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To Baby or not to baby: Rihanna’s media mother frenzy

To Baby or not to baby: Rihanna’s media mother frenzy

News of famous pregnancies and baby announcements gain audiences. That much is clear. But the media coverage of these celebrity pregnancies focuses more on cynical PR rather than praising the mothers.
Up the creek without a pad

Up the creek without a pad

Are the free pads in the Students’ Union toilets enough to save you when shark week arrives?
Historical dramas: the new object of all our desires

Historical dramas: the new object of all our desires

Dear readers, escape from your 21st century trauma to historical drama. With Jonathon Bailey in a wet shirt, it’s not a bad place to be
Do ya think I’m a girlboss?

Do ya think I’m a girlboss?

Rod Stewart: road maintenance worker today, girl boss icon always. Read how you too can feel by an unapologetic attitude and a pair of hot pants
Cold One Liners, Hate the Shelf, Comedy Red Flag Time

Cold One Liners, Hate the Shelf, Comedy Red Flag Time

Anna Nixon hilariously tells all on red and green flags when it comes to conversations about comedy in the current dating scene.
Does leaving it to the imagination really cause liberation?

Does leaving it to the imagination really cause liberation?

Some male authors are refusing to describe women in their novels – what does this mean for the future of representation?
After Sylvia: A celebration or a guilty restoration?

After Sylvia: A celebration or a guilty restoration?

Why is Sylvia Plath only now being recognised with a poetry festival?
Paul Holly-should leave Bake Off

Paul Holly-should leave Bake Off

As we move into the new Bake Off era is Paul Hollywood really the right man for the job?
Should the NHS be seen as a charity?

Should the NHS be seen as a charity?

Anna Nixon explains why it is the government’s responsibility to fund the NHS – not the public’s
Box or binge: Is BBC Three’s move back onto television really necessary?

Box or binge: Is BBC Three’s move back onto television really necessary?

Anna Nixon examines whether BBC 3’s move back onto terrestrial television is really worth it