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Spear's — When it comes to monetising her work, performance artist Amanda Palmer is as explicit as her creations. Here she explains all to Emelia Hamilton-Russell Amanda Palmer is excited about her upcoming UK tour, so much so that she yells down the crackly transatlantic phone so loudly that I have to hold the receiver away from my ear.

Postgraduate English: Issue 37 — Abstract Jonathan Swift has gone down in popular and theoretical history as both a visionary satirist and a confirmed misanthrope. This paper will revisit and challenge the latter assignation by questioning whether the protagonist in Swift’s seminal work Gulliver’s Travels is, as is often supposed, a ‘human instrument’ used to further Swift’s own misanthropic agenda. By engaging with theories of humour, comedy, and affect, the paper argues that Gulliver is neither wholly psychologically real nor a mere vehicle for misanthropy. He is, instead, a caricature; an exaggeration of an English coloniser endowed with considerable flaws. Seen in this light, it becomes clear that Gulliver’s misanthropy is used for comedic effect, and not with the intention of infecting the reader with the same disdain for humanity. Through this close analysis of the character of Lumuel Gulliver, the paper reemphasises what critics often lose in a reading which presupposes that Gulliver is a mouthpiece or spokesperson for Swift; namely that Gulliver’s Travels is hilarious, and can be read as a light-hearted, joyful, and, in some ways, affectionate ridicule of the human condition.

Elite Traveler — This story originally appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. By Emelia Hamilton-Russell

Spear's — There's far more to investing than mere rates of return these days - sustainability is becoming a major factor, and with this evolution a new era of capitalism is taking shape, writes Emelia Hamilton-Russell An advert on the London Underground reads: 'Whose life will you change with an investment of £15?'

Spear's — Emelia Hamilton-Russell lunches with Netwealth founder Charlotte Ransom A vegetarian, Charlotte Ransom is disgruntled at the lack of mixed grains on the menu. 'The old-school banking culture of boozy lunches is definitely on the wane - and thank goodness,' she muses as we search for a suitable alternative in Tom's Kitchen's spring menu.

The Columnist — If viewing habits are anything to go by, it's safe to say that we in the west have been stuck in the past for the last five years.

The Student (Edinburgh) — I don't know which is worse: being groomed and molested by a man of significant power and influence, or being unfairly cast as a liar and seductress by the media while trying to claim justice?

Durham English Review — Abstract Middlemarch experiments with a narrative vision that reaches beyond the ‘inconsistency and formlessness’ of the ordinary human gaze, yet is not completely omniscient. The guiding voice of the narrator, at once closely empathetic and widely generalising, attempts to untangle the complexity of entwined fates and illuminate the viscerally human struggle for coherence. This paper argues that cultivation of the sort of intelligence literally embodied by the narrator - an intelligence that is at once informed and transcendent - may surpass both science and religion in performing the ‘function of knowledge’ both for the characters within the novel and the readers without.

The Student (Edinburgh) — By the time my driving instructor asked me to 'pull the car over in a safe place', I was crying.

Spear's — Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo's surprising victory in 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here' shows that it's okay to be posh in 2018, writes Emelia Hamilton-Russell There was a time when posh-bashing was a national sport. Mustard corduroy was only found in nursing homes and young poshos historically took pains to drop their 't's and downplay their noble ancestry.

Spear's — The crime writer shares his thoughts with Emelia Hamilton-Russell on Inspector Rebus, wealth, tax, empathy... and his love of vinyl and a good pint How much is an ounce of gold? No idea - I can't even remember what an ounce looks like. Do people still work in ounces these days?

macemagazine.com — How the momentum moment came and went

Mace Magazine —