Zuckerberg’s ‘free speech’ overhaul worries advertisers
Emily Harris delves into Meta's moderation overhaul.
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The Wellness Edit: is HIIT still hot? Exploring cardio trends
The interconnected world of social media allows fitness trends to spread rapidly, and this can create a feeling of community amongst fitness circles. Having trends and challenges to follow can be inspiring and motivating to many as partaking in something popular can push the idea of it being helpful. If...
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The Wellness Edit: Fitness influencers — inspiring or unrealistic?
In the ever-growing world of influencers across social media, it’s easy to fall prey to niche trends, suddenly finding your feed filled with almost identical content, often making it hard to distinguish between the thousands of creators. The fitness world of social media is no different, with videos for every...
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The Wellness Edit: should you add swimming to your weekly training?
Amongst the trends of gym bunnies, runners, pilates princesses, and ‘hot girl walks’ that we saw in 2024, it’s easy to forget about the other options available to us. We all know other sports exist, many of us probably partook in them when we were younger in school or clubs...
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The Wellness Edit: navigating the gym in January
Whether you are a seasonal gym rat, like to go occasionally, or are looking to enter the doors for the first time, the gym in January can feel like a crazy place. With people setting fitness resolutions, getting back into the swing of things after the holidays, and people making...
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The Wellness Edit: the what, why, and how of fitness resolutions
As December comes to a close, Christmas often takes centre stage, but just around the corner lies the new year with its promise of change and tradition of resolutions. When the clock strikes midnight, it’s hard to resist the sense of excitement that comes with the start of a new...
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Ranks and ratings: the value of bestsellers lists
The New York Times is renowned for its best seller lists, making up the top books of each genre throughout the year and their new list is no different. Earlier this year The New York Times released their top 100 books of the 21st century from 1 January 2000 up...
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Christmas classics and why they still matter
Every Christmas, many of us find ourselves embracing the comfort of a familiar time, often with traditions and activities that offer us a break from the demands of the rest of the year. The Christmas season is a period full of traditions, marked by customs that families and friends come...
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Reading for leisure and pleasure
As we near the end of the first time, it’s very easy to look back and wonder how quickly ten weeks have flown by. I often find that a lot of this time has been filled with diving into university social life. Being busy all day can mean when finally...
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The Wellness Edit: dumbbells and data
In 2024, we have no shortage of tech to support our journeys of health and wellness. If you are setting goals or attempting to track something, there is probably technology to do it for you. The technology available currently is so vast, from fitness apps to Wi-Fi enabled bathroom scales,...
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Rent-seeking or real concern? Farmers protest new tax reforms
Emily Harris explains the inheritance tax change Labour is introducing and why many farmers are dissatisfied.
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The Wellness Edit: the fitness gift guide
When Christmas comes around, it can be so difficult to buy loved one’s gifts that they will genuinely love and appreciate. Finding an interesting gift that someone really wants, will keep using, and that they don’t already own, can be a hard problem to solve. Often, the best solution is...
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The Wellness Edit: fitness apps decoded
In the late 2000s and 2010s, we saw the rise in accessible handheld devices. Fast forward to today and most of us, especially students, have some form of smartphone enabling us instant access to a breadth of content. Alongside these, we have seen the rise of apps – small icons...
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