In a society where bodies have become trends, the desirability of having fuller and plumper lips is very prevalent. Lip injections are a cosmetic procedure that has been around for years, but the most memorable craze that made the appeal of larger lips increase dramatically was none other than the dangerous ‘Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge.’ […]
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Review: After Life
The highly anticipated season 3 of After Life has finally been released on Netflix to conclude the series and I was well on the ball to start watching it. For those of you who haven’t seen the show, it follows a middle-aged man called Tony (Ricky Gervais) who works as a journalist for a local […]
Review: DJ Tiësto – “Suburban Train”
In Holland, a DJ named Tiësto (Tijs Verwest) had decided to go solo. Before his decision, he worked with a friend of his on a project named Gouryella. They experienced success at the time as their title track entered the top 40 in numerous countries in Europe. However, both were busy on other projects and […]
Cancel Culture: Is it more destructive than helpful?
One of the beauties of social media is the fact that it allows freedom of expression, giving a voice to its millions of users in any and every subject you could think of. However, over the last few years, there has been the rise of cancel culture, which is basically the movement of a large group on social media showing their disapproval to a certain person, […]
Partygate, a symptom of a larger problem
Finding out your nan has stage three cancer is hard enough. Being told she will have to wait 3 months for a critical operation she desperately needs, while her cancer festers, is even more difficult. Throughout this time, me and my family experienced many emotions: fear, sadness, even anger. This anger was converted to rage […]
Why Covid-19 was the best thing that could ever happen to me
I am possibly the most extroverted person you will ever meet, I love people. I’ve learnt from the nineteen years I have spent on this earth that one of the most valuable things in the world is a person’s company. The pandemic has taught everybody a lot of lessons, these are mine… In one weekend […]
Oscars 2021: Does anyone even watch the Oscars anymore?
“All in all, the worst Oscars ever, and that’s quite an accomplishment.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ scaled back pandemic version of the Oscars on Sunday, could be described as either incredibly refreshing or incredibly awkward; depending on what you thought of Glenn Close doing Da Butt, among other moments. But the […]
A Royal Recap: How the world reacted to Meghan and Harry’s interview
Jasmine and Sophia speak to guests Alice and Jake about royal news this week. This podcast features interviews with Americans, discussion about Piers Morgan’s sudden departure from GMB and what would happen if Prince Phillip passed away. StudentJournalists · A Royal Recap: How the world reacted to Meghan and Harry’s interview
Emma Chamberlain’s incredibly honest podcast series: Anything Goes
If you ask anyone under the age of 25 who they’re reminded of when they picture an almond milk iced latte, they’d probably say Emma Chamberlain. She is easily one of the biggest social media influencers of the next generation, and at just 20 years of age, has an Instagram following of nearly 12 million. […]
Let’s talk about Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license”
Olivia Rodrigo is already one of 2021’s biggest success stories. Drivers license is the first song the 17-year-old Californian actor and singer has released independently of Disney Channel. Especially if you’ve been on TikTok in the last few days, you’ve probably already heard Rodrigo’s song. Drivers license has broken Spotify’s global one-day streaming records for […]