Opinion: The Carolyn Effect – Why America’s ‘Princess Di’ is still our favourite pre-internet inspiration
Featured image: FX / Disney Press Following the premiere of the limited anthology series Love Story (directed…
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Opinion: “Belong together”? Harry Styles’ ticket prices prove that gigs have never been more inaccessible
Featured image: Leire Ribeiro I remember a time in music when a VIP concert ticket bundled with…
Opinion: “Are serious relationships endangered? Bridgerton season four gives us the answer”
Featured image: Fabiola Gonzalez Prato Every single day I hear someone complaining about not being in a…
Opinion: “There’s no replacement for third spaces”
Featured image: Ciara Reynolds and Charle Mooney Every Tuesday, 91-year-old Joan walks from her flat to Turncroft…
Opinion: “So much for the future – Vogue Business just made fashion even less accessible”
Featured image: Evie Peattie Over the past few months, Vogue Business has quietly phased out its institution-funded…
Opinion: “Why are lesbians so underrepresented in the media – and what can Heated Rivalry tell us?
Queer people have always existed, but their visibility in the media is still a relatively recent development.…
Opinion: “We need to leave colourless living in 2025”
Every December, celebrities flood social media with snapshots of their Christmas celebrations – and their decorations. This…
Opinion: Are we witnessing the decline of Vogue?
Featured image: May Farooq “When I first moved to New York and I was totally broke, sometimes I…
Opinion: “‘Adolescence’ exposes the rise of incel culture and “Tateism” in younger generations
Featured image: Netflix It almost felt as though the whole world came to a standstill when I…
Opinion: “Pizza places are all becoming the same place”
Featured image: Lilibelle Anthony There were no benches near the Domino’s pizza in Chorlton, and it was…
Experience: From Foundations to Perspective: How Kate Nash’s song grew alongside me
Featured image: Kate Dening I’m 12, sitting in the car with my dad, sharing the best song…
Opinion: “Bonnie Blue’s success is no more than a reflection of our obsession with moral outrage”
Once hailed as the great equaliser, the internet has morphed into an unforgiving arena where public opinion…
Opinion: “Students fear the job market more than ever”
Featured image: Tim Gouw/Pexels You’ve probably heard the term ‘doomscrolling’, referring to the act of scrolling social…
Opinion: “Young people’s response to Netflix’s Monsters provides a fresh take on the Menendez’s story”
Featured image: Natasha Langman The new Netflix series Monsters delivers an entertaining presentation of the Menendez brother’s…
Opinion: “The danger of conformity is that by imitating others you risk sacrificing your authentic self”
Featured image: Natasha Langman In British culture, there is a tacit consensus that the only reason a…