Food couriers were hailed as “unsung heroes” during the lockdown. Did we see them more as a symbolised function than humans before? COVID seems to be an opportunity for us to see the world for how it really runs: us being able to stay in isolation and live with unchanged fundamental qualities relies on countless […]
Category: Identity
An old man who persists in feeding pigeons in Elephant & Castle once said to me: “London is big, so big that you are invisible.” In my own case, it’s my second year in London. As an extremely introverted foreigner, any slight sign of unwelcome sends me scurrying back into my shell and consoling myself […]
Whether you think “icks” are silly or not, good or bad, is there really a silver lining to getting the “ick”? Deriving from the sixth season of “Love Island” U.K., the “ick” hit social media by storm, making everyone question what our “icks” are. The unofficial term, by Sarahchsauce on Urban dictionary, defines an “ick” […]