“Wow, ok, one foot in front of the other. Why is it that suddenly I feel like a gymnast on a tightrope? Is it safe to turn yet? Am I past the security alarms? Oh yes, just.” There’s the gush of warm air pouring onto my hair, allowing my loose […]

Severus Snape: My Hero Until the last movie, I had never really had any feelings for Snape, he was kind of overly cruel, and yes, I had read the books and knew what happened, but still he didn’t touch me like he did in the last Harry Potter film. First […]

I saw an article in the newspaper recently about SITCOMs. No, this isn’t a reference to funny television programmes; rather it refers to Singletons In their Twenties or thirties Clinging On to Memories. SITCOMs are people who can’t find the right partner because they miss their previous lovers. This got me […]

What really happened on the 16th August at Lonmin mines?  Almost three months on, this case- originally labelled tragic but unavoidable- has seen more and more evidence of a blatant cover-up being brought to the surface. The story starts with a group of miners at Lonmin mines in Marikana, South […]

Recently the North East music scene has arguably given birth to some of the most provocative indie rock bands of our generation – Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads to name but a few. Both bands achieving major success with multiple album releases that reached well into the top twenty album […]

10 things you didn’t know about 007! Think British institutions and stereotypes. Royalty, world wars, cricket, mini coopers, fish ‘n’ chips, rain and grey skies. Any more? Some are dated and stuck in the past, some are untrue and some are generally just a little boring. However, this truly British institution can […]

I feel I should state straight away that I am a student in my third year at University, so I have had two years experience of living and getting on next door to various families. I have accepted that there are certain rules in ‘keeping the peace’.  I also understand […]

  In this day and age, is it safe to assume that the ideology of the female form has changed to a degree that she would be unrecognizable to those of the 20th century? The world has undergone massive technological advances in the last century, but also massive leaps in the social […]