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Plant-Based Diets vs. The Environment — An Unbiased Take

Morgan Forbes

Feb 4, 20226 min read

Health & Lifestyle

Plant-Based Diets vs. The Environment — An Unbiased Take

In recent years, the term ‘Veganuary’ has been coined for the first month of the year to encourage people to go vegetarian or vegan, or...

The Rise of Creative Industries during COVID-19

Morgan Forbes

Jan 14, 20224 min read

Music & Art

The Rise of Creative Industries during COVID-19

Here in the UK, we are very lucky to have access to a multitude of different degree paths at university — you can study hard and achieve...

Tory Trouble: How's the Conservative Party Handling a Self-inflicted Environment of Severe Scrutiny?

James Hall

Jan 12, 20224 min read

Politics

Tory Trouble: How's the Conservative Party Handling a Self-inflicted Environment of Severe Scrutiny?

The UK Conservative party has been a subject of controversy since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July of 2019. Despite the...

Review: Hadestown and the Importance of the Understudy

Hannah Taylor

Jan 9, 20225 min read

Review: Hadestown and the Importance of the Understudy

In a world increasingly dominated by Covid absences, how can the show go on?

Book review: “Acts of Desperation” by Megan Nolan

Stine Marie Engerbråten

Jan 8, 20224 min read

Film, TV & Books

Book review: “Acts of Desperation” by Megan Nolan

“The first time I saw him, I pitied him terribly”. The words of a “wounded woman” as the narrator of the story describes herself moments...

New Year, New Reads: Books to Diversify your TBR

Georgia O'Brien

Jan 5, 20223 min read

Film, TV & Books

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...

Morgan Forbes

Jan 3, 20223 min read

Health & Lifestyle

The January Blues and How to Beat Them

As the fabulous food and presents from Christmas are left in the past, and the New Year’s Eve partying is well and truly finished,...

Style vs Trend: How Fast Fashion is Erasing Identity Amongst Young People

Stine Marie Engerbråten

Dec 30, 20214 min read

Fashion

Style vs Trend: How Fast Fashion is Erasing Identity Amongst Young People

Clothing is described by behavior theorists as an “artefact of extended self” (Haller, 2021). The morning ritual of dressing, which we...

Lydia Dickinson

Dec 29, 20215 min read

Politics

Britain is Becoming a Police State

Under this Conservative government, Britain is slowly but surely beginning its descent into a police state.

The Rise of ‘Spicy’ BookTok: What is SmutTok and why is it taking the book world by storm?

Georgia O'Brien

Dec 27, 20214 min read

Film, TV & Books

The Rise of ‘Spicy’ BookTok: What is SmutTok and why is it taking the book world by storm?

It’s June 2021, you’re scrolling through the Amazon bestsellers lists when you see it, snuggled in between the likes of John Grisham and...

Is a Mandatory Vaccination Programme Really a Good Idea?

Lydia Dickinson

Dec 23, 20215 min read

Politics

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.

A (Muppet) Christmas Carol (1992) and it’s Social Change for Children

Madison Challis

Dec 22, 20217 min read

Film, TV & Books

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...

Where are all the new Christmas Songs? Why we can’t stray from the Classics.

Morgan Forbes

Dec 20, 20213 min read

Where are all the new Christmas Songs? Why we can’t stray from the Classics.

After the Halloween festivities are over, at the turn of each November, we expect to see the same classic Christmas hits climb up the...

How to Dress for Christmas Gatherings on YOUR Terms

James Hall

Dec 19, 20214 min read

How to Dress for Christmas Gatherings on YOUR Terms

The holiday season is here, and you know what that means; everyone is about to start dressing like it! Are you tired of all the ugly...

These Are The Books You Should Read This Christmas

Lydia Dickinson

Dec 17, 20218 min read

Film, TV & Books

These Are The Books You Should Read This Christmas

Christmas is a time for reading. Here are the top books that you should read this Christmas.

Capitalist vs Egalitarian Robots. Robots (2005)

Madison Challis

Dec 15, 20215 min read

Social issues

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...

Are British Universities Doing Enough to Support Their Students During the Pandemic?

Morgan Forbes

Dec 13, 20213 min read

Health & Lifestyle

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,...

'That Girl' Trend: Self Love or Harmful?

RachelKauzeni

Dec 11, 20214 min read

Health & Lifestyle

'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...

Parasocial Relationships in the Age of COVID-19

William Walden

Dec 9, 20215 min read

Social issues

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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