As we grind our way through our third national lockdown here in the UK, it can be hard to see the wood for the trees. Depending on where you are, it might feel ...
Have you often experienced that urge to control everything and everyone around you? That pressing need to control everything and everyone comes naturally from w...
These days, it seems like everyone has the travel bug. More and more young people are signing up for trips around the world, whether it's disappearing to Austra...
2015 is the year that I found a new love. In all honesty, I’ve been searching for something for a while. Probably ever since Joel and Ellie left a huge hole in ...
Two weeks ago the country seemed to go into a frenzy. Were we preparing for war? Were we all expecting a mad dash of relatives coming over from far flung corner...
A few months back, a close friend of mine put a gun to my head (metaphorically) and made me put myself on an online dating site. I won’t say which one, but it s...
It came as a raw and vivid shock to me when one of the strongest people I have ever met informed me he was planning his suicidal. This man was my father; his re...
Shyness is quite an unusual characteristic in the sense that it seems to attract a multiple of reactions and emotions from people. Some people interpret shyness...
One-part Sightseers and one part TV’s The Returned, In Order of Disappearance is superbly paced and entertaining film. Some might be put out as it slides from d...
As a Journalism student I happened to come across different modules and areas of expertise that I did not think about before. One of these areas is law. I know ...
One of my favourite past times no matter what I am doing is listening to Music. It could be while I’m driving, cleaning, getting ready in a morning, cooling off...
I think most people would agree with me that domestic violence in any situation is absolutely appalling and wrong, and it should not be tolerated in any instanc...
We live in an age where we are able to receive the latest and most important news at our finger tips, with a simple notification or tap of a button on a smartph...
College. University. Homework. Coursework. Making friends. Fitting in. Family. Money. A job.
The list is endless. Problem after problem that runs through our...
We go through our lives so busy with work, assignments, friends, that we forget to take care of ourselves. Not just physically, but mentally as well.
I learn...
The end seemed nigh for the lovable survivor Clementine, every step of the way our poor Clem was forced to kill a hungry dog, get beaten around, witness all of ...
If you have seen the trailer for Cold in July (which you can watch below), then you’d forgiven for thinking this is a film akin to David Cronenburg’s A History ...
No fuss, minimalistic dressing has never been more in fashion – perfect for those of us who like to roll straight out of bed and go go go!
For those of you w...
University, in particular Fresher’s Week, is an interesting time. It is a time where hordes of young people from up and down the country are crammed into halls ...
A think cloud of smoke drifts out of a homemade smoking device and gently creeps its way through the air and wafts over a TV that illuminates a small, stuffy at...
It happens to even the most eagle-eyed of us at times. You're sitting there, staring at a bright screen at nightime, "studying", when you notice a pouding heada...
Spike Jonze's new film 'Her' takes a very dark look into where we are going as a society and how we may become as people. It stars Jaoquin Phoenix plays the mai...
The 9.7-inch screen of the iPad is the ideal size for browsing the web. The extra screen real estate, when compared to your iPhone, makes a dramatic difference....
Bloc Party have that unmistakable sound. Over the years they’ve been around, they’ve developed and constructed this into their own unique blend of electric guit...
So you are back from uni and want to go on one last road trip before heading back for freshers?
Michelin have recently conducted a survey regarding students re...
We can be slaves to a number of tyrants and oppressive and exploitative systems, but slavery can exist in different forms, and slaves don’t always have to be li...
For a while now my wardrobe has felt a little stagnant. I should perhaps clarify, it’s clean and everything however just the teeniest bit dull. You know you’re ...
Guess who’s been learning some interesting things about early modern cross-dressing recently? That’s right, it’s me! I have to say that my current essay has bee...
The movement of same sex partnership emerged as a social phenomenon in the United States in the 1970s. However, it was not until 1993 that this became more infl...
Firstly an apology for a rather long absence, as a Masters student I am currently looking anxiously forward to an approaching decision: to academia or not to ac...
