Even though it’s only march, 2018 has already provided some bestseller beauty products for you to look out for. Eyes Boots’ bestseller eyeshadow at the moment is the NYX Professional Makeup Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette – […]
Top of the pops: why side split popper joggers are making a comeback
Some have compared them to billowing tent seams, others (Leeds students in particular) love them. As fashion continues to borrow from the wardrobes of the 90s, it’s the popper sweatpants’ turn to join the sporty […]
Policitising The Oscars: should celebrities be leading the way?
Following one of the most political Academy Awards ceremonies, and indeed awards seasons, in history, questions are being asked about whether we should be politicising award ceremonies and looking to celebrities to make statements about […]
5 Decades of Damon: 50 reasons to celebrate Albarn
On 23rd March 2018, the incredible Damon Albarn celebrates his milestone 50th birthday. To mark the occasion and as a tribute to his extraordinary life and career, music editor Hollie Griss has compiled 50 of […]
Autopilot culture: being mindful and pressing pause
Our every day lives seem to just fly by. We wake up, have breakfast, commute, go to work, school or university, we have lunch, come home, eat dinner, and we go to sleep. We seem […]
Parklife Launch Petition to Make the Festival a Bank Holiday Weekend
The boss of Parklife Festival in Manchester is calling for the festival weekend to be a bank holiday. He argues that it would be better for the economy to spread out the May bank holidays, […]
Looking at reward systems: is the academic pressure a positive influence?
As we once again approach a busy period of exams and essays, I find myself reflecting upon the enormous pressure some of us put ourselves under to achieve academically. I think that I bought into […]
All Points East adds The xx and Lorde to exceptional line-up
East London’s Victoria Park’s newest and most exciting summer festival for the 2018 calendar has to be All Points East. The festival spreading across the weekend of the 25th to the 27th of May, featuring titans of both the indie-rock and […]
App-only Start-up Banks – A Threat To Traditional Banking?
Now that nearly everything can be done via an app on our phones, such as seeing a GP or getting a flight boarding pass, it’s not surprising that banking has also followed suit, with many […]
Diesel Bans as Air Quality Standards Get Harder To Meet
Climate change is not going away. Pollution is not abating. Harmful gas emissions are not decreasing. Within the European Union, road transport is responsible for about 20% of all CO2 emissions. That’s enough for us […]
The Beast From The East – Sending The Economy Into A Blizzard?
Inconvenienced by it or not, last week’s snowstorm across the UK was every British person’s dream. The snow was a solid topic for small talk whilst waiting around for seminars to start, and it provided […]
EXCLUSIVE: Union’s Inept Approach to Costing Mars Election Results
Through joint research by The Gryphon and LSR, it has become clear that the union has failed to uphold their own rules in the recent Exec elections. In our role in holding the union to […]