Manya Arora

The little trips we forget to count

There comes a point during university when Instagram starts to feel like a very personal attack. Someone is in Barcelona. Someone else has just come back from Amsterdam. Somebody you vaguely remember from first year is apparently island-hopping around Greece. Meanwhile, you are sitting in your room with an assignment...
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Posted Oct. 27, 2026

Poetry Feature: The Arithmetic of Ambition

I had imagined a life of digressions, walls dense with unfinished colours, margins crowded by unruly thoughts, entire afternoons surrendered to the slow extravagance of being alive. I thought there would be time. Time for coffee gone cold in porcelain cups, for books opened at random, for seasides and silences...
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Posted Oct. 15, 2026

A look back on a summer of sport

From Wimbledon to the World Cup, there has barely been a weekend to catch your breath. With champions crowned and records broken, here is a recap of some of the summer’s biggest sporting highlights. Wimbledon delivered its usual mix of tradition and surprise. Jannik Sinner defended his men’s title with...
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Posted Oct. 8, 2026

To listen or not to listen: Top picks for this academic year

Sometimes nothing hits. You scroll through Spotify or Apple Podcasts, stare at the charts, see the same podcasts everyone seems to be obsessed with and wonder what you’re missing. You try the bestselling book your flatmate swears will change your life, or the podcast video on YT with 100k views,...
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Posted Oct. 7, 2026

A little less beige, a little more you

There is something strange about arriving at university and being handed the key to a room that is technically yours, but does not feel like you yet.  I still remember collecting my key fob at Kirby Corner on a surprisingly sunny September day. It was my birthday, I had just...
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Posted Oct. 6, 2026

So… what counts as a podcast now?

You probably think you know what a podcast is.   Someone talks into a microphone. You put your headphones on. You walk to Tesco, pretend you’re listening attentively in your seminar, or cook dinner while nodding along to people you have never met.   Simple.   So… what actually counts...
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Posted Aug. 26, 2026

How Kimi Antonelli outsmarted Ferrari’s sneakiest strategy play

Spa-Francorchamps usually exposes who is actually ready to fight for a title. The track is relentless, and during the recent Belgian Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli proved why he is currently leading the 2026 World Championship. Taking his sixth win of the season extended his championship lead over teammate George Russell...
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Posted Jul. 30, 2026