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black coffee, one sugar

by martha gatt ~ 2016 was the year I whole heartedly collapsed into freefall when a girl broke my heart. And the strangest part of it all – while all…

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The land of the free?

by maddie millington-drake ~ Back in 2019, when Alabama passed a law banning abortion with no exceptions for incest or rape, Instagram went wild. My news feed was filled with…

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Texas’ abortion law is a reminder that the march for women’s rights never stops

by alice campbell ~ Last month, the state of Texas banned abortions from taking place after six weeks, even in the case of rape or incest. The new law completely…

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The art of getting dressed

by liv barnes ~ The wider world perceives fashion as frivolity that should be done away with. The point is that fashion is the armor to survive the reality of…

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Why my stammer makes me a better leader

by hamish richardson ~ I’m the founder of an EdTech startup, I also happen to have a stammer. Rather than a hindrance to my leadership of the business, I truly…

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Placed expectations

by maddie millington-drake ~ Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam winner, is the number two female tennis player and the highest paid female athlete in the world at just 22. Her…

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Why ships are actually cool

by boaty mcboatface ~ “Whats that coming over the hill is it a monster, is it a monster?” No it's bloody not, it’s the “Maersk Alabama”, fully laden with containers…

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Skating – like smoking – is objectively cool

by hamish richardson ~ I’ve learnt to skate with two friends over lockdown. We’re all twenty-five (well, I’m twenty-four and three quarters, but who’s counting) and none of us had…

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Changing the conversation

by maddie millington-drake ~ We are constantly told what to do to avoid sexual harassment. We grow up being taught how to keep ourselves safe. We - women - the…

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Social media tricks us into thinking we’re ‘activists’

by hani thapa ~ The current state of our society has been nothing short of chaotic this past year. ​That* ​thing has magnified the cracks and chasms that have existed…

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