Gaslight: Manipulation, Asylums & Old Hollywood
Since the 2016 election that gave Donald Trump a platform, not to mention the presidency, the word has been everywhere. But what does it mean? Where does gaslight come from?…
Quarantine – The Plague, Lepers, Covid and Goats
When you think of quarantine, what comes to mind? Leper colonies of the past? Two weeks to flatten the curve? A hundred years ago, when leprosy was considered a public…
Vanilla – Cake, Princesses and Bondage
It’s the most hashtagged flavour of icecream, the second most expensive spices in the word, and it’s much maligned. How did vanilla go from being a rare orchid that, to…