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Silkworms and Me – a Love Story
Read more: Silkworms and Me – a Love StoryEvery year, summer’s first few days of sunshine bring back a wealth of half-forgotten activities and hobbies to our exam-worn lives. Iceboxes and swimming gear are dug up from the hidden reaches of our storage, balconies and gardens become pleasant habitats once more, and we finally remember what sunglasses were for. For some, it means…
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Diary Fragments III: A Lincoln Lullaby
by Books, Brendon Booth-Jones, City Guide, History, Life, Notes, Personal, Photography, travel, UncategorizedRead more: Diary Fragments III: A Lincoln LullabyFriends, oh my friends, I hope you’re somewhere, smiling. Just know I think about you… —Father John Misty —For J-Wow & Polly
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Sex, Drugs & Romanticism
Read more: Sex, Drugs & Romanticism“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: Infinite” The Marriage between Heaven and Hell, William Blake, 1793 In 1792, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge came out with their Lyrical Ballads. To many, this particular moment in time marks the beginning of Romanticism, a movement which opposed…
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Expectations and Confrontations: On Taking Risks in Art
Read more: Expectations and Confrontations: On Taking Risks in Art“No artist desires to prove anything. Even things that are true can be proved. No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style. No artist is ever morbid. The artist can express everything.” Oscar Wilde 1. FREEDOM Lately I’ve been considering the merits of taking risks in…
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Writer’s Block #41
Read more: Writer’s Block #41The Writer’s Block editorial board is proud to present our summer issue and the last Writer’s Block of this academic year, featuring summery vibes, brand-new talent and an interview with Paul Bond, the singer of Dandelion. Read the issue here.




