★★
Ammonite follows the life of famous paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet). While she never married, in 1825 she met Charlotte…
Queen’s Gambit: Sex, Drugs, and Chess ★★★★
The pilot commences with protagonist Beth Harmon emerging soaked but fully clothed from a bathtub to the sound of banging…
Headie One – Edna – Different Vibe, Same Brilliance ★★★★
Drill is an acquired taste, but it is a joy for the initiated. There is an aggression and vitality in…
‘The Prime Ministers’: a nuanced reading of politics for a divided age ★★★★
Reading Steve Richards’ expert account featuring everything from Labour PM Harold Wilson to Boris Johnson brings forth the shocking revelation:…
Nancy Hawthorn: Elle(SE) Woods
Nancy and I met on a rainy October afternoon. Waiting outside the NAB, I had an idea of what to…
A Guide on How to Love
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a historical novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows that…
