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Saturday, 17 October 2020
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By Francesca Peacock
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Scottish university students were banned from socialising outside their households, and told not to enter restaurants, bars, and pubs last …
By Francesca Peacock
Saturday, 19 September 2020
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Saturday, 15 August 2020
Mid-way through this week, I realised that I was listening to a playlist made up exclusively of Joan Baez and …
Continue reading "Falling in love with Joan Didion"
By Francesca Peacock
Saturday, 1 August 2020
Folklore – Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album she released in a surprise move last Friday – is a triumph. Heart-breaking, story-telling, …
Continue reading "Why Taylor Swift’s Folklore is her best album yet"
By Francesca Peacock
Saturday, 25 July 2020
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Saturday, 11 July 2020
Some two scenes after Brutus et al have stabbed Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s play of the same name, “Cinna the …
Continue reading "Shakespeare against cancel culture"
By Francesca Peacock
Saturday, 27 June 2020
An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying King; Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow Through public scorn,—mud …
Continue reading "Shelley’s England in 1819 and the true meaning of liberty"
By Francesca Peacock
Saturday, 13 June 2020
Last week, the Government banned sex. Legislation laid before Parliament on the 1 June prohibited any gathering that is “indoors” and …
By Francesca Peacock
