Category: Lifestyle & Culture

In comparison to last year’s never-ending Brat summer, this summer has been and gone in the blink of an eye. Just as we were getting into the swing of festival season, the school gates are getting ready to reopen, and we’re shivering by 6pm.  That said, London knows how to throw a party. And there’s…

If marriage counselling or divorce proceedings sound like a chore, suspicious wives in China have an alternate method of dealing with a cheating husband. Behold, the so-called “mistress dispeller”: a woman who goes undercover to break up the affair between a wayward man and his secret love. It sounds like a kooky invention, but it’s…

If you’ve been on TikTok recently, you’ve likely seen influencers and make-up artists transforming themselves into an ‘LA 10’, ‘London 10’, or ‘New York 10’ while lip-syncing to Foxy Brown’s earworm Candy. The trend was started by Lottie Starrs (@lottiestarrs), who posted a tongue-in-cheek video captioned, “When I get bored one night and decide to…

A guide to the erotic, stylish cinema of Takashi Ishii14 Images In the transitional decade that was the 80s, Japan’s once-dominant studio system faltered as even the most established directors struggled to secure funding for their projects. For aspiring creatives, the path to filmmaking often led them to the fringes, with DIY productions, the straight-to-video…

Today (August 21) marks the first day of the Global Strike for Gaza. Since October 7, Israel has killed more than 62,000 Palestinians. The population continues to endure relentless bombardment, starvation and the daily killing of people searching for food for their families. As we continue to protest and challenge the UK government for its…

At a certain age, children believe that all adults fall into one of the following categories: popstar, teacher, astronaut, footballer, vet, doctor or dentist. But as we get older, we discover broader possibilities for our futures. In Design and Technology class (DT), you might have been briefly introduced to Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano (both…

UGGs have come a long way since they were first seen slopping around wet high streets up and down the country in the early 00s. Once the mainstay of Y2K it-girlies like Paris Hilton – usually matched with a Juicy tracksuit and a massive cup of coffee – and later a go-to for discerning millennials…

It’s official: summer in the UK is drawing to a close. Already, there are hints of an autumnal breeze in the air, and crunchy leaves underfoot. On the plus side, at least we won’t have to wonder about the ethical implications of basking in the sun amid a climate crisis for too much longer… Of…

Frank Ocean – summer 20197 Images It has been nine years since Frank Ocean released Blonde, a haunting, flawless masterpiece and undoubtedly one of the best records of the 21st century. The sense of loss and longing it conveys is mirrored in our own experience of waiting for its follow-up, like a sailor’s wife staring…

The verdict on whether Kneecap rapper Mo Chara (real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) committed terrorism offences by allegedly supporting Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation, at a Kentish Town performance last year will finally be delivered on September 26. While Judge Paul Goldspring announced that he was “conscious and anxious” that many were anticipating a “speedy…