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 ...

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

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 ...

"The pomegranate has held symbolic meanings as numerous as its seeds." Stella Fenwick discusses different myths behind the pomegranate fruit.

"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 ...

"The magnificence interwoven through mythical threads embellishes the stories that have fascinated generations." Style Editor Amelia Greenwood explores the importance of clothing (or lack of it) in ...

"Protagonist Louis and his turner Lestat killed indiscriminately." Emily Hatwell discusses the evolution of the vampire in film with a focus on Sexuality, age, and memory ...

By. The history of theatre is in a lot of ways a history of ritual. They are practices equally bound by their devotion to performance, community, and transformation; ...