Ladybeard: A New Kind of Women’s Magazine?
Gwen Smith is intrigued by the prospect of a new print-only feminist magazine that promises to “fight fire with fire”.
Best Settings for Detective Stories
Gwen Smith considers the unsung merits of North Wales, Durham, canal boat holidays and the W.I as potential settings for murder mystery novels.
The Rise of the Sugar Daddy
Gwen Smith looks at the current controversy over the role of the “sugar daddy” phenomenon in Africa, and the treatment of the concept in the Western media.
The Sad Demise of the Love Letter
Gwen Smith investigates the death of the handwritten love letter in an age of marriage proposals on Reddit, Facebook flirting and internet dating.
Literary Characters Who’d Be Good at Twitter
Would Mr Darcy have got on with Facebook? Gwen Smith considers the social media savviness of her favourite literary characters.