Fieldnotes On Being Overwhelmed as a Fresher – The Brown Girl Perspective
Written by: Deeghi Basu Once you pass a couple of time zones from your home country toward Britain, you notice the first difference. All of a sudden, the people around…
The WWF Unmasked: Violence, Contradictions and Greenwashing
In the realm of environmental conservation, few non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are as widely recognised and trusted as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Adorned with its iconic panda logo…
Were The Greeks All Pederasts?
Ancient Greece and its eminent persons have been associated with intelligence, artistic creativity, philosophical thought, and being foundational to Western civilisation for millennia. Though, in the last 50 years, there…
Inside Brighton’s Illegally Rented Student Homes
Being a student is tough enough as it is. Facing mountains of student debt, a cost of living crisis, and just to top it off – terrible housing conditions. A…
The Identity of Nowhere
I don’t have a British name, I don’t really look “British”, and I don’t feel British. My parents met in Italy and moved to the UK just before I was…
Reform’s Racist Rampage in South East England
Now, this may be a news article – but I’ve got to admit it is pretty impossible (I refuse) to write a neutral article discussing a racist political party which…
Napoli’s Triangle of Death – How the Mafia Caused a Cancer Epidemic
The “Triangle of Death” is a large area of land located approximately 25 km northeast of the city of Napoli (Naples), Italy. The name was coined in reference to the…
The Bimbofication of Boobs
Most women have boobs. Some women have big boobs, some women have small boobs, some women don’t have boobs, and some women may only have one boob. Weirdly, despite boobs…
Cringe Culture: The Intersection of Misogyny and Ableism in Fandom Spaces
In 2020, a global lockdown encouraged people to entrench themselves in online fan spaces more than ever before, aided by the internet’s most popular platform: TikTok. But fandom culture existed…
A Childhood Abused By My Grandfather
“No one wants to read in the newspapers about abuse going on in the family because it feels too much like, ‘It’s not my world! It’s not my world!’” My…
The WWF Unmasked: Violence, Contradictions and Greenwashing
Words by Amina Daniel In the realm of environmental conservation, few non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are as widely recognised and trusted as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Adorned with…
Pretty in Pink: The Hidden Truths of Gendered Pricing
As you stand in the health and hygiene aisle, browsing the essentials that we all need for everyday use: deodorants, toothbrushes, razors and fragrances, a paint spill of blue and…
The UK’s Obsession with Ultra-Processed Foods: A Recipe for Obesity?
The UK is facing a significant public health challenge: obesity. A recent study by the National Health Service (NHS) found that over two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or…
Underconsumption Core: Use Less, Live More
Is this the core to end all cores? Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of our burning landfill waste, TikTok’s latest ‘underconsumption core’ and satirical sister ‘overconsumption core’ have…
What happened at R.G Kar Medical college and Hospital?
On 9 August 2024, a 31-year old female postgraduate trainee doctor was found raped and murdered in the seminar room of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West…
The Blue Haired Liberal
What is a ‘blue haired’ liberal? The ‘blue haired liberal’ is a common stereotype used by the political right-wing to purposefully belittle and delegitimise valid left-wing arguments and ideas. Being…
Worrying Rates of Knife Crime Amongst Young Males
There has been a five per cent surge in knife crime in the UK, with 46,367 incidents involving a knife or sharp instrument recorded in the previous year. In Brighton…
There’s Something I Have Been Dying to Tell You
The title for this article is taken from an autobiography from Linda Bellingham, an actress who wrote about her experience of living with terminal cancer: the difficult and at times…
Amsterdam Solo: Discovering the True Meanings of Life in the Happiest City
Living a day as a local in the happiest city on earth has long intrigued me. Bikes, canals, windmills and tulips… This spring, I finally got to experience it on…
Veganism is Eating Away at My Money
While some people eat to live, I live to eat. After spending two decades riddled with anxiety so strong it caused dysphagia and frequent vomiting, I began taking antidepressants, which…