Words are merely symbols. How we express ourselves through words can, therefore, be deceiving – especially if the meaning we associate with words doesn’t align with how others perceive them. Google defines ‘dating’ as a social and romantic activity where people spend time together to get to know each other...
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Dear freshers, In a strange way, I am writing to myself last year. Writing this feels almost melancholic, knowing what I have experienced this last year. If she and I were to sit opposite one another, I suppose my present self wouldn’t answer any questions but ask them instead. In...
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Everyone wants the perfect summer. The summer that we romanticise in our heads with perfect days filled with endless moments to look back on and say: “That was the best summer.” However, university summers can feel long, like watching paint-dry long. See, comes danger when days blur together, and suddenly...
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We have all heard of student kitchen nightmares. Horror stories of blocked sinks, stenches of mould that linger for weeks, and the unspoken race to find the best shelf in the fridge. Stains mark numerous attempts to make something relatively edible, and suddenly ordering food for the third time that...
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Dear Reader, Gossip is inevitable. It is the one thing that won’t die, that can’t be replaced by AI and keeps people close through whispers and secrets. The other week I walked into a book shop and was immediately drawn to a particular book with an illustration of two women...
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The moments before falling asleep can be bittersweet. It can give us a moment of recollection, as one thinks of the fond memories from a holiday away with friends, missing the laughter that made our stomachs sore. Perhaps you think of a film you watched a few hours earlier, imagining...
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Dear Reader, The moment the temperature creeps past 16 degrees, it feels like the entirety of the UK steps outside at once. Groups of friends make the quick trips to the shops – returning with drinks and snacks – and of course, the speaker with an accompanying Spotify playlist makes...
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Dear Reader, As the sun begins to pierce through the grey misery of winter’s last farewell, we enter the spring season of society balls. This means that many arrive to the venues in elegant, floor length dresses, each picked with purpose and meticulous thought of how to pair their hair...
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By now, almost everyone knows about the feud between the Beckhams. But what are the facts? “I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but...
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As January rolls around, so do the annual Golden Globe Awards. This year marks the 83rd awards ceremony, broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The Golden Globes celebrate the outstanding performances and casts of television and film. Although we all look forward to seeing our favourite nominees,...
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Dear Reader, “New Year, New Me”. It is a phrase that rolls around at the start of January like clockwork. Calendars flip, and as some make Pinterest boards, others make temporary promises to themselves to eat healthily, pick up a new hobby and become an ‘academic weapon’ in the library....
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Dear Reader, As we approach the winter months and Christmas festivities slowly begin to appear, our pallets undergo the same seasonal transformation of their own. Strong scents of chocolate and mulled wine become more frequent as you walk through markets when a sudden craving for mince pies, Christmas pudding or...
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Dear Reader, “Fancy a drink?” “Let’s grab a drink sometime?” “Anyone up for a drink?” We live in a society where drinking has become integrated in almost every kind social interaction. It’s a way that people bond, relax and unwind after a long day, or something that has simply become...
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