As a disclaimer, this is not an article listing the reasons why taking a photo is bad. This is an article simply fascinated by the sheer amount that we take. Even though I’m only 22, the world is a lot different since my early teenage years given the massive progress […]

English is a curious language with many strange rules that don’t always apply, many odd words and a plethora of words borrowed and looted from other languages. I love words. I love the sound and feel of them. I love finding out where words came from and how they all […]

These days every television-loving human, which in the UK is the vast majority of the population, seeks to earn themselves an increasingly better quality TV as the years go by. But just as important as the quality of the screen, is the size. As little as 20 years ago your […]

Hello. My name is Aneesa and I’m a Muslim. I wanted to try typing that line out. Yes, definitely sounds like I’m in some sort of shameful Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. I was hesitant at first to write this article, in fear of coming across as a “Qur’an basher”. I did, […]

I realized the other day that the reason I had been so anxious about graduating was because of the amount of pressure that’s placed on the university experience. These years should apparently be ‘the best ones of your life’, and so something must be wrong with you if you don’t […]

The problem with Scottish independence is that many Scottish people want independence because they dislike the fact that decisions made about their country come from an English parliament. As important as nationalism is, Scottish independence goes beyond it. There are economic and international issues that are important to consider when […]

I was astonished to read Susan Dench’s column the other week that implied feminism had indirectly led to this new-found ‘hook-up culture’. One thing is for sure, Dench surely would not be able to voice her opinion without feminism. The column attacks feminism, claiming that the movement has caused a […]

Royalty.  The national silverware.  Kept safe in ornate boxes, often polished, but rarely used.  These days, royals are like clown ballerinas, trumpeted into the sky on thermals of pride and pageantry, and sucked back down at the slightest hint that they are, in fact, simple human beings.  Living lives of […]