Life is qualitative, not quantitative Life can sometimes feel like an endless list of qualifying questions. From “What do you study?” and “What do you want to be?”, to star signs, favourite pets, party tricks, and “What’s your biggest red flag?” After a while, as someone who is much more comfortable writing an article than making conversation, this can become tiresome. Onerous, even. But there is one question which irks, confounds, and aggravates me more than any other: “What’s your body...

What does it mean to be proud of your country? The English flag — St George’s — has received a vast uptick in attention over the last few months. It’s normally rarely seen aside from the Six Nations and Lioness matches, but over the past summer, it’s been hoisted from lampposts, painted onto roundabouts and over potholes.  Most significantly, though, it's been raised at a series of far-right anti-immigration riots across London. This issue means a lot to me. This summer, I was caught up in...

Taste's synonymity with Class, and what it means for us Taste — the cultural preferences we have — is a quality which, once shaped,...