Fashion

The Untouchables: How designers and fashion brands evade accountability

Words by Dominic Bramley-Carr In 2021, the global revenue of the fashion industry was valued at $1.55 trillion. Fashion is inescapable, dominating our society both economically and socially and forming the basis of everyoneÔÇÖs outward presentations to the world. The big names in fashion have more control, influence and power than many will ever realise. However separate you may consider yourself from the fashion industry, … Continue reading The Untouchables: How designers and fashion brands evade accountability

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Features

The Rise and Fall of Kanye West

An opinion piece by Maddie Balcombe Kanye West: one of the most well-known names in our celebrity landscape today, and simultaneously one of the most controversial. From humiliating Taylor Swift during her first VMA win back in 2009, to making outrageous claims about societal issues (such as when he suggested that African-American slavery was a choice), his audacious actions have often divided opinion between music … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of Kanye West

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Live Reviews, Music

Slowthai @ The Great Hall, Cardiff Student Union – Live Review (27/03/22)

Words and Header Image by Francesca Ionescu My friend and I get to the venue early, got our good places, over-priced beer in hand, already taking off sweaty layers in the anticipating crowd. We offer to take a picture of this bunch of Northern Irish boys, and the rubber duck they bring with them to gigs, whose name gets lost in the noisy hall. TheyÔÇÖve … Continue reading Slowthai @ The Great Hall, Cardiff Student Union – Live Review (27/03/22)

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Literature

From Books to Netflix: How did Bridgerton become the most revolutionary period drama

By Soyal Khedkar Upon its release in 2020, Bridgerton became Netflix’s most-watched series and garnered a stunning 82 million views for its first season. After the much-anticipated season two was released in March 2022, the series garnered 2.5 billion views and is still among the Top 10 on Netflix a month after its release. So, it leaves us wondering how Bridgerton became the most revolutionary … Continue reading From Books to Netflix: How did Bridgerton become the most revolutionary period drama

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Film & TV

Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

By Ananya Ranjit I was 15 when I first took the Hogwarts Express to the Wizarding World. What started reluctantly soon spiralled into full blown Pottermania as I devoured each bookÔÇö often under the sheets in the torchlight, so much so that my mother had to impose a one-week reading ban to bring me back to the Muggle world. I made a list of all … Continue reading Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

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Live Reviews, Music

Cardiff’s Battle of the Bands @ Clwb Ifor Bach (08/04/22)

Written by Rubie Barker It is fair to say that the Live Music Society of Cardiff University knows how to present a night of good live music. With three very different but all incredible bands, the talent on display, from the voices, songwriting and knowledge of their instruments meant the judges had a very difficult decision to make. Each band had won their heats over … Continue reading Cardiff’s Battle of the Bands @ Clwb Ifor Bach (08/04/22)

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Literature

Do social issues belong in the books we read?

By Amy Leadbitter Throughout history, novels have been used to inform, educate and expand the horizons of its reader to a variety of social issues. Every genre, from YA, to crime, to romance, has often promoted or explored different social issues of our current world, and for good reason.  The argument that these real-life issues need to stay out of our escapist novel-reading time is … Continue reading Do social issues belong in the books we read?

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Fashion

What Our Contributors Will Be Wearing To Their Summer Lectures

Stuck for fashion inspiration for the next few weeks? Look no further! 3 of our contributors discuss what pieces and trends they’ll be wearing as we hopefully head into the warmer months. Words by Milla Foster After two summers of restrictions, masks, and loungewear, summer 2022 beckons for a time of travel, socialising, and style. Whether itÔÇÖs just a BBQ at Bute Park or a … Continue reading What Our Contributors Will Be Wearing To Their Summer Lectures

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Literature

Best writing advice I ever got

By Alanya Smith Do you remember having to find mandatory work experience in senior school? Begrudgingly looking for any opportunity available, typically finding yourself emailing your primary school for a placement even though you never even wanted to go into teaching. I found myself working at my local newspaper for five days in the hope of ÔÇ£breakingÔÇØ into the journalism industry, a fact I was … Continue reading Best writing advice I ever got

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Music

Crows: James Cox and Sam Lister sit down to discuss their new album, new tour, and the joys of live music.

Words by Rowan Davies.  Back with a new body of work titled Beware Believers, band frontman James Cox and drummer Sam Lister kindly offered their time to chat with me about their brand new project and upcoming events. Along with a discussion about live music and the greatest country on Earth, Wales, itÔÇÖs safe to say our chat was less a serious interview and more … Continue reading Crows: James Cox and Sam Lister sit down to discuss their new album, new tour, and the joys of live music.

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Features

Environmentalism: A Student’s Perspective

In the muddle of learning to be an adult, it might feel that having to weave an awareness of environmentalism throughout your life is just another burden, another thing you are going to have to bother to do, another set of considerations. But, as the clich├® goes, it doesnÔÇÖt have to be. We might for example implicitly acknowledge to ourselves that ÔÇ£we went to Lidl … Continue reading Environmentalism: A Student’s Perspective

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Live Reviews

Much Ado About Nothing Review

by Eve Davies ÔÇ£Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,Men were deceivers ever,-One foot in sea and one on shore,To one thing constant never.ÔÇØ┬á ÔÇ£I can see he’s not in your good books,’ said the messenger.‘No, and if he were I would burn my library.ÔÇØ┬á ÔÇ£Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.ÔÇØ Here are just a few of my favourite … Continue reading Much Ado About Nothing Review

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Live Reviews, Music

Dream Wife @ Clwb Ifor Bach – Live Review (28/03/22)

Words and Header Image by Billy Edwards Dream WifeÔÇÖs performance in Clwb Ifor Bach was electric; they zipped around like lazer beams, as bright as the jagged neon sign of their logo behind them. In little over an hour on a blustery Monday evening, the trio tore through the highlights of their two records ÔÇô 2018ÔÇÖs Dream Wife and So When You GonnaÔǪ, which followed … Continue reading Dream Wife @ Clwb Ifor Bach – Live Review (28/03/22)

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Literature

Is shipping ruining the way we read?

By Aruni Deraniyagala I was around 11 and well into my Harry Potter phase when I discovered shipping and fanfiction. There was even a time when I dabbled in attempts to write  fanfiction myself, but I just didnÔÇÖt have the patience to finish anything I started. I pretty much devoured stories shipping Draco and Hermione, Draco and Harry, and Ginny and Pansy. So looking back … Continue reading Is shipping ruining the way we read?

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Fashion

Oscars Fashion: Best and Worst dressed

We may look back on this monumental Oscars event as a pivotal moment in history for reasons other than fashion and film; however, our contributors have shared some of their favourite and least favourite outfits from one of the most talked-about events of the year. Words by Francesca Ionescu Dune star, Timoth├®e Chalamet looked great, stepping out in Loui Vuitton womenswear, edging between feminine and … Continue reading Oscars Fashion: Best and Worst dressed

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Album Reviews, Music

Album Review: ‘Unlearning’ by Walt Disco

Words by Daniel Baker Cover Image Credit Neelam Khan Vela Hi-Res Download New wave, hyper-pop, glam pop, goth rock. ItÔÇÖs all on show on Walt DiscoÔÇÖs eclectic debut offering, Unlearning. With a range of influences, boxing the Scottish six-piece into the confines of any particular genre would be senseless. They exist in a world of their own creation, complete with glimmering visuals and an aesthetic to … Continue reading Album Review: ‘Unlearning’ by Walt Disco

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Love

The Benefits of Outercourse

Outercourse is a word that most people havenÔÇÖt heard of ÔÇô itÔÇÖs a term used for sex without penetration. I remember asking my flatmates a couple of months ago: do you have sex without penetration? I was met with some judgement and a few harmless jokes, but thereÔÇÖs definitely a stigma surrounding the idea of penetration-less sex, which IÔÇÖve never really understood. I left with … Continue reading The Benefits of Outercourse

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