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Personal responses to books, music, film, television, art, and culture.

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April 14, 2021 By Nessa Humayun

We tell ourselves stories in order to booze: unpacking my fascination with drinking and literary drunks

Nessa Humayun writes about her relationship with alcohol; where it began, the effect on her family members, the famous literary drinkers of the past, and where she is today.

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March 18, 2021 By Shahed Ezaydi

Living beyond borders is possible with Leah Cowan’s BORDER NATION

"Border Nation showed me that border abolition is entirely possible. Not some utopian concept like many would have you believe," writes Shahed Ezaydi.

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February 12, 2021 By Tahmina Begum

I’ll always love Tracy Beaker for teaching me the power of being unapologetically myself

Tahmina Begum writes about her lasting appreciation for Tracy Beaker and the lessons she teaches, both on the page and on screen.

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February 6, 2021 By Sana Noor Haq

90s romcoms have helped me find romance in the small things

Sana Noor Haq writes about the need for solitary romance in isolation, and how 90s romcoms have helped her find it in mundane, everyday occurrences.

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January 17, 2021 By Imogen Osborne

Books teach me a lot of lessons, but can they change my life?

Imogen Osborne explores the power a book can hold, and her relationship with Virginia Woolf's 'The Waves', the book that has come closest to changing her life.

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September 14, 2020 By Izzie Rodger

I’ll always miss Amy Winehouse, and think about how much more she deserved

Today would have been Amy's 37th birthday. Izzie Rodger spotlights her unforgettable talent, and the unforgivable manner in which she was treated by the press.