As someone who receives daily emails with their horoscope, you may think I aim to indoctrinate you into the teaching of the stars. However, while Mercury has been in retrograde recently – for those horoscope […]
Review: Maleficent 2
“Well well…” – let’s talk Disney. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, or Maleficent 2, hit UK cinemas on Friday 18th October, 5 years after the eponymous first film was released. Despite reportedly ‘bombing’ in US box […]
Living in Ferrara
For the last seven months I have been living in Ferrara. Unless you’re Italian or geographically savvy, you may not know where it is, or may not even have heard of it. If you fall […]
Smoke Breaks: The Great Debate
With colleagues rushing off every hour for a five minute smoke break, Emma discusses what this means for the workplace and non-smokers. According to statistics published by Cancer Research, 19% of UK adults smoke. Considering […]
Meghan Markle and the Media
It’s been a little under a year since the royal wedding between Prince Harry and former Suits star Meghan Markle and yet the new Duchess of Sussex is still facing a media storm. She has […]
Is it Fair to Splash the Cash on Children, or Does it End up Creating a Bit of a Stormi?
It seems like only yesterday the rumours were flying around about Kylie Jenner’s possible pregnancy. Just over year ago, our suspicions were finally confirmed. Stormi Webster was born on 1st February 2018, announced via a […]
TV Review: My Brilliant Friend
After vast international success, the first of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan books, ‘My Brilliant Friend’, has finally been adapted for the big screen. Critics have described the raging success of this pseudonymous Italian writer as ‘Ferrante […]
British Drinking Culture
British people may be seen as more reserved in comparison to other nationalities. We can seem more uptight and, at times, socially awkward – cue very British Problems. The very-British solution to this is simple: […]
Regina George, Cliques and BNOCS: Does Popularity Exist at Uni?
When you think of popularity, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Likeability, being admired, maybe Regina George? At secondary school you almost certainly had a Mean Girls complex. This doesn’t mean that […]
Don’t Let S.A.D. Get You Down
Emma Prentice writes about the best ways to combat seasonal depression and seasonal affective disorder. Despite being a 30-day month, November can feel like it lasts forever. The excitement of Halloween is now behind us, […]
Who Is Guy Fawkes Again?
Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot, we see no reason why gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot. The 5th of November, or ‘Bonfire Night’, is a day which is firmly marked […]
Fined €500 For Sitting Somewhere You Shouldn’t
When you think of Venice, images that immediately spring to mind are the beautiful canals, picturesque buildings, and countless gondolas. What you don’t tend to think of are the 60,000 people who are visiting daily, […]