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Recontextualising Hamilton: a literary linguistic perspective
November 10, 2020
Unless you’ve been under a rock lately, or you’re Donald Trump, you are already aware that Joe Biden has won the 2020 US Presidential Election,
The year I turn forty
June 29, 2020
Ten years ago, I wrote a post about turning thirty. Ten years?! It seems like no time at all… in some ways. In others, I
Truth through denial
June 20, 2020
No secret, I’m pretty obsessed with musicals, and I’m not ashamed of it. A few years ago, I did a couple of posts (eg this
Making the most of SCONUL
March 18, 2019
I have spent the day in the library at Durham University, reading like there’s no tomorrow as part of my preparation for the Literature Review
Top tips for Distance Learning
February 13, 2019
I’ve been intending to do a post (or a few!) on distance learning for a while now, and since Beloved Husband has recently signed up
What makes a good father?
June 18, 2017
Reflections on fatherhood for Father’s Day 2017 What makes a good father? I’m sure almost everyone asks themselves this question at some point, whether it’s
Profits vs people
June 14, 2017
I remember being in my early teens, and seeing a tv show about car seatbelts, and how the manufacturers of the car decided not to
General Election 2017, from the point of view of a partial and prejudiced observer.
June 10, 2017
Well, that was… interesting. When the election was called, way back whenever, we were full of gloom and misery, sure that the country was about
April’s photos
April 30, 2017
Well, I’ve officially given up on #project365. I loved doing it, but I wasn’t getting a picture every day, and it was turning into another