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Spotlight On: 0121 Street Huns

Life&Style's Megan Addison interviews the founders of new female safety initiative, 0121 Street Huns, who aim to make the streets a safer place for women

Guide To My Experience: Getting Tattoos

Digital Editor Cerys Gardner discusses how attitudes towards the art form have shifted and shares their own experience with tattooing

Casa Amor and the Toxicity of ‘Testing’

Life&Style's Jenny Magleave discusses the way cheating is normalised on the latest season of Love Island in what has been dubiously dubbed 'testing'

Banned, Blocked and Barred: Is Blocking People on Social Media Becoming Toxic?

Life&Style's Deyna Grimshaw reflects on the culture of social media blocking, concluding that it should be down to the individual user to make their own decisions on who they follow and what is best for their mental health

Spotlight on: The National Enquirer’s Damaging Beach Body Narrative

Editor-In-Chief Chelsie Henshaw discusses the problematic article 'This year's 50 Best and Worst Beach Bodies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' by the National Enquirer

Investigating The ‘Ick’: Humour or Harsh?

Life&Style's Jenny Magleave explains that while the 'ick' is mostly harmless fun between friends it could also reflect legitimate incompatibility or our own insecurities

A Love Letter to the MET Gala – Past, Politics and Predictions

Comment Editor Colette Fountain gives the low-down on fashion's 'big night out' and an A-list look into the history and politics of the iconic Gala, predicting what celebrities will be flaunting and inspiring us all to shine the spotlight on the MET's red carpet

Finding Love Through the Power Of Music: A New Dating App for Music Lovers

Life&Style Editor Natasha Farwell has collaborated with POM the dating app for music lovers

A Tumblr Retrospective: My Experience

Print Editor Kitty Grant reflects on how the social media landscape has changed in past decade through the lens of arguably the most influential one of all, Tumblr

Hypocritical Reactions: Why Lil Nas X v Tony Hawk is About More Than Just Branding

Social Secretary Ella Kipling dives into the issues and hypocrisy surrounding the reactions to Lil Nas X and Tony Hawk using blood in products, concluding that the difference in opinion is unjust and betrays a wider social issue

Female Infantilisation: Attractive or Reductive?

Life&Style Writer Megan Clibbens considers the idea of female infantilisation, arguing that whilst some suggest it diminishes female autonomy, it is more productive and empowering to accept the individual choice

Can Love Be ‘Blind’?

Digital Editor Tamzin Meyer reflects on the idea of blind-dating, arguing that it is beneficial to form a connection with someone before judging their appearance