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Love

Chalk and Cheese, Chronic Illness and University

Illustration Instagram: @moonlanging.illustrations By Daisy-Mai Pulford Being a young person with a chronic illness is a challenge, filled with a feeling of dysphoria and frustration towards your own body that in my experience starting University and entering student life only emphasizes. With a longstanding diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and a brand-new diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis in my collection of autoimmune diseases, I started … Continue reading Chalk and Cheese, Chronic Illness and University

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Fashion

TIKTOK STYLISTS: How Is Your Favourite TikToker Changing The Conversation In Fashion?

Words by Annabelle Ingram Since TikTok took over our lives during 2020, it has been a permanent reference for myself and my wardrobe choices. On the app, you can now find an abundance of fashion influencers, from those who make conscious choices to include sustainable or inclusive styling in their videos, to those who are inundated with fast fashion parcels. It can, therefore, be hard … Continue reading TIKTOK STYLISTS: How Is Your Favourite TikToker Changing The Conversation In Fashion?

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Features

Gratitude Over Resolutions: Should We Change The Way We View New Year’s?

By Erykah Cameron As we start January it’s ‘new year, new me’ time, but maybe this year we should look at things a little differently and take a new approach to the old tradition of new yearÔÇÖs resolutions. There is so much pressure from social media, other people, and often ourselves to be perfect all of the time anyway, that the pressure to start each … Continue reading Gratitude Over Resolutions: Should We Change The Way We View New Year’s?

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Live Reviews, Music

OMD @ Motorpoint Arena- Live Review (10/11/21)

Words and Images by Billy Edwards  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark showed little nerves in their first show in Cardiff in twelve years, commanding an eager audience of devoted fans through a breathless flurry of pioneering eighties synth-pop.  The showÔÇÖs dramatic opening event matched the weather outside with a chillingly-steely video of clanging shipyards and metalworks to the tune of Architecture and Morality, the title … Continue reading OMD @ Motorpoint Arena- Live Review (10/11/21)

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Film & TV

2021 in Film and TV: A Retrospective

Help (Channel 4) By Pui Kuan Cheah There were so many films I considered mentioning here, but I have to give this to Help, the timely TV movie released on Channel 4. Following Sarah, who starts working at a care home in Liverpool in early 2020, Help intimately presents the heartbreaking realities of the crises care homes around the UK faced during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. … Continue reading 2021 in Film and TV: A Retrospective

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Literature

Sally Rooney Boycotts Israeli Publisher in Solidarity with Palestinian Rights Group

by George Gourlay Renowned Irish author Sally Rooney has just released her highly anticipated third novel, entitled Beautiful World Where Are You, to much acclaim. It climbed to number one on the Sunday Times Bestsellers upon release, and a review by Brandon Taylor for The New York Times described it as RooneyÔÇÖs ÔÇ£best novel yetÔÇØ. Waterstones has said that the novel was their biggest hardback … Continue reading Sally Rooney Boycotts Israeli Publisher in Solidarity with Palestinian Rights Group

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Fashion

Is Vogue Falling Out Of Vogue?

Words by Kristie O’Connor For over a century, those who were looking for the latest fashion, runway or lifestyle tips ran to Vogue Magazine. Founded in 1892 in New York City, Vogue USA was the first issue to launch, and is made popular today by celebrities and the designer couture that grace the magazineÔÇÖs pages. For our generation, there is an incredibly famous name associated … Continue reading Is Vogue Falling Out Of Vogue?

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Film & TV

Remembering James Michael Tyler: A Look Back at GuntherÔÇÖs Best Moments in Friends

By Abi Edwards Gunther is renowned as being one of the most entertaining characters in the well-loved NBC sitcom, Friends. He appeared in 148 episodes across the series during its run between 1994 and 2004, and was often seen in the background pouring coffee when Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Ross, Joey and Phoebe sat on the iconic orange couch in the middle of Central Perk. Sadly, … Continue reading Remembering James Michael Tyler: A Look Back at GuntherÔÇÖs Best Moments in Friends

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Love

Is Micro-Cheating, Cheating?

By Inga Marsden From the perspective of a University student who has had a handful of relationships, I would define infidelity as engaging in anything regarding another person, of which you would not wish your significant other to find out. Now donÔÇÖt get me wrong, IÔÇÖm no saint, we all have flirtatious exchanges from time to time. But where would this be said to draw … Continue reading Is Micro-Cheating, Cheating?

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Creative Writing, Literature

body and soul; the art of acceptance.

written by Iqmal Handan / art by @artsyfifi it was the morning of a rainy day that made me take off every cloth covering my skin, i stripped myself nude, gently disconnecting the fabric touching my delicate complexion,unveiling the very scars and uneven skin tone that i have always been insecure of since i was alittle kid. i allowed these pair of eyes to look … Continue reading body and soul; the art of acceptance.

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Film & TV

Potter Turns 20: The Legacy of the Wizarding World

By Libbi Kettle On a train from Manchester to Kings Cross, 1990, an ordinary muggle with an impeccable imagination starts to plan a franchise that will shake up millions. She doesnÔÇÖt know that yet, but her idea is going to become this widely beloved fictional world beyond the pages of a book. It will spur the creation of magical movies, theatrical theme parks, suspenseful spinoffs, … Continue reading Potter Turns 20: The Legacy of the Wizarding World

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Literature

Books That Feel Like Summer

by Leah Hocking ‘The Girls’ by Emma Cline Based on the infamous Manson family cult and murders, this book tells the story of Californian teenager Evie Boyd in the summer of 1969.  Estranged from her divorced parents, lonely, bored, and desperate for female companionship, Evie becomes caught up in a cult based at a nearby ranch, complete with callous, charismatic leader stand-in Russell, his adoring … Continue reading Books That Feel Like Summer

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Food

TisÔÇÖ the Season to be Vegan – Veganizing Festive Favourites

Traditional Christmas food brings to mind different kinds of meats stuffed inside of each other, creamy and rich desserts, and fancy cheese and canap├®s. Whilst there are a lot of shop-bought vegan alternatives on the market these days, there are ways we can easily veganize festive foods ourselves at home.   Here are some small treats, perfect for Christmas Eve, Day or New Year to … Continue reading TisÔÇÖ the Season to be Vegan – Veganizing Festive Favourites

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Ffilmiau Nadolig Cymraeg
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Clasuron Nadoligaidd Cyfrwng Cymraeg

Geiriau gan Catrin Lewis Mewn cartrefi ar draws y wlad, mae gwylio ffilmiau Nadoligaidd wedi dod yn rhan annatod oÔÇÖr dathliadau syÔÇÖn arwain at yr ┼Áyl. Mae gan bob aelwyd eu ffefrynnau tra bod eu gwylio wedi dod yn rhan o draddodiadau Nadoligaidd sawl teulu. Er hynny, nid ywÔÇÖr dewis o ffilmiau Nadoligaidd Cymraeg sydd ar gael yn eang dros ben. Felly, gydaÔÇÖr Nadolig yn … Continue reading Clasuron Nadoligaidd Cyfrwng Cymraeg

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Fashion

A Winter Look Book ÔÇô What Some Of Our Contributors Are Wearing This Season.

Words By Manon Jones ÔÇô Winter Markets As December and the festive season arrives, like everyone else, I cannot wait to visit all the Christmas markets, winter wonderland and every other festive event around Cardiff this year. For a trip to winter wonderland or a Christmas market, IÔÇÖll be making sure that IÔÇÖm wrapping up extra warm and layering as much as possible to keep … Continue reading A Winter Look Book ÔÇô What Some Of Our Contributors Are Wearing This Season.

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Features

Christmas in Cardiff

By Billy Edwards After a rather muted Christmas last year, Cardiff is putting out all the stops for a sensationally-festive season across the city. Despite the cold, whether youÔÇÖll be leaving for home with presents packed in your case or spending the holidays here, youÔÇÖll find plenty of events to go to, activities to try, and foods to eat over December. This year CardiffÔÇÖs Winter … Continue reading Christmas in Cardiff

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Food

My Perfect Christmas Dinner

My housemate recently asked me what my last meal would be. I said a roast, but more specifically, Christmas dinner. It is honestly my favourite thing. However, a roast can be excellent, but it can also be awful ÔÇô there is a fine line between masterpieces and failures. This is my perfect Christmas dinner; with all the trimmings and extras you might not think to … Continue reading My Perfect Christmas Dinner

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The Legacy of Virgil Abloh
Fashion

The Legacy of Virgil Abloh

Words by Suraya Kazzuz What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name, Louis Vuitton? Perhaps a brown leather handbag or suitcase, or maybe the ever-recognisable LV logo. Louis Vuitton is a two-hundred-year-old fashion house: an institution synonymous with tradition. To be the person that takes on the task to revolutionise such a long-standing brand must have the ability to … Continue reading The Legacy of Virgil Abloh

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Features

An Ethical Christmas: Is It Possible?

The countdown to Christmas is officially on and, as the best time of the year is fast approaching, weÔÇÖre wonderingÔǪ is it possible to take an ethical approach to Christmas? In this article, our contributors reflect on what Christmas means to them, discussing whether or not it is possible to be entirely ethical during the holidays. By Francesca Ionescu Christmas, despite its advertisement as a … Continue reading An Ethical Christmas: Is It Possible?

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