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Image description: Buckingham Palace Most hypothetical rulebooks of ‘appropriate’ royal behaviour probably don’t include sitting down with a chat-show host in a garden in California. However, Harry and Meghan have never represented the model image of traditional British monarchy. Their recent televised conversation with Oprah Winfrey – which touched on issues such as personal security, […]
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Image description: a painting of a woman sat on a bed looking out of the window. Universities have neglected year abroad students in the midst of a pandemic, leaving them to negotiate foreign laws and lockdowns by themselves away from home. The holiday period took a toll on the wellbeing of many students. Jake, an […]
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When International Women’s day was first observed in 1911, women (and sympathetic men) were still starving themselves in prisons across the UK and taking to the streets, putting their lives and futures at stake in a long fight for enfranchisement. This year, we’re celebrating the holiday in a world where women have the right to […]
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Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. For many, 8th week is a period where work slows down and they can piss away their time going on Wikipedia deep-dives about the supercontinent Pangea, or in non-pandemic days, getting thoroughly shit-faced at every beer garden situated within the OX postcode. Alas, […]
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Image description: image of dictionary definitions in black and white. “How do I find the vocabulary for what’s rattling around inside my head?” Moved from house to house as a child, Tom Hanks lived a sort of nomadic existence growing up, saying on Desert Island Discs in 2016 that it led to an acute feeling […]
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Image description: a park on a sunny day filled with people walking and cycling together Since Boris Johnson announced England’s roadmap out of lockdown, it feels like the 21st June is all anyone has been able to talk about. Yes, we know that this date is subject to change, but seeing the finish line has […]
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Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. Previous column themes have been tenuous, but this is probably the most tenuous yet. Look, it’s seventh week. We’re pretty tired, both of life and of answering all of your tedious — pardon, extremely important problems. So, we humbly beg our loyal […]
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Image description: the word “zoom” made up of black and white stripy lines. Both letter “o”s spell out “zoom in” and “zoom out” in capital letters. When my mother warned “If you keep looking at screens your eyes will go square”, I don’t think she was referring to online classes, but, nevertheless, I wonder if […]
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Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. This week, the Agony Aunts take on a very complicated flatmate love story and a heinous crime against the college puffa. One perhaps merits more serious attention than the other. The people in my house who also live here are actually living […]
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Image description: drawing of a person looking at their phone, slightly concerned. Our university has always hosted a broad spectrum of conflicting opinions, however after three online terms the student body has fragmented to an alarming degree. Barely a day goes by without a new bout of in-fighting in some pocket of the University. This […]
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“Women and girls belong in science.” This was the message of UN Secretary General António Guterres’s speech in celebration of the 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science held on Thursday 11th February 2021. Around the world, virtual events marked the day that shines a light on the incredible work of women in […]
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Image Description: Red hearts on a red background When asked the question “What does Valentine’s Day mean to you?” my mind goes blank; I’ve always been fairly apathetic when it comes to Valentine’s Day. In my mind, it is the day when scores of couples’ photos flood my Instagram feed. However, many people find the […]
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Image description: three balls of yarn and a knitting needle A 21-year-old woman is not the first image that comes to mind when most people think about knitting. I picture a sweet, old granny swinging back and forth in a rocking chair knitting a cute pair of socks for her grandchildren. However, this does not […]
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Image Description: A selection of Mia’s houseplants in brightly coloured plots; a terrarium Being a parent is difficult. From watering to misting, soil replenishments to pot changes – our babies require a lot of care. In my case, all twenty-nine of them. But why do we do it? There are, in fact, many reasons. Just […]
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Image description: illustration of protesters holding up signs with the Twitter logo on it CW: Racism, hate speech In 2012, a year which saw Donald Trump tweet with his usual insight: “An ‘extremely credible source’ has called my office and told me that @BarackObama’s birth certificate is a fraud.”, the first presidential debate between President […]
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Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. In the most tenuous theme that has strung together our column thus far, this week we’re feeling dotty: that is, dissecting one poor soul’s absolutely dotty dream and discussing dotty typing etiquette. Yes, we’re reaching. And yes, you lot are turning our […]
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Image Description: Date Tonight Cafe logo with a cupid floating to its side I don’t know about you, but lockdown has really made me feel like I have had plenty of “quality” time with myself, or at least experiences of self-realisation which have brought varying degrees of pleasure – and pain! During this period, if […]
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Image description: Phone on top of a messy stack of papers, magnifying glass over stock exchange information In late January, the price of GameStop shares rose steeply from just under $20 to a peak of over $450 per share. GameStop –a dying game retailer already suffering before the pandemic – suddenly achieved a higher share […]
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Image Description: a map of England and Wales, with their respective flags. Wales is separating from England. As a Welsh person currently stranded in England, I have grown a deep appreciation for my homeland and the way the Welsh government has approached the coronavirus pandemic. I miss mountains – how is England so relentlessly horizontal? […]
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