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Lifestyle

Why the fashion industry needs a value overhaul

Over the course of the last year, the pace of life has drastically slowed down, allowing a number of important conversations to take place. Important power structures, from Hollywood, to the royal family, to our own university have been called upon to begin the momentous task of dismantling institutionalised patterns of discrimination.  However, the fashion […]

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Lifestyle Wellbeing

Basic? I call bullshit: why our simple pleasures should not make us feel guilty

You adore Harry Styles. Exclusively live in leggings (bonus points if they’re Lululemons) and oversized jumpers, and of course are an avid iced-latte drinker. No night out is complete without chunky hoops, a pair of Air Force Ones, ribbed flares, and your trusty bottle of Echo Falls to hand. You are, to all intents and […]

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Lifestyle

Tattoos & Taboos: does it hinder job opportunities?

Tattoos, along with most kinds of body modification, have always been faced with judgement, particularly in westernised society. Tattoos have always been a significant part in historical cultural variations dating back thousands of years, yet they have been seen as a way to define the type of person and worker you are. Oftentimes, these judgements […]

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Culture Theatre

Theatre is lagging far behind film in LGBT+ representation

Art, literature, cinema, and performing arts have seen a striking increase in LGBT+ themes and characters. Often these have challenged stereotypical depictions of queer individuals or dismissed in favour of more realistic, more three-dimensional, living, breathing, progressive queers. But there have been people left behind, people whose story is masked by this triumphalist narrative. What […]