In last week’s piece, I touched on video games’ nature as a storytelling medium, developing experiences and forming memories personal to the player, and that gaming is arguably the most interactive method of doing so. The […]
Blogs | Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome…
Sunday marked the end of my first month in Berlin. Whenever anyone from England asks how long I’ve been in the city and I reply ‘Oh, a month or so’ they seem amazed- the response […]
Blogs | The Ex-Files
Breaking up is hard to do, so the 60’s pop song goes. But, in this 21st century world, breaking up is made that bit more difficult. Sure, the old rite of passage of crying into […]
Blogs | A year in Germany – the best or Wurst idea ever?
It’s the 22nd September and despite the fact that this is meant to be a blog about my year abroad I am still at home. Yes, at home, in my pyjamas in Putney sipping on […]
Lifestyle | Fend off Freshers' Flu
It’s Freshers’ Week, and you’ve spent the past few days (and nights) drinking, making new friends and establishing the cheapest place to buy vodka. Unfortunately, the combination of a new environment, heavy drinking and an […]
Travel | Outside the Leeds Ring Road
Believe it or not, life does exist outside of Leeds City Centre and Headingley. There is a whole world out there, inhabited by normal people going about their everyday lives; people who have never even […]
Blogs | Autumn/Winter Fashion – A Guide For Students
At this time of year, you may or may not have noticed the influx of fashion adverts appearing on your television and in other forms of media, trying to sell you all that the trendy […]
Blogs | Why Is Everybody So Afraid Of Love?
[responsive_vid] Prince Charming found Snow White asleep in a glass coffin. He awoke her with just one kiss, took her in his strong arms and whisked her away to the palace on his white steed. And […]
Blogs | What Do Video Games Mean In 2013?
‘Video games’ – surely popular enough now that one understands what is meant by the term? Certainly, the words will conjure an image in the minds in this current generation of the student population; A […]
Blogs | Essential Tech Products For Students
Students, often sporting flash phones and computers, are known to be in tune with current tech. But many students are missing out on some products and services that will help in some aspects of student […]
Blogs | Back To The Future
I don’t need to tell you that in the past few years Leeds has exploded with newness and the city has upped it’s game offering some of the best shopping in the North, and you […]
Blogs | Get The (Catwalk) Look For Less.. Saint Laurent Rebel Yell
I am completely in awe of the Yves Saint Laurent grunge show which stunned onlookers with its angry representation of rebellious youth and homage to Grunge, which we first saw hit the catwalks in the […]