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How Far is Too Far? Kanye West and the Problem of "Free Speech"
Kanye West, now officially known as Ye, has always been a polarising figure in both music and fashion. However, in recent years his...
Feb 23, 2025
‘Girl Power’ Repackaged: Is the Increasing Presence of ‘Girl’ Trends Online Regressing the Progression of Feminism?
During another doomscroll on social media, I’ve noticed an increasingly patterned trend: the categorisation of women into sub-aesthetics....
Feb 19, 2025
Valentine’s Blues and Reds
I’ve never been in love. Valentine’s Day means nothing to me. It’s cute to watch my friends make gifts and plans with their significant...
Feb 16, 2025
On Girlhood
I am sitting on a balcony overlooking Paris, three days before my twenty-first birthday. It is easy to romanticise, the dried roses...
Feb 2, 2025
Joe Rogan is Radicalising Young Men Towards the Far-Right
I originally began writing this article aiming to expose the silent danger posed by Joe Rogan in radicalising young men towards the...
Nov 24, 2024
Re-electing the Convicted Criminal: An Analysis of The 2024 US Election
In the aftermath of January 6th, 2021 Capitol attack and the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, the 2024 U.S. election between Republican Nominee...
Nov 6, 2024


'I've been in the Labour Party for 20 years, but I very much wanted to step in now’: Katie White OBE, prospective parliamentary candidate for Leeds North West
I meet Katie at a plant-based cafe in Horsforth and we both order a coffee before we start talking. Upon arriving, I had felt a bit...
May 1, 2024
The Dangerous Rise of Book Banning in US Schools
The years 2021-2023 saw roughly 5,894 books banned within public schools in the US. Whilst book banning is by no means a new concept...
Apr 28, 2024
Biweekly Rundown
German Spy Scandal A German military officer has been charged with spying this week, after supposedly offering classified information to...
Mar 29, 2024
Sephora Kids Used to be Us.
A new phenomenon of collective anger has formed on social media: the hatred of ‘Sephora kids’. These are young girls ruining testers and...
Feb 22, 2024


A Field Guide to Ghosting
It’s a new semester and, as we all return to campus, so do the ghosts of past situationships. If you’re anything like me, you’re feeling...
Feb 15, 2024


Why are men thinking about the Roman Empire?
By now, you’ve probably seen the latest internet sensation: asking your boyfriend how often he thinks about the Roman Empire. I’ll admit,...
Nov 5, 2023
Bi-Weekly Rundown
In this article, we will provide a brief rundown of major current events occurring around the world. Recent news has filled our screens...
Oct 29, 2023
Opinion: Free Palestine shouldn't be a Controversial Statement
Leave politics aside has emerged as a core mantra punctuating social media’s response to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Put...
Oct 19, 2023


Is It That Time Of The Month?
To this day sex education is still an awkward topic for many people. If you think back to your primary school memories of sex education...
Oct 19, 2023


Like Mother like Daughter
Mother’s Day. Another year has passed, and I am still just as unsure how to feel as I was the first. I lost my mum four years ago....
Mar 19, 2023


The Horror Story of Modern-Day Dating
I feel as if for many, the idea that the type of love we witness on the silver screen is just that, an idea - a figment of our collective...
Mar 7, 2023


The Case For a Second EU Referendum
It is difficult to raise the case for a 2nd EU Referendum without being branded a loopy leftist democracy denier. This is a projection...
Feb 28, 2023
Are we seeing rise of ‘Thin is In’ and the fall of body positivity?
Madeleine Rousell explores the reasons behind the recent body 'trends'. As much as we hate to admit it, women’s bodies are a trend. Mass...
Feb 7, 2023


For All Whose Favourite Colour is ‘Morally Grey’
An exploration of the age-old literary phenomenon that is a morally grey character. Since the beginning of time, readers across the world...
Nov 25, 2022
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