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Grammy Predictions From Some Random Girl Who Listens To Music Sometimes
I know that the Grammys have kinda become a joke; the last relevant one seems to be the 2015 ceremony when Taylor Swift and Kendrick...
Carry Cheung
Nov 29, 2023


Why The Dome of the Rock Is Important to Umayyad Cultural Policy
This article was written before the events of October 7th. I hope for a peaceful resolution to this conflict where both Israel and...
Michael
Nov 14, 2023


‘Adulting’ at School? University is a Struggle of Confused Responsibility.
This article may be on a more personal level. Still, one of the most stressful experiences I have that occurs weekly is balancing the...
Sarah Tait
Nov 13, 2023


Encouraging Purple Prose in the Age of AI
In a 1969 interview in The Listener, Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov once remarked that his life was like “fresh bread with country butter...
Isabelle
Nov 1, 2023


Offensive or Oversensitive? Halloween Costumes in 2023
As October winds down, the Halloween excitement hits St Andrews… I mean, you can just feel the energy with the overload of seasonal...
Daisy Finefrock
Oct 30, 2023


What Do You Mean, *The Female Gaze*?
Laura Mulvey, a film theorist, published an article called the Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema in 1975, giving rise to the notion of...
Charlotte Rabeie
Oct 23, 2023


Soundtrack of the Seasons: A Review of Ed Sheeran’s New Fall Album
Autumnal days are slowly creeping upon us again; red and golden leaves are settling on the ground, and the darkness hours and chilling...
Emilia Brooks
Oct 18, 2023


Apples Or Oranges? I Think The Answer Is Apple-solutely Obvious…
Journalism reports on the important events that happen around the world. That is why I have decided, after long consideration, to rank my...
Carry Cheung
Oct 16, 2023


Spilling my GUTS with the one and only OLIVIA RODRIGO (Parasocially!!)
So far this year, I have listened to exactly 121 full albums. If you can’t tell from that opening sentence, I have a tiny bit of an...
Carry Cheung
Oct 13, 2023


We’re Still Being Left in the Red When it Comes to Period Products and, Quite Frankly, I’m Not Bloody Surprised
Since 2014, there has been increased support for a campaign to change the status of period products from ‘miscellaneous’ to ‘necessary’ –...
Niamh Molloy
Oct 10, 2023


We Should Limit Space Exploration Funding
When NASA’s Bill Anders photographed Earthrise in 1968, it roused a deeply profound reaction from the public: the largely unprecedented...
Isabelle Holloway
Apr 16, 2023


Eurovision 2023 – A Record-Breaker?
In less than a month’s time the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest will grace screens across the world. If you are not familiar with...
Imogen Bowyer
Apr 15, 2023


An Ode to Creative Solutions For Guerrilla Violence and Climate Change
In 2021, just a few hours from St Andrews at the COP26, then-President of Colombia Iván Duque signed the Declaration on Forest and Land...
Hannah Peart
Apr 12, 2023


Paul O’Grady and the Importance of Drag Queens
On Tuesday 28th March, I was immensely sad to hear that Paul O’Grady had died. O’Grady, for those who are not aware, was an icon of...
Charlotte Rabeie
Apr 4, 2023


‘Too Much Labour’ – The Reality for Women in 2023
As International Women’s Day was marked around the world on the 8th of March, my TikTok feed was filled with one sound – a portion of the...
Katherine
Mar 18, 2023


Money and Identity: The Socio-Political Power of Ancient Coinage and the Emergence of Greco-Bactrian
Deep in the heart of Central Asia, near modern Afghanistan, lies a civilisation lost to time, the Kingdom of Greco-Bactria, a symbol of...
Michael
Mar 14, 2023


Magic's Not Dead (Trust Me)
Magic is a varietal word, and it changes meaning depending on who you ask. To some, it connotes a Houdini-esque street performer who can...
Hannah
Mar 8, 2023


The Oscars Must Acknowledge Absurdity
What does it take to be considered a “serious” actor? Well, this Oscar season it is all too obvious to point at figures like Brendan...
Jordan
Mar 7, 2023


Painting the Grey Away: Why Colour is Important in Czech and Slovak “Paneláky”
In 1948, after many attempts at resistance, Czechoslovakia finally succumbed to the pressure of communist rule — an event that would...
Isabelle Holloway
Mar 5, 2023


Love Island Exposes Racism in UK Dating
Racism in the UK permeates discreetly throughout every aspect of life. Racial biases (conscious or not) are exposed through the dating...
Charlotte Rabeie
Feb 19, 2023
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