If you were to read the opening paragraph of my personal statement – something which I would not recommend – you would come across something a bit like this: “I have always loved P.G. Wodehouse, and no matter how many times I read his novels, I find an unadulterated joy in his prose”. It’s pretty […]
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Staring back at Brass Eye
Switch on the news today. Go on, just have a look. Any channel you can. See the visual onslaught of complicated graphics, bizarrely confrontational presentation styles and sensationalist lust that greets you. Some are maybe less subtle than others at it, but the underlying practices remain consistent across the board. Then go to YouTube, put […]
What probably happens in The Meg
Steven Spielberg never saw this coming. Steven Spielberg wiping his glasses incredulously as he watches the trailers and sweats through his turtleneck. Steven Spielberg thinking about his filmic output over the past five years and regretting every single production. “A movie about a newspaper? Who gives a fuck. Ready player who? It’s just Avatar for […]
Overheard in the Library – June edition
“I could do a hundred squats, but I’d get a pain in my spleen.” “I don’t think she’s really all that into drugs.” “No-one’s gonna come to my wedding…” “Short-term pain relief is the bomb.” “That’s the highest I’ve ever seen him.” “Yeah, he did it in a text.” “Do you ever, like, vomit straight […]
Backpacking do’s and don’ts: advice you REALLY need to follow
So, your exams are over, the English rain in July is getting you down, and the summer is stretching out in front of you, not an internship or productive experience in sight…what to do? How about that long-awaited InterRailling trip? A European city-break with the housemates? Aside from the fact that really, you ought to […]
A typical Exeter summer
This article exists thanks to the tireless efforts of Exeposé’s research team, who, through various investigative reports and lab experiments, have identified the most stereotypically Exeter person enrolled at the university. His name is Gideon Brentwick-Chatsworth and we have managed to get a hold of his Summer diary, which we can exclusively publish here. […]
Let’s Get Satirical: The danger of Harry Potter politics
Lots of Potter-loving children out there eagerly await the arrival of their 11th birthday, upon which they hope a large bearded man will burst into their house, mutilate their cousin, and whisk them away to a school that would only pass an Ofsted inspection because the inspector would get murdered by a troll before they […]
Looking for that one thats a perfect human specimen?
Woman, 19, seeks biologically-perfect mate. Seeking a male with a waist-to-hip ratio of between 0.8 and 1. I will be measuring. Any less and you clearly don’t have enough energy in your body to father our kids. Sorry. Must have a prominent brow and chiselled jaw. This is not negotiable. Otherwise you probably won’t have […]
Let’s Get Satirical: Fairytale of Downing Street
In a year of incredibly turbulent politics, the politicians who have been at the centre of 2016’s biggest stories are looking forward to winding down with their relatives – be they humans or lizard-people – and enjoying the festive season. What better way to start than by compiling their Christmas wish lists? My inside sources […]
#TheUKDecides: Let’s get satirical – ten reasons to vote remain
While reading the morning paper with my breakfast this morning, I was near reduced to a choking fit (I would like to add that it was a Bircher Muesli bowl meaning relative digestion ease, suggesting the severity of the headlines). On 1 June 2016, the EU referendum took a dramatic turn with 52 per cent of Britons […]