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Tag: Andrew Marvell

Apple Tree Yard (BBC) - Yvonne Carmichael (Emily Watson)

Dealing with inadequacy: Apple Tree Yard

January 24, 2017

There’s no escape from growing old, but can we escape the sense of inadequacy it can bring? Watching this unfold is perhaps the most uncomfortable aspect of the BBC’s new drama, Apple Tree Yard. … More Dealing with inadequacy: Apple Tree Yard

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Create Chaos to Find Quiet: An Epilogue, 2016

January 11, 2017

It’s not often that I greet New Year with indifference. On the contrary, I’m notorious for indulging in it. But a change of attitude is exactly what’s needed – so let’s begin. … More Create Chaos to Find Quiet: An Epilogue, 2016

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When is calling yourself a failure a good thing?

August 17, 2016

Is it alright to brand yourself a failure in some things if you’re prepared to be a winner at others? … More When is calling yourself a failure a good thing?

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Tinder Watch

Would Marvell approve of Tinder? A response to Cosmopolitan

May 10, 2016

The seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell received a mention in a recent Cosmopolitan article about Tinder. Would he really have approved of it, as its author claims? … More Would Marvell approve of Tinder? A response to Cosmopolitan

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Marvell, Shakespeare, and Green Sicknesses

April 11, 2016

Green is the colour of innocence and experience, of sickness and of health. A glimpse at what it means to be ‘green’ in Andrew Marvell and William Shakespeare. … More Marvell, Shakespeare, and Green Sicknesses

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A-Level Marvell Fail

From U to P: the unlikely route to a doctorate

March 28, 2016

At the age of 18, I failed a mock A-Level exam on the seventeenth-century poet, Andrew Marvell. Eleven years later, I submitted a doctoral thesis on him. This is a brief overview of the journey from failure to redemption. … More From U to P: the unlikely route to a doctorate

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Spark to a Flame

‘Who would write?’ The seven-year itch

March 9, 2016

How often should we reinvent ourselves? Writing Privacy turned the ripe old age of seven this week, and it’s decision time about whether this becomes the second journal to bite the dust. … More ‘Who would write?’ The seven-year itch

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Fifty Shades of Green: An Epilogue, 2015

January 10, 2016

In the absence of just about anything else, 2015 is best described as a career year. But being labelled ‘green’ in October threatened to undermine all that had gone before. … More Fifty Shades of Green: An Epilogue, 2015

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Bookish - by Jon Eland (Strawbleu)

Liberating, not lonely? Another truth about being single.

September 6, 2015

The Telegraph recently published an article entitled “Liberating, not lonely: the truth about being single”. The problem with this message is that it marginalises the importance of choice. A brief examination of an alternative ‘truth’. … More Liberating, not lonely? Another truth about being single.

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WhatsApp, Facebook, and the Compromise of Digital Privacy

August 2, 2015

A case study into the world of digital privacy in Pakistan has an unfortunate crossover with a personal incident that has made me consider the consequences of this kind of thing much more closely. … More WhatsApp, Facebook, and the Compromise of Digital Privacy

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