Mindfulness The comfort of a pandemic-era coffee My morning coffee has kept me grounded, but there's more to the experience than a caffeine-fueled buzz.
Opinion Standing for election taught me the value of compassionate politics Three years ago, I stood for election as a local councillor on behalf of The Green Party of England and Wales. Here's what I learnt.
Mental Health Fear of the future Even the smallest changes can throw us slightly off-course and make us anxious about the future.
Music Box Album review: Medicine at Midnight - Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight is the sound of a band free from concept or legacy, no longer trying to out-do themselves but just to have fun.
Film Film review: Last Christmas (2019) Last Christmas throws rom-com standards, Christmas-themed visuals, and the songs of George Michael into the mix. What comes out is an inconsistent movie with a commendable core.
Music Box Album review: Evermore - Taylor Swift Swift's second release of the year continue's Folklore's autumn-tinted themes, but with a brighter edge.
Opinion Meditation helped me see that I'm a humanist at heart Empathy, understanding, and science underpin the humanist outlook.
Review Book review: Fake Law - The Secret Barrister The Secret Barrister’s Fake Law is a continuation of their excellent work dissecting and explaining the UK’s justice system and how our collective misunderstanding of the law allows us to be manipulated.
Film Marvel, Perpetual War, and State Violence The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the most successful film franchises of all time. But that doesn’t mean they should promote state and military violence.
Travel Caribbean travel: St Lucia St Lucia is one of the Caribbean’s smaller islands. But don’t let the size fool you; St Lucia is great place to travel, relax, and explore.
Music Box The best albums of the 2010s We're now approaching the end of another decade, so it's time to highlight a selection of the best albums of the 2010s.
Tech Tales Why I quit Fitbit (and why you should too) After six years of wearing a Fitbit every day, I took the strap off for the final time. Here’s why you should quit Fitbit too.
Mental Health How to tackle loneliness with mindfulness It's easy to forget to be curious. But mindfulness helps regain your sense of freedom and feel less lonely too.
Opinion Be More Kind: Why I got Frank Turner's album art tattooed on my arm My first tattoo was the phrase ‘be more kind’ on my right forearm. Frank Turner’s words were the perfect reminder of what I’d learnt over the past half-decade.
Music Box Metalheads & mental health: Metallica's Some Kind of Monster revisited Metallica’s 2004 film Some Kind of Monster wasn’t initially well-recieved. Fans thought it made the band look weak and dysfunctional. But how does it hold up 15 years later?
Music Box Opera review: ENO's Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel Ian Bell’s Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel succeeds in creating a powerful production about the strength of the women.
Tech Tales From the archives: A day without smartphones Back in 2014, we took a walk around London without our smartphones. Here’s what happened, written the following day.
Personal Development How to stop swearing When my partner said I was cursing too much, I decided to learn how to stop swearing.
Opinion 10 Things I've Learnt In My First Quarter-Century Turning 25 is a milestone - a quarter of a century. Here’s what I learnt.
Books Book review: The Necronomicon - Simon Simon’s Necronomicon aims for Lovecraftian levels of mystisism but is really a disappointing missed opportunity.
Books Book review: Live at the Brixton Academy - Simon Parkes How would you feel if you purchased a live music venue for just £1?
Tech Tales A brief history of Android, the world's most popular mobile OS Google’s Android operating system dominates the mobile market. But it has a major problem; fragmentation.
Tech Tales Heartbleed leaving you heartbroken? What to know and what to do Heartbleed could be one of the worst security flaws of all time. But what exactly is it and how can you protect yourself?
