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TikTok… Has Time Run Out?
The United States has recently made international news by banning TikTok. Although this has now been lifted as of the 25th January, it is still uncertain whether this will last; it all hinges on whether TikTok will be acquired by a US buyer. Although this particular ban made the headlines it is not a new concept: in 2023, TikTok was banned within the UK Parliament due to security concerns in terms of user data...
Your Crime is Your Trademark
I think we have all heard of Banksy by now, whether you are familiar with his art or you...
Public Disorder
There have been a lot of protests recently. In the UK alone, there have been tens of thousands of...
Quiet on Set Please!
I love a night in: fluffy socks, a film or TV show, a snack assortment… It was during my...
Skirting Equality
A 2022 Freedom of Information statement from the Metropolitan Police states that although trousers are more practical, women may...
The internet is not a safe place… or is it?
A few days ago, the Online Safety Bill passed out of the House of Lords after much debate and...
Hey Google, How do I have Safe Sex?
I will be the first to admit that sex ed sucks. No matter what age you are or which...
“Nice smile!” “Thank you, I had it edited specially”
It is the end of another year, and that means graduation is coming around. First of all, congratulations and...
Smile Sweetie, You’re on Camera!
YouTube is such a rabbit hole. Quite literally, there is something for everyone, from the travel vlogs to ASMR...
COP28 or Cop Out?
Who remembers COP 28? A couple of months ago, it was the subject of pretty much every news outlet,...
The Price of Pride
Pride Month: born out of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. The pride movement has since grown exponentially with marches being...
AI-thor Unknown
Attention all crime novel enthusiasts! Freida McFadden has recently revealed her true identity… in part due to rumours that...
First Past The Post: Does it Work?
Everyone has the right to vote in the UK. Therefore, everyone should have the right to be represented. However,...
ChatGPT… please give me an opinion!
Last weekend I went down to the Warwick Economics Summit, a student-run conference looking to present to students the...
Get them out of their island
There comes a point in the life of any system that is falling apart when corruption stops being greed,...
Efficiency: In defence of “young hoes”
If you’ve perhaps graced a certain side of the internet this last month, you may have noticed the emergence...
Accepting the Grey Area
Situationship is a term every young person knows, but what does it actually mean? The idea of a situationship...
Defending ‘hated’ female characters
Art imitates life. I see it everywhere. Whether it is through gender norms within TV shows, or gender norms...
I came for the secret history, I got Tesco meal deals
I would argue that everyone arrives at university carrying one extra suitcase. One has clothes and a vanity case....
What Must Be Done?
The University of Aberdeen – our university – has reached a crossroads, along with the rest of the higher...
The human ‘brain-drain’ is going to destroy AI
The talk of the town at the minute is AI. AI is going to take our jobs. AI is...
The aestheticization of burnouts
We all love a good performance, ain’t that right? Who doesn’t enjoy Soul Sisters, The Nutcracker or All I...
Help! The algorithm ate my personality
By Bridget Maguire
The algorithm has declared me a shoegaze whimsy granola girl. On a good day, I’m giving clean-girl...
The King is Dead. Long Live the King.
By 'George Orwell'
(Submitted anonymously by a member of staff)
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. George Orwell’s...
Trump’s UN speech: fairytales, escalators and a complete U-turn on Ukraine
By Scott Raffan
Donald Trump is unique in his lack of dogmatic ideology throughout his life and his speech to...