The Art of Dining Solo
I’m a huge fan of eating out alone. There is nothing quite like the freedom of going where you want and when you want, without the need to make plans with others. For an introvert like myself, it’s a chance to enjoy my own company and reflect. But for many others, it’s a welcome opportunity […]
History for Dummies: Aguirre
The year is 1560. We’re in Lima, Peru. Lope de Aguirre is on an expedition down the Amazon in search of El Dorado, the City of Gold, led by a man named Ursua. These two and some 400 ex-cons head down river through the Amazon. Crime 1: Only two months in, Aguirre convinces the men […]
The True Crime Fascination
The True Crime Fascination Morbid curiosity. On some level, we’re all guilty of it. You drive past a car crash and you’re watching to see if you can catch a glimpse of anything, you see a taped off crime scene swarming with cops and you walk a little slower past it, you watch a horror […]
Deconstructing Disney
This column mentions content that may be upsetting for some readers, such as kidnapping, violence, and rape. Proceed with caution. This is the first installment of a series of columns. I aim to take the polished, sanitized versions of the stories and events that Disney adapted and discuss their origins. The first film is Pocahontas. […]
Nexus Book Club
Nella Larsen’s Passing is a compact, deeply nuanced novella first published in 1929, set in the vibrant context of Harlem Renaissance New York. The novel explores the intertwined lives of Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, light-skinned Black women who navigate the complexities of race, identity, and societal acceptance in early twentieth-century America. At its core, […]
The Capitalisation of Connection
By Jennifer Ryan As a music student, I’m self-aware enough to know that getting a job in my field is hard, if not impossible. So, recently thinking about my future, I did what most “hot” people on the internet do, and decided I would consider starting Onlyfans. I came up with a porn name, researched […]
A Warm-Hearted Psychopath
By Chloe Caddy The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has passed away this month. This was not on my 2025 bingo card, that’s for sure. Whether you grew up on 80’s rock, like me, or disagree with the message from the genre, I think it’s safe to say, there is a global respect that needs […]
The Department of Information
Noah: A few mates making documentaries on things we’re interested in. Noah: Louis and I met at uni. Gryffin’s my cousin. Louis: We were all helping out at 95bFM and John Campbell came in one evening to give a talk. He told everyone off for only speaking with pundits, politicians and academics. Instead, he said […]
Sports Centre – Issue 17 2025
Christian Horner Departs Red Bull Racing Christian Horner, long time Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing has been fired. I’m aware that this is old news by the time this goes to print, but it remains that no one was expecting this news on a random Wednesday night. There are still so many questions […]
Sports Centre – Issue 16
Top 5 Athletes with Criminal Pasts 5. CHRIS BENOIT Ruby really wanted me to put this guy on here, but she already wrote a whole thing about him, and the WWE is a fake sport anyways. 4. RUSSIAN OLYMPIANS4. RUSSIAN OLYMPIANS 4. RUSSIAN OLYMPIANS It would be hard to get through this list without mentioning […]