By Harriet Wood Ealing Art Trail, also known as BEAT, inspires the community for the tenth year running with its largest event yet. The event, which took place across 68 venues across Ealing, featuring 230 artists or groups, ran during the 5th-6th, 9th and the 12th-13th of September. Contributing artists were given the opportunity to […]
Category Archives: Arts & Culture
The Ed Sheeran Controversy
by Khushi Sira What is the controversy? On September 4th 2026, the British singer, Ed Sheeran, faced a difficult moment during his show at the MetLife Stadium. American rapper Macklemore performed his piece as the opening act and suddenly remarked “Free Palestine” as a protest to the war in Gaza. Following this protest, Macklemore was […]
Book of the Week: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
By Deirdre Liebman He flung himself into a patch of long grass at the side of the road. As he lay there, paralyzed with fright, breathing in the stench of rotting leaves, an enormous black horse, with a menacing, cloaked figure in its saddle, came into sight on the road, inches from his hiding place. […]
Book of the Week ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott
By Deidre Liebman As our summer term comes to a close, many of us are reflecting on a busy, fun and productive year and looking forward to another. One highlight which many remember fondly is the Senior School production, “The Addams Family,” which was performed at the Questors Theater in Ealing. Next academic year, the […]
The Surge of Independent Media
By Kayla Nwaki Indie animation. Indie games. Indie movies. What do they all have in common? Well, they’re independent, of course, and they are projects driven by a small number of people or an individual person. Since the late 20th century, indie media has been making it big, which shows a promising future for aspiring […]
Isabelle Baafi Poetry Workshop
By Esinam Asima On Tuesday the 16th of June poet, award-winning poet Isabelle Baafi visited St Augustine’s and directed a poetry workshop hosted by the English Department. A select group of pupils were invited to take part in an afternoon of close-reading, literary exploration and reflective writing guided by one of the most inspiring contemporary voices in British poetry. Baafi, whose debut collection ‘Chaotic Good’ (Faber & Faber) has already earned significant […]
Film Review: The Sheep Detectives
By Maria Boyle Based on the book ‘Three Bags Full’, ‘The Sheep Detectives’ is an original, clever, engaging and fun to watch mystery directed by Kyle Balda, who also directed ‘The Minions’. The story starts when George, a shepherd played by Hugh Jackman, is found murdered in his field. When he was alive, George read […]
Book of the Week: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
By Deidre Liebman On May 22, 1859, exactly 167 years ago today, the famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859, the eldest son of nine children. Doyle, one of England’s most prolific authors, lived to the age of 71 and penned over 300 works of fiction during his lifetime. Doyle’s birthday is […]
Book of the Week: ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ by C.S. Lewis
By Deidre Liebman A surprising fact about the famous children’s novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is that it is part of a series titled The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis. Netflix is launching the first film adaptation to include all seven books in the series. A version of The Magician’s Nephew, starring […]
The Secret Garden vs Little House on the Prairie
By Deirdre Liebman With the winter finally over, and spring just around the corner, it is the perfect time to explore two classic children’s novels in which nature features prominently, ‘The Secret Garden’ and ‘Little House on the Prairie’. ‘The Secret Garden’, which was published in 1911, is written by and loosely based on the […]