OLIVIA GREENHALGH, YEAR 13 In the last year, more than 2,500 books have been banned from schools and libraries in 32 of the 50 states in the US. Most of these restrictions target titles relatedContinue reading
‘I don’t like to be double-crossed’: The Gothic in Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train
MARTHA ALEXANDER, YEAR 13 If you had your deepest desire manifest; what would happen? Perhaps your answer could be prompted by words I associate with Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train: obligation, guilt, duality, pretence, invasion,Continue reading
‘One of a Kind’: It’s A Sin Review
KIRSTY SEXTON, YEAR 13 A story devoted to an illness was always going to be a hard sell but in no year would it have been harder to make successful than in 2020. Despite thisContinue reading
More than a World Cup: past & future
DANIEL KATSANDE, YEAR 12 The World Cup returned on the 22nd November for it’s showcase of the best footballers on the planet bringing huge viewership and enjoyment across the world, usually. The World Cup isContinue reading
Movember: The silent epidemic of men’s mental health
NIAMH BOY, YEAR 12 ‘Mental health issues affect both men and women, but not in equal measure’, a quotation derived directly from the Mental Health Foundation website. ‘Women are more likely to experience mental healthContinue reading
ICWA: The next Roe v. Wade?
ELEANOR COX, YEAR 13 The Supreme Court of the United States began considering the case of Haaland vs. Brackeen on 9th November 2022 which is challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). What isContinue reading