Films about love are in abundance, so when it comes around to Valentine’s day, it can be hard to pick which is best to watch! Let’s look at the options. The classics: Films like ‘The Notebook’, ‘Love, Rosie’ and ‘Letters to Juliet’ fit into the more classic type of romance story. You are guaranteed to…
A love for love songs
Love songs are everywhere, and Valentine’s Day is no exception. However leading up to Valentine’s Day, where love is more seemingly in the air, they certainly stick out more and there does seem to be an increase in how often they are played. This year, expect to hear the typical tunes, ‘I Will Always Love…
Valentine’s Day locations
Valentine’s Day: an excuse for couples to take off somewhere romantic, new and exciting. There is an endless list of romantic locations for that perfect getaway, both close to home and far away. For me, I associated Budapest and Vienna with romance. Two places I longed to visit, and my boyfriend at the time was…
Galentine’s Day
Created in the most consumerist fashion, the celebration of female friendships that is Galentine’s Day comes from the second season of Parks and Recreation in which Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) explains it as ‘the best day of the year. Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home,…
A tongue-in-cheek love letter to Theresa May
Dear Prime Minister, Cheer up – it’s almost Valentine’s Day- and if you didn’t realise, people love you. Yep, when those Brexiteer backbenchers from the European Research Group (ERG) schemed against you, it was out of love. See they’ve lived in a posh, male-dominated bubble for too long, and it’s their secret kink for you…
NUA’s Zine society exhibition: “merging the punk and the pink”
There is something inherently punk about zines – a subcultural phenomenon with a small circulation, a DIY ethic fused with the use of appropriated texts and images. Valentine’s Day, on the other hand, is inherently un-punk. It is mainstream, it is commercial, it stands for everything that zine culture does not. LOVE: An Exhibition on…
“I’m not against sex, I just don’t have it”
Everyone has a thing right? Some people are scared of flying or haven’t learnt to ride a bike. Others are into taxidermy or have a lot of cats they give full names. We all have a thing. I haven’t had sex. That’s mine. I never found time. I was busy doing other things while my…
Happy Valentine’s Day UEA…
UEA, let’s talk about sex. In our 24 page spread, we reveal all the 2018 Sex Survey had to offer. Talking consent, contraception and fetishes too bold to mention in an editorial (check out page 23) UEA did not disappoint. Some of the statistics shocked, as the survey revealed more UEA students have had sex…
Venue’s steamy songs
Song Mino – Body “As a strong confidence booster, Body is a song I always listen to when I want to feel sexy. Although sung in Korean, you can definitely feel the sensual vibe just through the music itself. This is the kind of song I want played during a romantic encounter.” The Weeknd – Earned It…
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