Review: Turning Red, and review of audience reaction
After watching Disney’s Pixar Turning Red (the first time) I turned straight to social media to see what people were saying. It was the...
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Oluwafunke Ajoba
Apr 3, 20221 min read
Humanity
Look at what we have made out of us. Wars and behaviors; unjust. Sympathy and empathy we’ve lost. Humanity is now covered with blood of...
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Kathryn
Apr 1, 20223 min read
They're Just Like Us!
As it turns out, it’s so much worse when people who have Netflix accounts, tik-tok, and white skin are bombed.
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Oluwafunke Ajoba
Mar 30, 20223 min read
BREAKING THE BIAS- Why are there so many barriers?
On 8th March 2022, this year's International Women's Day's theme was "Break the bias". Images of women across the world circulated the...
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Kristina Galvydyte
Mar 28, 20224 min read
Radical Extremism: Why We Need to Start Talking About ‘Incels’
As I am reading, a myriad of emotions rushes through my body: disgust, anger, sadness, even pity. How can someone feel so much hate...
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Emily Bird
Mar 25, 20222 min read
Stay Safe or Stay Different: Britain’s New Perception of the Virus and Itself
I was in Germany when Boris Johnson announced his plan to lift all Covid restrictions in the United Kingdom. Whilst we all saw it coming,...
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Madison Challis
Mar 17, 20225 min read
What Miyazaki’s animation film, Spirited Away (2001), taught me about Capitalism and Consumerism
Don’t be fooled by Studio Ghibli’s G or PG ratings and family-friendly image. You cannot simply dismiss Studio Ghibli’s works as...
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Georgia O'Brien
Mar 14, 20224 min read
Book Review: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Caleb Azumah Nelson's debut novel Open Water features an exquisite story of love and existence while exposing the Black experience and...
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Charlotte Lewis
Mar 11, 20222 min read
The Self-made Fallacy: Kim K and Molly Mae
When will we stop promoting capitalism under the guise of feminism and personal growth?
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Stine Marie Engerbråten
Feb 5, 20224 min read
Gender in Fashion and Pop Culture
Binary opposites have existed within human societies for decades. These opposites range from the divide between oppressor vs oppressed,...
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Georgia O'Brien
Jan 5, 20223 min read
New Year, New Reads: Books to Diversify your TBR
A New Year means new beginnings, but in a post-COVID world what does this mean for our customary goals for self-improvement? The pandemic...
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Lydia Dickinson
Dec 29, 20215 min read
Britain is Becoming a Police State
Under this Conservative government, Britain is slowly but surely beginning its descent into a police state.
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Lydia Dickinson
Dec 23, 20215 min read
Is a Mandatory Vaccination Programme Really a Good Idea?
Boris Johnson proposed a future "national conversation" about mandatory vaccinations. This article explores if this is actually a good idea.
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Madison Challis
Dec 22, 20217 min read
A (Muppet) Christmas Carol (1992) and it’s Social Change for Children
How the films we watched as kids shaped our political positions of today. No matter what rendition of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol...
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Madison Challis
Dec 15, 20215 min read
Capitalist vs Egalitarian Robots. Robots (2005)
How the films we watched as kids shaped our political positions today. Robots (2005) Perhaps without realising it, the films and TV shows...
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Morgan Forbes
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Are British Universities Doing Enough to Support Their Students During the Pandemic?
The UK saw its first national lockdown in the face of the COVID-19 Pandemic in March 2020, and at least to some small or larger degree,...
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RachelKauzeni
Dec 11, 20214 min read
'That Girl' Trend: Self Love or Harmful?
The latest Gen- Z trend to have taken over social media is 'that girl'. Since April of this year, videos with #thatgirl have garnered...
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William Walden
Dec 9, 20215 min read
Parasocial Relationships in the Age of COVID-19
The 2020s are a complicated era to live in. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to define everyday life, even after mass vaccination and...
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Hannah Taylor
Dec 8, 20214 min read
Quantitative Queering – Performing Economic Consumption and Identities in the LGBTQ Community
Ever wondered about the correlation between expressions of queerness and capitalism? Read on...
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Charlotte Lewis
Dec 4, 20213 min read
The Masculinisation of Dark-skinned Women in the Media
Marginalised communities have long been subject to caricature and negative portrayal in various media forms, particularly evident in...
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