27th February 2023
Tired of that pit in your stomach when you’re doom scrolling? Here’s how to curate a more positive feed. I recently had an epiphany about my social media usage after finding myself four videos deep in “story times” full of tears before bed; this was not entertaining, completely irrelevant to my life and not what ...
27th February 2023
What does it mean to have a platonic soulmate and how do they compare to romantic partners? You hear stories of couples who sat next to each other in their first seminar, or were flatmates in their first year, or met at a football social and the rest is history. A history that’s retold and ...
22nd February 2023
Trend cycles make us individual, not unoriginal. In a world dominated by capital, originality is seemingly a falling trend. We live in a world of specific aesthetics, defined by micro trends which take ideas from high fashion and translate them into fast fashion dupes. I’m not here to tell you that fast fashion brands are ...
1st February 2023
Kate Fryer discusses why we are still shaming people for their sexual preferences. For a while, “no kink shaming!” has been the headline exclamation of many a friendly sex-based convo. This acceptance of a wide range of sexual preferences and desires is something I, and undeniably many others, can get behind. Moving away from the ...
31st January 2023
Emily Webb discusses what this year’s top trends will be as the temperatures plummet. Each year as autumn resurfaces, I find it more burdensome to adjust to the ever-changing autumnal trends that creep around the corner from that first day of September. It’s difficult to know if leggings are out – are we still wearing ...
31st January 2023
Writer Lorelai Patnaik discusses the Tiktok dating concept known as ‘beige flags’. Beige Flags – Your everyday average run-of-the-mill boring profile on dating apps or early warning for red alarm bells. Readers, I think at this point, we can say a significant proportion of us have spent time just scrolling through dating apps. From Tinder, ...
31st January 2023
Writer Eleni Retsou discusses her opinions on cheating within a relationship. I am sure at this point, we are all aware of the various recent cheating scandals that seem to be plaguing Hollywood. Emily Ratajkowski’s husband cheated on her not once, but multiple times, Adam Levine cheated on his wife Behati Prinsloo and of course, ...
31st January 2023
Lucy Fitzgerald looks back on the popularity of Nando’s, and interrogates its enduring appeal. What with their predilection for profiting off inhumane worker labour conditions and propagating conversion therapy, I try not to get fond of multinational companies. Nando’s restaurant is no fast fashion behemoth or soulless tech giant, but it is still a homogenised ...
31st January 2023
Jordan Hunter offers his definitive list of the best brunches in the West End. 1: Zique’s Nestled in Hyndland is Zique’s. It tops the list with its intimate, yet vibrant and modern, atmosphere and superb food. It’s the perfect kind of brunch as it caters to both wanting the boozy brunch experience and those looking ...
31st January 2023
How to get started on your herbal tea journey. Whether you’re looking for an escape from the £1 library coffee or a remedy for the seemingly endless freshers’ flu symptoms, herbal tea may just provide the solution. With a variety of flavours and health benefits, there are many advantages to drinking herbal tea. But, there’s ...
