What’s in a name?
Beyoncé has announced that her forthcoming world tour will be named ‘The Mrs Carter Show.’ It is now being widely debated whether this shows that she is abandoning her trademark ‘independent woman’...
View ArticleStyle Profile: A$AP Rocky
Having blasted his way into the music limelight, hip-hop rapper A$AP Rocky is also causing quite a stir in the fashion world. The Harlem born MC appeared on the music video show 106 & Park in what...
View ArticleLights on or off?
Body confidence has become an ever-increasing issue for both women and men when it comes to sex. An astounding number of us are apparently too self-conscious to let even a partner see us naked. Should...
View ArticleDeadline day diet
My approach to essays is hardly one that I’d shout from the rooftops: vaguely become aware of a looming deadline, chill; realise said looming deadline is in fact this week, chill with a slight hint of...
View ArticleBlind Date: Charlotte and James
Charlotte, 1st Year, Psychology First impressions? He looked nice and easy to get on with; he has one of those friendly faces! I also liked the clothes he was wearing. Did the date get off to a flying...
View ArticleMind the gap
Look back fondly on your juvenile years and you will remember the unspoken law concerning relationship age differences. Girls going out with older boys was an achievement. If they were fully grown men...
View Article60 seconds with…novelist Daryl Johnson
Do you have a full time job as well as being a writer? I used to, I worked in the city but I haven’t been working for the last year because I got made redundant. When I originally wrote the book, it...
View ArticleHelp, I’m a traditionalist!
Over the Easter break, my friend from home asked a boy out. She met him, became smitten, added him on Facebook and started messaging him. A couple of days later she asked if he wanted to go for a...
View ArticleBlind Date
James, 20, 2nd year Business Management and Japanese First impressions? A nice girl Did the date get off to a flying start? Yes it got off to a flying start. There was a lot to talk about. Best...
View ArticleConfrontation: yay or nay?
Beth: I love a good argument. I will argue with anyone, be it friends, family members or boys. If I’m fired up I could rant at a brick wall. I do honestly believe that confrontation is healthy. Those...
View ArticleDos and Don’ts: Surviving your first year
DO: Grab the free stuff. Whether it’s taking the tea and toast offered to you as you stagger through OP at 3am or dragging yourself out of bed before 3pm and trudging along to Freshers’ fair. You’ll...
View ArticleWE ASK: Best Freshers’ memories
‘Thinking she was Pout’s version of Lara Croft, my friend jumped off a table onto me, knocking me to the floor and kicking me in the head with her heel. Unsurprisingly, I ended up concussed and was...
View ArticleStudent Gym Guide
The Gym Manchester The Gym Manchester, located near Piccadilly, is a popular choice for many students. With memberships starting at only £15.99 a month you can see why it appeals to many. It’s open...
View ArticleTop five procrastination blogs
1. Friends Drew Phillips and Scott Cleveland have set up ‘Wingmanning’, a blog and instagram account that has rapidly gone viral. The concept is pretty bizarre (bordering on creepy) and involves...
View ArticleDo you lead a double life?
Coming to university is a strange in-between. You live away from home for prolonged periods of time yet you haven’t officially ‘moved out’. You live with people you haven’t long met whilst trying to...
View Article#foreveralone (and okay with it?)
Why is it that so many young people have serious issues with doing things on their own? We’re relentlessly being told as a generation that we’re too dependent on technology. The teens and tweens of...
View ArticleTechnology’s the one that needs a chastity belt
First came Tinder, then BreakupText – ‘end your relationship in just a few taps’(?!) – and now it seems technology has wormed its way into the bedroom as well. Japanese lingerie company Ravijour have...
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Five twitter accounts you should be following
1. Harry Potter (@ArryPottah) None of us were ready to let go of the Harry Potter series and luckily it lives on through many a parody account. (Similar: The Dark Lord/@Lord_Voldemort7) 2. Classic...
View ArticleFive reasons why I love being British
1. Cha? With my faithful Cath Kidston mug sitting next to me, I’ll begin at the beginning, with tea. Horribly clichéd yet no less true, Brits are highly dependent on the prestigious cup of tea. Whilst...
View ArticleThe big tattoo taboo
Miley’s most recent ‘shocking’ stunt was to post a photo on Instagram of her newest tattoo: a yellow and black ‘sad kitty’ Emoji… on her the inside of her lower lip. Ignoring the ongoing Miley debate...
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