Doing February Sober: What I Learnt
Words by Jago Bayley, Staff Writer Yes, it is the shortest month of the year, and yes, I did skip dry January – largely because getting drunk with my housemates…
Why the youth of the LGBTQ+ fight is its greatest strength
Words by Stevie Palmer, Comment Editor For centuries, the identity, standing and rights of LGBTQ+ people has been a topic of debate in the heteronormative society we live in; albeit…
An insight on the history of food from different cultures
Words by Lorcan Barnett Colonisation is an action commonly associated with the ‘western superpowers’ whereby the land and resources of a country become seized and exploited to become useful for…
Loyle Carner performs incredible show at the Brighton Dome
By Dylan Bryant (Music Editor) “One I’ll never forget” shares Loyle Carner (Benjamin Coyle-Larner) on his social media in the hours after his show at The Brighton Dome on the…
The Path to Curing HIV
Words by Science & Technology Editor, Madeleine Veasey I recently watched the series ‘It’s A Sin’ on Netflix, starring Olly Alexander of the band Years&Years. It follows a group of…
Success Takes A Community
Words by Simon Edwards, alumni writer University life is a complex blend of communal growth and self-discovery and rigorous academic study and work that often leaves us isolated at our…
The Mystique of Romantic Love
Words by Jada Phillips Love is an essential element of the human experience. Countless songs, poems, movies, books, plays and art have all featured it as its focus. It is…
Public and Private Allyship
Words by Alex Lewis As a person coming from outside the LGBTQ+ community I feel as if it is necessary to discuss the issue of allyship. It is imperative to…
Brighton Cafe Culture: The Rise of the Coffee House
Words by Hannah Cannon As a city, Brighton houses 363 coffee houses, which is the equivalent of one cafe per eight hundred people. As well as this, only 9% of…
Weyes Blood Live at Chalk – Laurel Canyon legacy brought to life
Words by Julia Seely-Power Natalie Mering, who makes music under the stage name Weyes Blood, tries to make sense of humanity in a nuanced and multidimensional way. The 34-year-old singer-songwriter,…
Why are you whispering? Understanding ASMR
Words by Beth Brown I’m sure many of us, in the middle of the night, have fallen down a YouTube rabbit hole whilst procrastinating sleep. You may cycle through conspiracy…
The Half of It Review
Words by Emily Hyatt Over the past five years, Netflix has continued to push out rom-coms for the younger generation. With the repetitiveness of its tropes, beautiful actors and pop…
Change of Plans: The Trials and Tribulations of Coming Out Again
Words by Charlotte O’Riordan (DISCLAIMER: this is written based on personal lived experience, and an experience lived with much privilege – this may be an experience shared by many but…
Loveless – Alice Oseman
Words by Emily Hyatt When people think of Alice Oseman their first thought goes to the popular British Netflix series, Heartstopper. However, Oseman created another book that grapples with the…
Navigating Identity in Brighton
Words by Megan Delaney Brighton is the unofficial gay capital of the UK. Everyone here seems so unafraid to be themselves, free from any shame or questioning about who they…
LGBTQ+ History Month Special: A Community Response
We didn’t feel it was appropriate to debate anything in light of LGBTQ+ history month this edition, since the rights of this community have been contested for years. With that…
Mr. Loverman – Bernadine Evaristo
Words and photograph by Orla Donoghue 74-year old Barringdon (Barry) Walker is married to Carmel Walker, father of two girls, emigrated to London from Antigua as part of the Windrush…
Let’s stop ignoring the I in LGBTQIA+
Words by Olly DeHerrera, Print Production Editor Intersexuality is the condition in which an individual possesses biological characteristics which are neither typically, or wholly, male or female. Said characteristics can…
Assignment Feedback and its Mental Impacts on Students
Words by Katie Porter I’m sure everyone has received a mark in the past which either exceeded – or fell short of – their expectations. Especially while studying at university.…
Americans fed up with over-advertising in the wake of Super Bowl LVII
Words by Bec Nicol In Britain, American football has never been taken seriously, it has always been dismissed as the lesser sibling of rugby, and nowhere near as exciting as…