There are a lot of idioms surrounding our guts. Whether it be ‘gut instinct’, ‘hating someone’s guts’, or ‘having the guts to do something’, guts seem to be central to describing our feelings and situations every day. But what exactly is included in our gut, and is it as important...
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Throughout queer history, fashion has played an important role in queer peoples’ lives, serving both as self-expression and as a form of communication within the queer community. For decades, queer fashion was rejected by mainstream culture, forcing many forms of queer self-expression to only exist underground. To this day, queer...
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Birds are tweeting, flowers are blooming, and people are starting to believe that life is worth living again. Whenever there’s any trace of the sun, a lack of strong winds or heavy rainfall, people will go outside with a book under their arm, looking for a clean patch of grass...
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The term ‘locking in’ is one of Gen Z’s favourite slang terms today. It refers to entering a state of intense focus, removing distractions, and committing completely to a task. Whether preparing for exams, finishing a project, or tackling a task, ‘locking in’ occurs when people focus solely on a specific goal. Across universities,...
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Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, said the following in his 1945 Nobel Prize acceptance speech: “I would like to sound one note of warning… It is not difficult to make microbes resistant to penicillin in the laboratory by exposing them to concentrations not sufficient to kill them, and the same thing has occasionally happened in...
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Frankenstein is said to be a novel that centres on science and the morality of scientific experiments, addressing the ethical consequences of unrestrained exploration. However, while those themes are, without a doubt, explored in the work, I believe it also offers a raw and passionate dissection of the relationship between...
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Duru Merey discusses the rise of shrinkflation, and why businesses prefer it to raising prices.
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Have you ever wondered about the ichorous, oozing, semi-congealed blood that is used in films? Have you ever thought about how it’s made, or the history of its creation? Well, with Halloween season fast approaching, it is the perfect time to think about both the history and the physical materials...
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