17th December 2018
Bethany Woodhead Views Editor Content warning: this article contains references to eating disorders and body image There’s a really unhealthy obsession which isn’t being talked about enough – the joy of not eating. Obviously, this is an aspect of many eating disorders, such as anorexia; however, many young people who have not been ...
17th December 2018
Georgina Hayes Editor As a part of our new series on less discussed mental illnesses, Editor Georgina Hayes shares what it’s like to live with bipolar disorder “I have just now come from a party where I was its life and soul; witticisms streamed from my lips, everyone laughed and admired me, but ...
17th December 2018
Amy Shimmin and Kristy Leeds Writers Amy Shimmin: For I was the only student at my English sixth-form to cross the border North: while most students were motivated by staying near to home, the students who went on to scatter across Britain strangely didn’t find their way up the M6. While the city of Glasgow ...
17th December 2018
Hannah Patterson Writer You’re standing in the middle of the dancefloor, surrounded by moving bodies. There are couples, friend groups, the occasional straggler. The atmosphere is palpable, and you look down at your phone: 11.59 pm. The countdown is here, and you find yourself swept up in the crowd, almost giddy. As those ...
17th December 2018
Isabella Eastwood Writer I was lucky enough to see Masaaki Yoshida, better known by his stage name Anchorsong, at a gig in Luxembourg, (my hometown) back in August. A friend of mine mentioned his album had been one of BBC Radio 6’s albums of the year in 2016, and, ever the pretentious music snob, I ...
17th December 2018
Zahin Razeen Writer This future world changer explains the tech behind his vision Since starting working with Footsteps, a social enterprise in Bangladesh, at the age of 16, I’ve heavily advocated many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including number six – clean water and sanitation. Project Trishna – a venture of Footsteps which ...