The kid can do what he wants. He’ll burn out like the rest of us eventually,' Harrison Beard's story offers a snapshot into the complexity of religion and belief in the American Midwest.

"The monks followed the herdswoman as she went in search of her cow in the direction of Dunholme..." Keira Phillips explores the Myth of the Dun Cow and its reflections in modern Durham.

"Sour and haunting and hope-dwindling. Zeus prevails, unpunished and divine, abandoning Leda as collateral damage of a desire that is inherently violent." Amelia Higgs contemplates Michelangelo's ...

The samurai are one of the most iconic symbols of Japan to be transported into Western popular media. Celebrated in films, TV shows, books, toys, video games and many more forms of media; the noble ...

Authors and books such as Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls (2018), Madeline Miller’s Circe (2018), and Natalie Haynes’ A Thousand Ships (2019) are just a few of the innumerable examples of ...

"I can’t help but desire a resurgence of our mythology and folktales..." Clara Kearney explores the mythological heritage of Ireland.

F1 drivers have a strange relationship with the media. In the past ten years, social media has increased in importance and turned the sport on its head, with Thursday “media days” being almost as ...

Nigel Farage is facing criticism over several asylum seekers being accepted into the Reform Party in recent weeks. Many have fled due to their views and rebellious actions leading them being ...

If you walk down the aisles of the supermarket today, there often seems to be your favourite food, but better. Protein pancakes, collagen smoothies, prebiotic lemonades. This influx appears driven by ...

"Mythology functioned as a timeless framework for the artists to challenge Victorian artistic conventions and examine contemporary values." Cadence Whawell explores Pre-Raphaelite depictions of ...

"Japanese folklore is teeming with transient beings that lurk in the shadows" — Indya Burke delves into the continued cultural relevance of the Yōkai.

Recently, Durham County Council has fallen on hard times. The controversial decision to close the well-loved light show Lumiere has caught up with them, especially since the revenue it used to bring ...