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Han Kang © Photo: Paik Dahuim. Courtesy of Natur & Kultur. Distance between You and Me Every heart holds a quiet ode to someone—a figure...

The worldwide impact of Korean culture became particularly prominent with Parasite, the 2020 Academy Award-winning film that earned...

Like catching up with an old friend or stumbling upon a trinket that you thought you’d lost lifetimes ago...

In South Korea, especially among Gen Z, the MBTI personality test isn’t just a tool for self-discovery—it’s a full-blown social phenomenon. From casual conversations to dating preferences, these four-letter codes are everywhere, and if you’re not familiar with the latest craze, you might feel a bit left out. My name is Aeron. Originally from South Korea, I am a researcher at the Stress, Psychiatry, and Immunology (SPI) Lab at King’s College London. Having lived between the

A Reflection on Robert Frost’s “The Rose Family” What do I have to be to prove that I am a rose? Hello everyone! My name is Isabella...

Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicidal ideation It starts with a silent video of Winston Churchill with more and...

Hello reader! I’m Sofia, a twenty-one-year-old bachelor’s student with a passion for Neuroscience. Ever owned a diary? Sceptical about...

By the time I was diagnosed with endometriosis, I was told that my disease had progressed to moderate organ fusion from scarring and...

The ‘suffering artist’ is a romanticised archetype that has been perpetuated throughout history in literature, film, and popular culture....

Have you ever found yourself on a train or waiting for a friend, and discovered you don’t have a book on you? The horror! I always keep a...

“Queer silliness offers purposeful strategies to playfully engage with the present, insisting on frivolity, mundanity, and fun, despite...

It's always a great tragedy whenever a lively, creative, and genuinely talented individual loses their potential to an addiction. Here's...

The end of November once again brings with it the internet’s favourite musical-statistics event, Spotify Wrapped.

Trigger Warning: The following article discusses themes surrounding sexual harassment and contains some explicit language. I had heard...

Has the arrival of autumn made you feel anxious? For many of us, it’s a return to a more stressful life after the summer holidays when the living was easier. We may be mourning the arrival of shorter days and longer nights; the lack of sunshine and, with, it lower levels of feel good hormones such as serotonin and dopamine; and the feeling that Winter is on its way. One answer to my own Autumnal low mood is poetry. Poets have furnished me with two new ways of thinking about t

Unveiling the Power of Compassion Last year, I completed a master’s degree in health psychology at King’s College London. Now, I am a...

This year’s theme is “Stories To Tell”, and is dedicated to celebrating the stories that contribute to the South Asian Community.

The words we use are impactful. They can be liberating, uplifting, and inspiring. But equally, they can be harmful.

A hot June day that finds me visiting the Japanese garden in our local park. Enclosed within the grounds, the garden abounds with carefully pruned maples and shrubs set between smooth, round rocks and mounds of bright green moss. At its heart is a waterfall that flows into a pond of giant carp. Image source Unsplash I sit down on one of the large slabs of stone that serves as a bridge in front of the waterfall. Then I close my eyes and listen to the water for three or four mi

Imagine, if you dare, being in charge of the care of a notorious, licentious writer whose idea of conducting research for his depraved novel

Good Girls Die Last is feminist reality wrapped in fiction I was so tired of crying. It was the summer of 2021 and the news was full of...

Why do we need rituals? For a number of reasons, in many settings and situations people need rituals to give them a degree of comfort,...

Every summer my grandmother would ask my childhood self what my favourite colour is. By the time winter rolled around, she would have...

As a researcher in perinatal psychiatry, and having grown up in India, I have had the privilege of understanding pregnancy and birthing...