Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience first, of self-isolating, and now of being in lockdown with her children in Southsea. We’re at Day 67, and Maddie has noticed [… read more ]
A new boys-only class encouraging boys to be involved in dance is starting in Portsmouth with the TADAA Performing Arts School. TADAA’s Principal Bryony Rode de Vries and teacher Helen Wallis report. TADAA Performing Arts School [… read more ]
A University of Portsmouth project aiming to improve skills and employment opportunities for local women will be running a series of 12 workshops for 18-35 year old women in the city. S&C Community Reporter Andrew [… read more ]
S&C Community Reporter Rosy Bremer reviews Emily Priest’s first published volume of poems and prose, which takes a fresh, young look at age-old themes of love, loss and bad romance. Emily’s book launches in Portsmouth [… read more ]
Portsmouth student Molly Burns explores the idea of ‘toxic masculinity’ and asks whether the demand to ‘man up’ is harmful to male mental health. Additional reporting by Sarah Cheverton. My dad was always quite a [… read more ]
The week of 11-17 September was the first ever World Childless Week. Portsmouth writer Annie Kirby makes an impassioned plea for increased social awareness of people who are childless through no choice of their own. [… read more ]
Justin MacCormack examines the online harassment of women in prominent roles, recently brought back to the public eye following the announcement that the next Doctor Who will be played by a woman. Complaints to the [… read more ]
S&C regular Matt Wingett explores the real-life origin story of one of DC Comic’s most recently reinvented superheroes and finds a surprising – and liberating – history. So far this summer I’ve been to see Wonder [… read more ]
Madeleine Hagan is a student at the University of Portsmouth studying Creative and Media Writing. Originally from North Carolina, she likes telling stories about her experiences as an international student on her blog The Salt [… read more ]
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