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A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Since September’s Patrick Ralphson

A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Since September’s Patrick Ralphson

Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews his friend Patrick Ralphson, a former UoM student who recently won Little Mix: The Search with his band Since September
A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Max Hovey

A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Max Hovey

Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy begins his influencer series by interviewing influencer, student, blogger, content creator, and mental health and queer activist, Max Hovey
Time’s up TikTok: Here’s why I’m not wasting another 15 seconds

Time’s up TikTok: Here’s why I’m not wasting another 15 seconds

Pippa Dennis has ended an incredibly toxic relationship with TikTok and tells us all about why
Gen Z: If we are the virus, they are the vaccine

Gen Z: If we are the virus, they are the vaccine

Aimee Butler explains how Gen Z are more politically engaged than ever, and how they are using technology to make a difference
Can we be unique in a postmodern world?

Can we be unique in a postmodern world?

The exploration of uniqueness and its co-existence with social media trends in a postmodern world
It’s a small world after all?

It’s a small world after all?

You’ve met someone completely new, from a different course, maybe even a different country, and you add them on Facebook. How do you already have mutual friends? Matilda Leonard explains
Review: The Believers Are But Brothers

Review: The Believers Are But Brothers

Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy review The Believers Are But Brothers on its returns to HOME, as part of its new socially distanced theatre season
Big mood: How mood boards can change your life

Big mood: How mood boards can change your life

Lifestyle Editor Lauryn Berry investigates how making your own mood boards can make your life all the better…
Truth Hurts: Lizzo says body positivity has become too ‘commercialised’ in the media

Truth Hurts: Lizzo says body positivity has become too ‘commercialised’ in the media

Lizzo wants to raise awareness about the body positivity movement and how it has become too commercialised on social media
Cruel comparisons: The toxic culture of the ‘Before and After’ photos

Cruel comparisons: The toxic culture of the ‘Before and After’ photos

Before and after posts are too common on social media, writer Amy Dewar considers the implications of these
WH3R3 4 4RT TH0U R0M30? Digital dating in the coronazone

WH3R3 4 4RT TH0U R0M30? Digital dating in the coronazone

Has the internet finally conquered the world of love and sex? How can I conduct my extra-marital affair during lockdown? Is it socially responsible to go dogging if I suspect I have Covid-19?
Ways to cope during a pandemic

Ways to cope during a pandemic

Here are some useful tips for coping with the recent upheaval over the past couple of weeks
Review: Super Duper Close Up

Review: Super Duper Close Up

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Super Duper Close Up at the Royal Exchange Theatre
Me, my selfie and I: selfie dysmorphia

Me, my selfie and I: selfie dysmorphia

Writer Lottie Norton questions if social media and apps are unintentionally encouraging people to undergo cosmetic surgery due to Selfie Dysmorphia
OnlyFans: an easy way out?

OnlyFans: an easy way out?

Cara Conte delves into the world of Onlyfans and the evolving world of sex work
I fell off the social media grid for a year: here’s what I learned

I fell off the social media grid for a year: here’s what I learned

Lilly Rosenberg reflects on her year with no social media and explains why she no longer feels guilty about her scrolling habits
Social media does help us feel a little less homesick

Social media does help us feel a little less homesick

Writer Hanya Hesham writes about how important social media has been to stay in contact with family whilst at university
Will your heart go on without ‘likes’ on Instagram?

Will your heart go on without ‘likes’ on Instagram?

Is it time to remove the dopamine-infused ‘like’ feature on Instagram? Phoebe Moore discusses
Review: Dorian

Review: Dorian

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Proper Job Theatre’s Dorian
Deepfakes and doctored videos: the new era of political propaganda

Deepfakes and doctored videos: the new era of political propaganda

Nimo Omer argues that deepfakes are a small part of a wider problem that we have with lies and deception in society