I don’t understand many a thing in this crazy, complex world we live in (mainly long division to be honest) but one thing I really don’t understand is why putting pineapple on pizza is such a heinous crime. For one thing, there’s the balance. In putting pineapple on pizza, you too can be in denial […]
Those post-Freshers blues
Freshers Week; the beginning of a new independent life away from home, or merely the start of yet another academic year. It is exciting, exhausting and jam packed full of super fun things. But what happens when you finally come to a stop; as it starts to dawn on you that you are now a […]
Eat your heart out
Time is often the best remedy when one is suffering with heartbreak. But at the initial stages of a break up, when dramatic weeping and making vows that you’ll never love again are rampant, it can seem like time has come to a standstill. In this fragile time, your best friend becomes the fridge as […]
Student encourages Sports Park to remove sign
A sign at the University of Exeter’s Sports Park has been taken down after concerns were voiced over what it implied. The quote at the Russell Seal Fitness Centre read “There is no short cut to success. You have to climb the stairs”. Student Ruby Jones communicated her discomfort towards the sign on the stairs […]
Ode to the ugly jumper
Tis’ the season to be jolly, and what better way to express your festive spirit than in a mass of brightly coloured, nauseating fabric? Yes that’s right, it’s the season of good will and ugly Christmas jumpers. I do enjoy festive knitwear, but I tend to gravitate towards the cutesy, covered-in-gingerbread-men look rather than the […]
Problematic Piet
Christmas festivities differ across the globe. Here, Christmas is the jewel of the winter season with everyone going a little crazy for the festive time; meanwhile, in Holland Christmas is considerably more muted. This is due to the earlier celebration of Sinterklaasavond (St Nicholas’ Eve) and the subsequent feast of Sinterklaas. This takes place on […]
Is time travel even possible?
The tenth Doctor once said, time is just a big ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff. A professional in navigating it, the Doctor and his TARDIS have nailed travelling across the universe: but how can we indulge in our time travelling fantasties when we lack the blood of a Time Lord and the all-important time machine? […]
The Hunter Games
A recent study on African penguins has revealed that they are real team players when it comes to hunting. It was discovered that these specific penguins are 2.7 times more efficient at catching prey when they work together. Their technique is simple, they herd the fish into large balls, encircling to the point of no […]
Review: IT
ONCE upon a time clowns roamed the earth, making children giggle through brightly painted faces, jokes, and overly large feet. Oh, how time’s have changed. Forget happiness; the clown has now transformed into a sinister figure that you would never invite to your kid’s birthday party. The big screen has contributed to this stigma (alongside […]
The Breakfast Club – No. 1 Polsloe
No. 1 Polsloe, the clue is in the name. Located on Polsloe Road, this quaint café provides delicious food, the best value and an aesthetic worthy of the phrase ‘do it for the gram’. A true hero of the breakfast scene. Decorated with fairy lights, giant hanging ceiling flowers and the edgiest of wallprints, this […]