Category Archives: Lifestyle & Fashion

The Flab Jab, does it punch its weight? the thoughts of Katie Parker.

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I have personally tried all sorts of fad diets and exhausted all weight loss remedies to frankly disappointing results, which is why I was ecstatic reading the latest news about the so-called “flab jab”. Because obesity is such a big … Continue reading

A warning from a Christmas shopping obsessive – article by Zenya Smith.

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Christmas day is close. And I mean really close. Soon, living rooms around the country will be filled to the brim with people burping and chugging Rennies, stress and mulled wine will be administered in equal measure as everyone prays … Continue reading

‘Why I should love Halloween, but don’t’ – by Jenny Grant.

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Why should I  love Halloween? Because ideologically it promises to opulently combine all the aspects of life I am drawn to; intoxicated decadence, embellishing one’s self in ostentatious attire, and general carnival-esque extravagance. Why I realistically hate Halloween? Because it usually … Continue reading

An amusing Travelogue: King’s Cross to Edinburgh – by Liam Mckenna.

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The train eases to a halt. I swing my rucksack over my shoulder just missing the face of a businessman behind me. I turn sheepishly.“Sorry.” I yank my bulging suitcase out, over a polished shoe belonging to the same man. … Continue reading

Pub Life: the diary of a daytime drinker in East London – by Bex Balfourth.

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Today I visit The William on Leyton High Road. It looks daytime dark from the outside, the windows dinged a bit by the words written in the windows. Despite the dimming effect, the words do the trick: Brodie’s Ales, £1.99. … Continue reading

My coffee obsession by Oliver Heard.

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When I meet a girl who I can booze with, I’m happy, but when I meet one who loves coffee as much as I do, then… then I know I’m halfway to heaven. Are there many purer sights than a … Continue reading

Fingal Wills’ Online Poker Experiment – the Killing Curse of hands.

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It’s been a whole month since the beginning of my ongoing lifestyle experiment, a month since I threw off my 97% polyester tie and 16 inch white collar shirt and tried to make a living from playing poker. I’ve been … Continue reading

Homeless (sort of)… the ramblings of a rootless vagabond – by Jenny Grant.

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Having recently found myself between flats in London town, I have come to discover the delights of being a rootless vagabond. At least that’s how I have chosen to quixotically refer to it as, for in crude reality, I am … Continue reading

Is social networking taking over? by Charlotte Barnes.

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In a world of fast-growing technology where we tend to update our profiles more than we change our underwear, is social networking taking over? We seem to have aligned the everyday getting a haircut and buying new clothes with changing … Continue reading

The Quarter Life Crisis – Angelique Redmond in that familiar free fall.

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It’s official, I am in crisis. I haven’t dyed my hair pink yet or quit my job to join the circus but some days it’s really tempting to throw it all to the wind, give away my personal possessions and … Continue reading