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Aug 1, 20225 min read

Recommended listening - July

This feature aims to draw some attention to notable album releases over the past month that you may have missed, covering a variety of...

How Witchcraft Accusations Continue to Harm Women

Morgan Forbes

Jul 31, 20224 min read

How Witchcraft Accusations Continue to Harm Women

The traditions of witchcraft span thousands of years and countless cultures, with each country viewing the women who claim to practice it...

Honey Wyatt

Jul 25, 20229 min read

Can We Dress To Escape The Male Gaze?

According to TikTok, dressing for the female gaze is the remedy for the male gaze, but can we escape the male gaze through the way we dress?

Sarah Maginn

Jul 21, 20224 min read

A body of one’s own: A reflection on Roe v Wade

On the 24th June 2022 the Supreme Court in the United States of America overturned Roe v Wade. The outrage was soon to follow, with...

A Sinking Ship on a Glass Cliff: Why it matters that Rishi Sunak is set to be the first non-white PM

Charlotte Lewis

Jul 20, 20223 min read

Politics

A Sinking Ship on a Glass Cliff: Why it matters that Rishi Sunak is set to be the first non-white PM

But not in the Neo-Liberal way that you think Earlier this month when Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned after the mass...

2 Years On: ‘I May Destroy You’ still expresses and highlights the need for intersectional Feminism.

Sabrina Doshi

Jul 19, 20223 min read

Social issues

2 Years On: ‘I May Destroy You’ still expresses and highlights the need for intersectional Feminism.

TW: this article mentions sexual assault, rape and violence. It has just been over two years since Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’...

Morgan Forbes

Jul 19, 20224 min read

Fashion

Missguided and the Fall of Fast Fashion

Infamous fast fashion brand Missguided has suffered blow after blow as of late. The UK-based retailer, advertising cheap, trending...

‘Our Time on Earth’: Technology and Creativity in our Climate Emergency Response

Tara Hiralal

Jul 17, 20222 min read

Climate change

‘Our Time on Earth’: Technology and Creativity in our Climate Emergency Response

The current exhibition at the Barbican, ‘Our Time on Earth’, explores the importance of humans’ connection to other species, a connection...

williamrymer7

Jul 15, 20225 min read

Film, TV & Books

The Unexpected Resurgence of Kate Bush

The release of part one of the fourth season of Stranger Things, Netflix’s retro sci-fi juggernaut, was always going to draw a huge...

Power and patriotism – should we still have a monarchy?

Sarah Maginn

Jul 13, 20224 min read

Power and patriotism – should we still have a monarchy?

Earlier this summer, the Queen marked her Platinum Jubilee, which was celebrated throughout England and the UK, as she reached 70 years...

williamrymer7

Jul 1, 20226 min read

Music & Art

Recommended Listening: June

This feature aims to draw some attention to notable album releases over the past month that you may have missed, covering a variety of...

Darker than ever, better together. Review: Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 1

Madison Challis

Jun 29, 20226 min read

Film, TV & Books

Darker than ever, better together. Review: Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 1

There is so much to unpack in the new series of Stranger Things. In this review, I will go into the personality of our new villain, the...

Great Queer Movies to Watch During Pride Month

Sarah Maginn

Jun 15, 20226 min read

Great Queer Movies to Watch During Pride Month

As society has become more individualised, we seek further to see ourselves. People are wanting more and more to feel seen, not only for...

“Fresh” Film Review: Adjust Your Appetite For Modern Dating

Liv Leftwich

Jun 13, 20224 min read

Film, TV & Books

“Fresh” Film Review: Adjust Your Appetite For Modern Dating

Director Mimi Cave makes her debut with a dazzling and chilling thriller, Fresh (2022). The movie stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Noa - the...

Jordan T

Jun 12, 20225 min read

Social issues

Pride and Rainbow Capitalism

It’s June again and that means it’s Pride month. While this is a month for celebration and joy, it also carries many difficult topics for...

Morgan Forbes

Jun 10, 20223 min read

Health & Lifestyle

The Travel Crisis of 2022

by Morgan Forbes (IG: @morganforbesart) If you have recently found yourself in a UK airport, you may have turned to the news seeking...

Studio Ghibli's Ponyo (2008) and Environmentalism

Madison Challis

Jun 5, 20224 min read

Film, TV & Books

Studio Ghibli's Ponyo (2008) and Environmentalism

Like much of Hayao Miyazaki's work, Ponyo (2008) carries a transparent environmental message: "They spoil the sea. They treat your home...

Silence and Secrets in Celine Ng’s 'Everything I Never Told You'

Tara Hiralal

Jun 4, 20224 min read

Film, TV & Books

Silence and Secrets in Celine Ng’s 'Everything I Never Told You'

Published in 2014, Everything I Never Told You recounts the story of a Chinese-American family after the tragic death of their golden...

Morgan Forbes

Jun 1, 20223 min read

Film, TV & Books

‘Conversations with Friends’: A Review

4 / 5 stars. After the popular adaptation of Sally Rooney’s book Normal People, the miniseries Conversations with Friends (the author’s...

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