Astrid talks about The Weeknd’s latest song, and the implications it has for the LGBTQ+ community. The Weeknd’s latest song with French DJ Gesaffelstein, ‘Lost in The Fire’, gained a lot of critical attention surrounding […]
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 […]
Agony Aunt: Help I’m Struggling to Maintain a Work/Life Balance in Second Semester!
With us just inhaling after our sigh of relief that January are exams over, it’s now the run up to the dreaded diss deadlines (I’m speaking to all the final years out there) and yet […]
Diet or Disorder?
Modern-day society is obsessed with dieting, body image and health, and it is impossible to get away from it. Social media is a constant reel of influencers pushing diet after diet, detox after detox and […]
Doctor Who Escape Hunt – Review
Last week the UK’s first ever Doctor Who themed escape room opened in Leeds. Endorsed by the BBC, the game features exact replications of all things ‘who’ such as costumes, props and the characters themselves! […]
Top 5 Valentine’s Menus in Leeds
With supermarkets filling their ‘seasonal’ isles with heart-shaped everything and florists displaying roses just that little bit early, it probably hasn’t escaped your notice that Valentine’s Day is on the way. If you’re struggling to […]
Match.com’s ‘Imperfections’ Controversy
Match.com has developed a new feature where you can list your “imperfections,”. This feature gives users the ability to describe things that match.com claims to be flaws. In actuality of course, the “flaws” listed are […]
Finding Hope Among Refugees: The Reality of Calais Today
What’s the immediate association when you think of Calais? For a lot of us it’s the ‘jungle’ camp which housed about 10,000 refugees until its dismantling back in 2016. The place has faded from the news […]
Fast Fashion
Fast fashion is the idea of take, make and dispose. The dictionary definition is inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends. We all know fast food is bad for us, […]
Agony Aunt: I’m Unsure About Accepting My Year Abroad Offer
So, you’ve got your offer to study abroad, but you’re not too sure whether or not to accept? Here are some seemingly obvious but often overlooked questions that you can ask yourself to help you […]
New Year Same Fads: Diet Culture
Tasha addresses diet culture, and why wrong intentions should be left in 2018. We’re (finally) at the end of January and as the New Year swung around the old tradition of making unrealistic and self-indulgent […]
Playlists, Pints & Planning Ahead: Exam Reflection
Andri reflects on exam stress now that January is over, providing handy tips for May. Whether you had a mountain of assignments due, heavily weighted exams or maybe were lucky enough to have both, January […]