#OwnVoices is thrown around a lot these days, and for good reason. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it is used to describe works of fiction featuring a main character from a diverse community the author is also part of. It is often much deeper than this though, delving into the experiences of someone…
TV
Coverage of It’s a Sin’s sex scenes teaches us a lot about homophobia
‘It’s a Sin’ was the talking point of the country for a while, and like many others, I devoured the series the night it was released. It made my heart swell, shattered it into pieces, fixed it up again with the cheapest tape possible, only to then fall apart and splinter into even smaller shards….
Sex Survey
The age-old cliche of loving yourself is annoying, but it’s time to start listening
If I had £1 for every time someone said “you need to love yourself before you love someone else”, I’d never need a job again. Although recently finding out this advice comes from RuPaul, it is a mantra I have had thrown at me from everyone, and it’s quite annoying if it’s all you hear…
Features
Worrying about your health is normal, health anxiety is not the same
Content warning: discussions of anxiety, chronic pain and illness, and cancer We all know that mental health is difficult to talk about. People out there will tell those suffering they’re exaggerating, or simply need to “get over it”. In my experience, this is particularly prominent when the cause of poor mental health is something mundane,…
Music
Who needs to drop this year? Lorde.
It feels like an eternity since Lorde dropped her second studio album, Melodrama, in 2017. A lot has happened since then, of course, but it has been radio silence from Lorde with regards to any upcoming music, and I needed a new album, like, yesterday. Lorde likes to take her time with her work, releasing…
Arts
My 2021 Arts Resolution: Learning to use Adobe Illustrator
Through working for Concrete over the past two years, I have grown to love and enjoy graphic design, working with Adobe and spending hours fighting over the placement of an author’s name on the Travel section spread. I am keen to use my rather expensive subscription for more personal uses over the coming year (which…
Film
The Prom: Great Message, Far From Great Execution
I love musical theatre more than I can say, so the announcement of another film adaptation of a stage musical excited me. However, I unfortunately don’t have entirely positive things to say about Netflix’s The Prom. Let’s start with one of the positives: the music. ‘It’s Not About Me’ performed by Streep provides the perfect…
Travel
Edinburgh should be on your travel bucket list: here’s why
Until I moved to Norwich, I never appreciated the amazing city I was born in. It was normal to stroll through the cobbled streets and gothic alleyways, blissfully unaware of how lucky I am to call this place home. But having now left and not been into the city centre in almost a year now…
TV
A rewatch of… Wentworth Prison
‘Wentworth Prison’ is an Australian prison drama following the women inside, a loose remake of the TV classic ‘Prisoner: Cell Block H’. I have been re-watching the show on Amazon Prime (mainly to dodge university essays like the plague) and ashamedly I had forgotten how good it is. Despite my glowing recommendation, there are huge…
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