By Emily Martin. An honest look at how Christians reconcile faith and Jesus’ words ‘do not be anxious about tomorrow’ with the experience of anxiety and mental illness, and how all of us can support each other and learn that it is acceptable for us to feel exactly how we feel.
By Freya Thomas. Rhys’ position as a feminist writer may be debated but it cannot be denied that her novels craft strong and authentic voices for their female protagonists and give a narrative to those denied one on the basis of race and / or gender.
By Chahat Paruthi. On a 17-hour flight with the most unengaging movie list, there really isn’t much I can do, to keep myself occupied and entertained. After watching three movies, I resolved to thinking.
By Noreen Mansuri, MA in Theology and Religion. The city of Durham itself is an…
By Catherine Perkins. Next time you make the stressful run down to Tesco to dive into the chocolatey summative-abyss, take a second to find the Fairtrade Foundation logo.
By Chahat Paruthi. This poem talks about the early life of the wise caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland.
By Freya Butler. Caring about the planet is all the rage right now, so it is the perfect time to check in with Vicky Trudgill and Roisin Smith (Co-Presidents) to see how John’s very own eco-warriors are getting on!
By Alice Sleightholme. What may appear on the surface to be no more than a Twitter hashtag and a part of social media rhetoric, that circulates annually in October for the UK and February for the US, is so much more.
By Eleanor Dye. February saw two performances of ‘Northanger Abbey’ by Castle Theatre Company in Durham Castle that immersed the audience in the world of Austen.
By Caragh Aylett. The statistics of the Holocaust stopped being numbers to me and became people. Seeing a room full of hair, clothes, shoes, glasses, photographs, it was impossible not to think about each individual, to compare them to ourselves, or to members of our families.
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