Violet Davis

A dive into the disturbing term ‘alpine divorce’

Robert Barr’s 1983 sinister short story ‘An Alpine Divorce’ follows a married couple as they venture within the Alps. Disturbingly, the husband plots to murder his wife, but instead she plans to frame him for her death and jumps off the cliff herself. Unfortunately, this term has been thrown around online as women...
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Posted Jun. 20, 2026

Should you go out, or is staying in better?

Across social media platforms such as TikTok, especially in the past year, users have argued that staying in is the more favourable option between going out or staying in; posting videos taken in their pyjamas, face mask on, Stanley cup full, all usually done by 9pm. It seems as if there...
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Posted Jun. 14, 2026

‘Fairycore’: Whimsy, magic, and… TikTok

By now, there is a collective understanding that TikTok can turn anything and everything into an aesthetic, from characters to songs, from animals to TV shows, and now it is taking on fairies and whimsy.  However, this is not the first time that this type of aesthetic has graced the...
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Posted Jun. 10, 2026

Student influencers: the good and the bad

TikTok gives us an array of media to access, and one that resonates with university students specifically is ‘StudyTok’. Whether you like this content, don’t like this content, or are a student influencer yourself, it is hard not to find yourself consuming it and comparing yourself to these study influencers....
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Posted Jun. 6, 2026

Explosive scandals in reality TV: Summer House

Summer is here, metaphorically. Once again, Bravo has not failed to give its audience a truly addictive scandal, this time with the cast of Summer House having taken the spotlight, as a secret romance between Amanda Batula, 34, and West Wilson, 31, was confirmed, (following speculation within the fandom) as...
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Posted May. 25, 2026

The side hustle of friendship maintenance at university

How many times have you felt disregarded by your ‘home friends’? How often have you felt uncared for, seeing them posting highlights on their stories whilst you stay on delivered for who knows how long? These feelings are common and valid, but also think, how many times have you been...
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Posted May. 18, 2026