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Why Aren’t we Promoting Healthy Bodies in Female Modelling
I would like to start off this article by saying that both fat-shaming and skinny-shaming are wrong. Telling anyone that they’re not beautiful because they don’t fit in with your idea of beauty is a special kind of stupid, for we come in all different shapes and sizes, colours and ...
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Category: Society & Lifestyle
DISS. Recommends: Top 5 Books To Read On Your Travels
The Art of Happiness – Howard Cutler & Dalai Lama How to be happy? This is a question that will no doubt be on your mind throughout your life. If you have ever wanted a glimpse into the mindset and practices of the Dalai Lama, this is the book for ...
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Category: Diss Education Society & Lifestyle
The science of the meme: a conversation with ‘dankmemes4homecountiesteens’
Memes have been at the very epicentre of millennial social media scrolling for the last few years. If you are unfamiliar with a ‘meme’, then this article is a good place to start (and maybe finish). In Richard Dawkins’ 1976 best-seller, “The Selfish Gene”, he coined the term ‘meme’ – ...
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Category: Science Society & Lifestyle Technology
Neymar Jr: the transfer that made me question my love for football
I have loved football all my life. I have played since I was 4, watched since I was 5 and checked the football news every day since I can remember. The sport, in short, has been my life. I get excited every weekend when matches are on – it’s what ...
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Category: Featured Society & Lifestyle Sport
How Much does a Degree Actually Mean?
When you hit 6th form, you’re suddenly faced with the dilemma – whether you should go to university or not. It’s a question that has been asked more and more frequently over the years, until now it is more unusual to opt out of going to university than it is ...
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Category: Society & Lifestyle
Pipe Dreams: How to Afford a House
We are all obsessed with security. Whilst this seems like such a small word, it’s often this word that is thrown about – in a relationship, you need security. In a job, you need security. Security is the reason we invest in pension schemes and invest in bonds; we want ...
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Category: Society & Lifestyle Uncategorized
The Tragic, Gradual Decline of the NHS
In view of the recent election, I think we may all be able to agree on one thing – the threat to the NHS was paramount in everyone’s mind. When Theresa May made privatising the NHS part of her campaign, people were up in arms about it. Whilst the NHS ...
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Category: Society & Lifestyle
We Don’t Have to Take Abuse from Within the Family
Even in modern society, we are always told to respect and cherish the family; in particular our parents. Yet sometimes this respect is misplaced – children are often abused, sometimes physically, sometimes sexually and, more commonly, mentally and often this can be from family members. All too often a child ...
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Category: Society & Lifestyle
There’s a Streetwear Event in Nottingham Tomorrow
Nottingham is famous for many things; football, Robin Hood, Brian Clough, caves, and of course the oldest pub in England. It is definitely not famous for streetwear. Garrett Hansen is trying to change that. Tomorrow (29th April) welcomes Nottingham’s first streetwear reselling event. It will be coupled with a DJ ...
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Category: Fashion Society & Lifestyle
Fuck the Stigma: Men Have to Talk about their Feelings too
I remember being at secondary school when I first heard about people self-harming. It all sounded so strange to me and I immediately and somewhat shamefully thought, “Oh, what attention seekers.” It wasn’t until I was 18 that I woke up to my 24-year-old big brother crying in the bathroom ...
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Category: Mental Health Society & Lifestyle Uncategorized