‘Mnemonic’ review – a play about memory

These interrelated stories trigger a dissection into the subject of memory, albeit a rather surface level exploration – like a thin sheet of ice. Abdalla’s introductory monologue peaks with some lofty questions; how does memory work? What is the purpose of memory? How do relationships with the human and the natural world intersect? Unfortunately, his memory fails him in remembering to properly answer these questions. But then again, forgetting is an essential component of memory, as Abdalla ironically points out. Mnemonic is, however, successful in conveying the crucial message that it is stories which keep memory and indeed our human conditions alive. Stories like Mnemonic, perhaps?

Letterboxd’s Spotify Wrapped for films

It’s the time of year we’ve all been waiting for… not Christmas, no, the release of Spotify Wrapped! Time for our music-listening stats, trends and oddities to be revealed to us in pleasing graphics and gratifying titles. But forget about being in Taylor Swift’s top 0.5% of listeners or learning that May was your goblincore […]

Assisted Dying: Why last Friday’s vote was a step in the right direction

Why does anyone go to Jimmy Allen’s?

Turning 21 in Chongqing

Phoenix Woolnough narrates her experience of becoming 21 in Chongqing, China.

“We’re your mother’s, we’re your…daughters, we’re your sisters, your wives, your girlfriends, your aunties, your nieces…we are your society”: An introduction to love and care in life with endometriosis:

How would you feel if, every month, a section of your lung began to grow in your arm, your leg, or even your eyes? Every time you breathe, that piece behaves the same way as a lung, inflaming and contracting in places it is not designed for. Imagine that pain, a part of your body […]