The guy doesn’t get the girl: The importance of female friendships in film and literature
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq From children’s fairy tales where the heroine marries the prince, to Hollywood films where the ‘guy gets...
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Tasha Stewart
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Ultra-fast fashion: where others fail, Shein succeeds
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In recent months fast fashion giant ASOS has recorded unprecedented losses. Leading up to February, sales...
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Nelly Laycock
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Huw Edwards and the Problems of a Modern-Day Scandal
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Early July saw Huw Edwards become the latest presenter to face scrutiny over claims that he paid a...
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Lara Engel
- Aug 22
- 2 min
Greenwashing: the media’s power over business reputation
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In today's climate-conscious society, sustainable marketing campaigns are at the forefront of business...
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Maria Saavedra
- Jun 20
- 4 min
Pablo Escobar: why you shouldn’t romanticize Colombia’s nightmare
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq As a Colombian, it never ceases to shock me whenever someone makes a Pablo Escobar or cocaine joke (even...
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Sorcha Tipping
- Mar 31
- 4 min
A pattern of disrespect: how the media influences narratives of dead or missing women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Recent reports in the mainstream media have demonstrated a pattern of disrespect towards women who have...
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Gem Kirwan
- Apr 8, 2022
- 3 min
What the response to Turning Red reveals about attitudes towards women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Pixar’s latest film Turning Red is an exploration of periods, puberty and growing up, depicted through...
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Alice Greenbury
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
Literature in the time of pandemic – What we can learn from our media escapes during global crises
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Writing about the Covid-19 pandemic can often seem gruelling and unrewarding. There’s a general sense...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 12, 2022
- 3 min
How do we comprehend the assassination of David Amess?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Conservative MP David Amess was assassinated on Friday 15th; his death has been treated as a terrorist...
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Sophie Dibben
- Nov 1, 2020
- 2 min
Should we all really be downloading DuoLingo?
Switzerland has three official languages; German, French and Italian. However, the country routinely markets itself in English. Before I...
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