Josh Smith

A literature student's reflection on literary criticism. ...

Two writers look at the legacy of one of the twentieth century's most controversial thinkers....

Sunderland won 2-0 over Crewe Alexandra earlier in March...

By colour? Alphabetically? By genre? Is there any right way to organise your bookshelf?...

Iceland have announced they are banning whaling, but is this due to environmentalists or economy?...

A compulsory trigger warning system could potentially be detrimental to publishers and some readers....

Are attempts to combat misinformation by Big Tech companies misinformed in their approach?...

We prepared a list of tragic books perfect for those sceptical of love....

The Russian writer remains an influential author after 200 years since his birth....

Josh Smith reflects on the Laing Art Gallery's new exhibition....

Ruby Taylor, Maud Webster and Josh Smith recommend their favourite books for autumn....

Josh Smith breaks down the budget and analyzes where our money is going....

Which literary locations (fictional or not) would our arts writers love to visit?...

Our music writers discuss the artists they'd like to learn about in a masters programme....

Our music writers name the musical artist they would most like to be stuck in lockdown with....

"So, on the 23 February 2021, consider Keats — a man who expected his name to be “writ in water”, yet ended up posthumously immortalised in ink and history." Josh Smith urges us to think of Keat...

Josh Smith debates whether some artists reach a point in their career when they should consider retiring for the sake of musical redundancy....

In the first of a new series, Josh Smith takes a deep dive into the Russian Golden Age of literature...