Recent figures from the Metropolitan Police show sexual offences in Kingston-upon-Thames have risen by 13%.
Storybook love vs real love: Does ‘happy ever after’ exist outside of fairytales?
Happy Ever After, for the longest time, was understood as a romantic plot device that would wrap up stories. That perception and understanding of happily ever after has been framed by media, from …
Student loan – threshold freeze puts more financial pressure
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement to freeze the Plan 2 loan repayment threshold at £29,385 for three years has sparked concern among the 5.8 million borrowers on this repayment plan.
Students missing out on live music as concert ticket prices soar
rising expenses and dynamic pricing are pushing students out of the concert experience
The alt-girl fetish: when subculture becomes a sex trend
Winged thick liner, piercings, funky coloured hair; alternative women have always been flattened into archetypes like ‘goth mommy’ and whatever else men have managed to come up with.
Still Notorious: The legend larger than life
It’s been nearly 29th years since the untimely death Notorious B.I.G./Biggie Smalls’ – yet many believe the rapper, real name …
“One of my friends said I look like someone just because we are both black”
University can be hard enough. Navigating new spaces and people is already challenging, but for ethnic, microaggressions add another layer to study stresses.
The Emotional Toll of Minority Life – My Minority Report
Being a minority in a course can be daunting. Whether you like it or not, you stand out from the rest of your fellow students, and with …
Coraline: Why this creepy classic still has us button-eyed
Over fifteen years ago, a little blue-haired girl crawled through a secret door and Henry Selik took the story and turned it into one of the best pieces of cinema. Released in 2009, Coraline was marketed as a children’s film, but let’s be real, it’s the type of stuff from some twisted adult therapy session. With its incredible stop-motion animation, button-eyed doppelgängers, and a villain who’s basically a spider-mum from hell, this film has aged into a cult classic. As its sweet sixteen approaches, fans are still dissecting every frame (me being one of them). So let’s dive into the theories and why Coraline feels weirdly relevant in 2025.
I put what on my pancake? Trying students’ weirdest pancake toppings
Shrove Tuesday arrives every year pretending to be about restraint. Officially, it is a way to use up all the ingredients in the cupboard before Lent. Unofficially, it’s a sanctioned excuse to eat pancakes at alarming volumes.