so i finally watched… frances ha

Frances Ha (2013) tells the story of a 27-year-old woman in New York City as she learns how to grow comfortable and content with her identity and the world around her whilst simultaneously trying to hold on to her job and protect her relationships. Co-written and starring Greta Gerwig, this coming-of-age tale delightfully corresponds with…

why I’m seriously devastated that I’ve only just discovered SRSLY

Since the start of the holidays, I have been making my way through the back catalogue of my favourite podcast, The High Low Show, hosted by the brilliant duo of journalists: Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes. I listen to it when I'm getting ready in the morning, when I'm walking from my house to meet…

my thoughts on… promising young women by caroline o’donoghue

I first came across the Irish writer Caroline O'Donoghue when I was listening to one of my favourite podcasts on a morning run. For a brilliant episode titled 'How to Write That Novel', O'Donoghue was a guest on the sensational 'Nobody Panic', a light-hearted audio guidebook to adulthood hosted by the hilarious comedians Stevie Martin…

the possibilities within art and how we can learn from this

"The possibilites of paint are never-ending" - Frank Bowling I am definitely not an art student. At parents evening in year 9, I was told by my teacher that there was absolutely no chance that I could take the GCSE and I was NOT ashamed to agree. Yet, despite my complete lack of natural artistic…

travel diary: madeira

Located 520km from the African coast and 1,000km from mainland Europe, a week on the mesmerising, remote island of Madeira was truly a summer escape. My family and I swam, read, relaxed and explored a place we had never visited before. Here are some highlights of the trip. On our first day, we were determined…