The government has a track record of mistreating Manchester, from Margaret Thatcher’s conscious policy to destroy the city’s heavy industries, to the limited assistance the city received in 2010 when the Multiple Deprivation Index announced it had the fourth most deprived local council in the country, the government has always played a role in how…
To Buy or Not to Buy; Micro Bags
We should’ve seen it coming; micro tech, micro pigs, finally the micro trend has infiltrated the fashion industry, resulting in some of the smallest handbags known to man. Obviously, micro bags aren’t exactly useful – at the AMAs, Lizzo was a vision in Valentino, choosing to pair her ruffled mini dress with a tiny Valentino…
Has Anna Wintour killed Vogue?
With the recent announcement of the Met Gala’s 2020 dress code, and her 70th birthday having just passed, Anna Wintour’s influence within fashion and popular culture as a whole, are thrust back into the spotlight. Known for her iconic bob-sunglasses combination, and being the inspiration behind Meryl Streep’s role in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, the…
What your Halloween costume says about you (and other stupid assumptions)
As the trees shed their leaves and the days grow shorter, there’s a quiet anticipation for the spookiest day of the year. Yes, people, it’s the most wonderful time of the year – Halloween. It means we’ll be witnessing this year’s additions to the pop-culture pantheon. From Princess Leia to your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman, Britney…
UEA Boxing: it’s not like ‘Fight Club’
As UEA’s ‘This Girl Can’ Week reaches its end, it’s safe to say that this campaign has made an impression on me – I’m happy to announce that this girl ‘could’. You see, I had spent the majority of First-Year either sitting or lying down, to the point of muscular atrophy, so I decided that it…
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