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Elliot Carpenter
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Is Money-Making Football Unfair?
Evidently, a lot has changed since the prime of the late, great, Pelé. In 1960, the average wage of a footballer in the top flight was £20
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Thomas Hannah
Feb 1, 20234 min read
The Rise of Fontaines D.C & the Return of Artistic Sincerity
Written by Thomas Hannah; edited by Ellie Henderson After their 2022 win for ‘Best Band in The World’ at the NME awards, it’s...
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williamrymer7
Jan 29, 202311 min read
January 2023 Album Round-Up
Despite the turn of the year, the constant stream of album releases, good and bad, stops for no one. 2022 produced a swathe of incredible re
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Katie Coxall
Jan 28, 20233 min read
How The Traitors Breathed New Life into British Reality TV
The immediate twists and turns that The Traitors throws at both contestants and audiences prove to be prime examples of why the nation was s
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elliehenderson74
Jan 15, 20236 min read
A Year in Fashion: 2022 Trends and 2023 Forecasts
Trends: they remain absolutely central to the world of fashion, even in spite of recent welcome shifts towards slower fashion and sustainabl
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cameronhillhouse
Jan 9, 20234 min read
The Impacts of Bottega Veneta’s New Lifetime Warranty
During a time when many designer brands are beginning to cut corners to increase profits and feed a new demand from a younger generation; it
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Morgan Forbes
Jan 2, 20234 min read
Kanye & Kim: Mental Illness or Bigotry?
It can be difficult to find a ‘serious’ article about the Kardashian family on frontline news. Upon googling Kim’s name it seems all the...
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lillieberridge1
Dec 30, 20223 min read
The Grinchification of UK Strikers
The ethos of the strikers is embedded within the victories of the trade union. When people decide to strike, they are putting out the politi
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Cecilia Cáceres Juan
Dec 22, 20224 min read
Internalising pink washing?
The violence of western narratives and practices surrounding normative LGBT+ rights has been stated, thought about, and felt by many...
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Morgan Forbes
Dec 22, 20224 min read
2022 Movies Wrap-Up
2022 has been the Box Office’s year of resurgence; after two years of restricting public access to movie theatres, cinema date nights are...
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Isobel Knight
Dec 15, 20223 min read
Christmas Films and the Demonisation of Big Cities
The Hallmark Christmas movie formula is one so well-known that it has an almost mythical status in popular culture. A woman living in the...
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Sian Maher
Dec 10, 20227 min read
F**k Censorship: AleXsandro Palombo on Iran and the Tyranny of Restricting Creative Expression
With unrest as widespread as ever in Iran, artists, and creators from all around the world have revolted against the injustices and...
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Morgan Forbes
Dec 7, 20224 min read
Why the 2022 John Lewis Christmas Ad Matters
Every year, British retail giants John Lewis release a heart warming festive advert, and 2022’s edition has been met with both praise and...
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elliehenderson74
Dec 3, 20225 min read
A Look at 2022’s Ultimate IT Girl: Bella Hadid
With her incredible influence on street-style trends and her iconic runway moments, Bella Hadid has taken the fashion world by storm this...
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williamrymer7
Dec 2, 20228 min read
November Release Round-up
This feature aims to draw some attention to notable album releases over the past month that you may have missed, covering a variety of...
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Madison Challis
Dec 1, 20224 min read
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Commercialism and Cynicism
For my Christmas article this year, I thought it would be appropriate to write about How the Grinch Stole Christmas! With recession in full
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cameronhillhouse
Nov 29, 20224 min read
Elon Musk’s Takeover or Takedown?
On October 28th, Musk closed the long-awaited deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion. The takeover itself and the month following the...
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caitlinhoyland
Nov 27, 20223 min read
Why the Fuck Is Matt Hancock On I’m A Celeb?
Undue airtime is being given to a man whose appalling political decisions were causal in the deaths of thousands of people in the UK....
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lillieberridge1
Nov 26, 20225 min read
COP27: Outcomes from Egypt
This month, the 27th annual Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, otherwise known as...
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