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Author Archives: Kiaya Phillips

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The Pros and Cons of a Gym Membership

by Kiaya Phillips December 6, 2024December 6, 2024
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The New Queen of Glitter Pop? Interview with Lo Lauren

by Kiaya Phillips November 17, 2024November 17, 2024
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‘You will laugh, you will sigh, and you will squirm’ Review of Les Liaisons Dangereuses

by Kiaya Phillips November 9, 2024November 9, 2024
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‘If you want to start your own fashion brand, just get started’: Interview with the founder of ‘Love Calixta’

by Kiaya Phillips October 28, 2024October 28, 2024
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The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is back, but can it ever truly be inclusive?

by Kiaya Phillips October 22, 2024October 22, 2024
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Park End EXCLUSIVE: What is in store for sports nights next year?

by Kiaya Phillips September 27, 2024September 26, 2024
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Is the ‘Frazzled English Woman’ the Look for Autumn?

by Kiaya Phillips September 23, 2024February 5, 2025
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The BookTok film we have all been waiting for: Review of ‘It Ends with Us’

by Kiaya Phillips August 22, 2024August 21, 2024
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The new modern author: Coco Mellors – “characters that are as addictive as the substances that plague them.”

by Kiaya Phillips August 15, 2024August 14, 2024
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by Kiaya Phillips August 9, 2024August 9, 2024

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The society trap: when finding yourself becomes losing yourself

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