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Mar 16, 20184 min read
Go with the Flow | Krizzel Mapaye
(Disclaimer: In this article, I am referring to anybody who has a uterus) Periods. The Visit from Auntie Flo. Shark Week. Riding the...
Mar 12, 20183 min read
I think I’ve found my rage! | Avani Varde
Last week, on the train home, I became a sexual assault statistic. It’s a weird feeling, a this-can’t-be-happening sort of feeling. At...
Mar 11, 20183 min read
11 Artists you are not listening to – why? | Yinka Aresa
I recently discovered a new band that are now my favorite band in the world. But the thing is that they are so talented it’s gross and...
Mar 11, 20182 min read
Hating myself in the changing room mirror | M
Body Dysmorphia The mirror is polished, light refracts, hitting every crevice with a bored precision. I force my eyes down, and my heart...
Mar 3, 20182 min read
This ‘feeling’ | Anonymous
Am I being stupid? It’s almost been over a year and I am still unable to overcome this feeling- a feeling that I can’t describe, a...
Feb 25, 20181 min read
Spoken Word Review-Alchemy Nights | Mia Kitty Barbe-Willson
Alchemy Nights @ Looking Glass Cocktail Club on Hackney Road Alchemy Nights are a collective of singers and spoken word/poetry performers...
Feb 24, 20185 min read
Colourism in Asia | Sadia Ahmed
Throughout history, human beings have always been fairly tribal creatures, focusing on physical, linguistic, and geographical differences...
Feb 21, 20184 min read
TIRAH: Are we living in a post-racial society? | Yinka Aresa
From the title of this article you might already have an immediate answer of ‘No, we are not living in a post-racial society’ and maybe...
Feb 20, 20182 min read
Being a Vegetarian for a Week | Krizzel Mapaye
The backstory for a life-changing week started on the 7th floor, in the canteen on a normal school day. Fuelled by my friends’ remarks of...
Feb 13, 20183 min read
How do we inspire the next generation in STEM? | Tamanna Jithesh
“What do you want to be when you’re older?” Last week, I asked this question to a class of 30 eager Year 4 students. “Professional...
Feb 13, 20183 min read
Motivation | Jemima Williams
Motivation is our medicine. It relieves the pain of hopelessness and stress, and heals us when we are on the verge of rediscovery. A...
Feb 12, 20181 min read
“You know how you feel when you don’t know how you feel? That’s how I feel.” | Ariella Raz
Like the two emotions you feel are intersecting but there’s no exact way of describing it, so your mind gets confused. You’re confused...
Feb 9, 201812 min read
Ahhh 2017-Best Albums | Yinka Aresa
2017 will always remain an unforgettable year. Regardless of how each of us choose to view 2017, one thing that can never be said was...
Feb 6, 20182 min read
What does intelligence look like? | Sadia Ahmed
He is wearing a designer suit. Clean-shaven, a refined British accent, and he carries with him an unmistakable air of knowledge and...
Feb 1, 20182 min read
Developments in Glioblastoma Treatment | Alan Hamda
A scientific research team situated in Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered that combination chemotherapy treatment for...
Jan 31, 201811 min read
The Strange Case of Jack the Ripper | Fatema Hakim
The year is 1888. The stage, the shadowy and bog-filled streets of the East End of London. More specifically, the Whitechapel District,...
Jan 30, 20183 min read
Sleep is for the Strong | Sadia Ahmed
Sleep deprivation is something that the majority of us (as teenagers, A-level students and sufferers of on-going existential crises) are...
Jan 28, 20183 min read
Fashionable Cruelty | Rita Carvalho
It has recently been brought up in social media that H&M and Zara are some of the fashion companies that allow child labour in the...
Jan 27, 20181 min read
Anthony and Cleopatra at the Barbican | Mia Barbe-Wilson
Josette Simon as Cleopatra was a masterstroke for Iqbal Khan – while Antony Byrne’ performance is highly commendable, and his suicide...
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