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Quarantine Dates: Gaming & Streaming

by Alicia Hayden May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Why do we self-harm?

by Meg Hopkins May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Couples in Quarantine: To Be, or Not To Be Together?

by Izzy Holland May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Communal Eating: Comparing Cultures and Controlling a Crisis

by Devanshika Bajpai May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Local Guides: Maddy’s Exeter

by Maddy Ross May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

The Country Kitchen: Fools, Mistakes and Upside-Down Cakes

by Anna McDonald May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Local Guides: Ernest’s Singapore

by Ernest Lee May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Wime Reviews: £3.79… Seriously

by Anonymous Author May 6, 2020July 17, 2024

A Portrait of Old Bangkok

by Yasmin Nguyen May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Shelf life: the story of a pandemic supermarket worker

by Maddy Ross May 5, 2020July 18, 2021

The Best Kind of Tired

Mili Thakrar Jun 5, 2025 4 min read

Various objects sketched on a pastel rainbow background

‘There is a kind of tired that breaks you, and a kind that builds you.’ Mili Thakrar reflects on the difference between draining busyness and…

Trump’s Middle East Trip: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Check?

Joshua Swank Jun 4, 2025 6 min read

Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

“US President Donald Trump recently completed his trip to the Middle East, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Throughout his visit, the…

Almost Fitting.

Caroline Kuba Jun 4, 2025 1 min read

Almost Fitting.

‘Almost fitting/ But not quite.’ A poem by Caroline Kuba about the haunting of after-endings. Image by Caroline Kuba.

Living with Epilepsy – Part 1

Flora Prideaux Jun 4, 2025 8 min read

Purple embroidered brain. Purple represents the colour of epilepsy.

“My mum has catamenial epilepsy, a type of epilepsy linked to fluctuations in her hormone levels. She had her first seizure when I was six months…