Taylor Swift has never stopped surprising us. After her consistent release schedule since 2020’s folklore, she has been a powerhouse of the music industry. This album tailed the end of her six-year long relationship with actor Joe Alwyn, and fans expected the lyrics to be full of obvious, yet vague, jabs at Alwyn. Instead, Swift…
Featured image and gallery: Bethan Kelly aAh! launched its tenth print issue, The LEGACY Issue, on Wednesday marking Manchester Metropolitan University’s 200th anniversary and a decade of the online and print student magazine. The student editorial team hosted a special event at MMU Special Collections Museum at All Saints Library, where they opened a new…
By Megan Mcardle and Carla Acevedo-Ferron “It was a photo that changed my life,” says Richard Davis at HOME café in the city centre. This picture is of Joy Division, taken by British photographer Kevin Cummins on Epping Walk Bridge in Hulme. The stark, steely images would go on to define the band and this…
Featured illustration: Snehal Dhanwate From fashion model and tiny toy collector Iris Law to singer-songwriter Beabadoobee leading the 90s cuteness revival, capitalism and cuteness go hand in hand. We dive into the trends paving the way for us to dip into our childhoods. From a cracked hard teddy you’ve cuddled since childhood – when it…
Featured illustration: Georgia Harmey “Guten tag”, “buenos días” and “bonjour”. Many of us understand these phrases. Now, what if they were in Swahili, Russian, Mandarin or Bengali? Language learning is a vital element of our education that enhances our cognitive skills and enriches us culturally and yet, out of the 7,000 that exist, we are…
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