A recent study centred around boys aged between 11 and 14 has found that sexist language is increasing in schools, amid greater exposure to misogynistic content online. Research authorised by Vodafone states that 70% of teachers have identified this increase and at least 69% of boys have been exposed to...
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Smosh Mouth is the official podcast for the widely popular YouTube channel ‘Smosh’. Being one of the largest sketch comedy brands on the internet, Smosh comprises the YouTube channels Smosh, Smosh Games, Smosh Pit and now, Smosh Mouth, their podcast channel. Combined, these channels are some of the most popular...
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“But I know human nature, my friend, and I tell you that, suddenly confronted with the possibility of being tried for murder, the most innocent person will lose his head and do the most absurd things.” This was the first Agatha Christie book I’d ever read, and it completely blew...
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“You can change the law, but you can’t change people and how they treat each other.” That was more hard-hitting than I expected. I knew it would be a difficult read, but I didn’t quite anticipate just how deeply this book would affect me. Published in 2019, Colson Whitehead’s ‘The...
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“It is foolish to run the risk of going mad for vanity’s sake.” After watching the TV show three times back-to-back during the 2020 lockdown, I was elated to find that ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ had been based on a book of the same name by Walter Tevis. Originally published...
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Some finance related new year resolutions for you to take inspiration from!
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I was born on November 17 2003 at 4:44pm. My sister was born on November 17 2003 at 4:45pm. That makes us twins: fraternal twins to be more specific. For those of you who may not know, fraternal twins result from the fertilisation of two separate eggs, whereas identical twins...
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“I am haunted by humans.” Who would have thought that a story narrated by Death could be so compelling? The Book Thief proves itself to be something truly special, written with a sense of originality unlike anything I’ve read before. Although it is set during a period of history that...
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Going into this book, I’ll admit I was slightly worried it might lean too heavily into childish fantasy. After all, it does feature talking animals, flying witches, and an eleven-year-old protagonist. However, by the final page, I was genuinely impressed by Pullman’s excellent world-building and by how endearing he makes...
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Some of you may already know Eva Mozes Kor’s story from a viral Buzzfeed video posted in 2018 titled ‘I Survived The Holocaust Twin Experiments’, which now has over twenty three million views. However, I am here today to praise her emotional, heart-breaking yet extremely informative book, The Twins of...
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“You go into a bookshop and buy If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino. You like it. But there is a printer’s error in your copy. You take it back to the shop and get a replacement. But the replacement seems to be a totally different story....
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Hannah Colechin recounts her Coldplay concert experience and discusses their promising environmental pledges.
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Goodreads is a social cataloguing website which contains over 3.5 billion books and is used by 125 million members worldwide. Launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler and Elizabeth Khuri Chandler, it is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations, where members can leave reviews, create their own...
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