Global Comment’s Book Club: March 2025
In the history of literature, many women writers used male pseudonyms to be accepted by an industry that underestimated the quality of their work. These pseudonyms gave credibility and served as...
Category: Themes
“So painfully beautiful that it is hard to handle”: Moab, Utah
This week I am in Moab, Utah, which is so painfully beautiful that it is hard to handle. Moab sits in a valley surrounded by dreamlike sandstone foundations, with the La Sal mountains towering to the...
SEE: Something Special #34 – Peachzz in Sheffield, UK
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Great Adaptations: Murder on the Orient Express on film and audio
When Murder on the Orient Express was first published in 1934, it caused quite a stir amongst critics. Its ingenious twist ending (no spoilers here!) challenged conventional mystery tropes and...
Why we should all watch the third season of the animated series Invincible
Created by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, another comic-book-to-TV hit), and based on the comic book series of the same name by Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, Invincible chronicles the...
Amplifying independent women podcasters: why representation and support matter
Podcasting is supposed to be one of the most accessible creative platforms out there. In theory, all you need is a mic, an idea, and the nerve to put your voice out into the world. But when you...
READ: Something Special #33 – My Father Was a Conservative Evangelical Pastor. Then I Came Out.
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
I researched poetry written during COVID – five years on, here’s how people say it helped them
Rory Waterman, Nottingham Trent University Historically, poets have had less to say about pandemics than you might imagine. Hardly any English-language poetry written during successive waves of...
Live the transformation: 8 powerful songs about human change
Whether you want personal change or a new blossoming in the world, these songs can join you with their empowering messages that show fresh starts. The world is always moving forward, even if we try...
LISTEN: Something Special #32 – Elis James on Off Menu podcast
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...