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Get to Know: 4 Sustainable Brands
Following on from my previous post, I thought I’d specifically mention four fab brands whilst you continue to curb your unhealthy fast-fashion habit. Hold tight. Vintage Designer Goods: Nordic Poetry I came across one of their two shops whilst mulling around Boxpark Shoreditch last summer. Nordic Poetry is a vintage retailer which offers some gems…
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Modern Poetry
First things first, lets clear something up about poetry. It’s not all dead white men. If thats not your thing, or you just want a something less intimidating to get you started then heres a couple of poets that you might want to check out. To start things off I’d like to introduce you to…
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Collage project
With winters inevitable approach and the shorter days it’s easy enough to feel too tired to do much more than boil the kettle for a cup of tea, never mind take the time for some creative release. So we thought what better way to get those creative juices flowing again than for a digital collage…
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Conan Gray-Generation Why
Its been a long time coming but we finally have new music from Conan Gray, who’s last release ‘Grow’ came out in September Last year. His new single ‘Generation Why’ from the upcoming EP Sunset Season discusses the discontent our youth feel today in turbulent times of political and social unrest worldwide. With a Lorde-esque…
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10 Questions with Abigail Watson
Illustration is no longer limited to the covers of children’s books, and has had a real resurgence, not only thanks to the rise of social media, but companies like Etsy, Society 6, and red-bubble, allowing illustrators and artists to distribute and sell their work more easily. We speak to illustrator Abigail, about how we can…
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10 Questions with nonsense-warehouse
Illustration can be a difficult world to navigate, especially as a young creative trying to find their feet. We speak to illustrator Aleksandra Matwiejczyk about her company nonesense-warehouse, how to utilise social media, and how she got to the place she’s at today. At what point in your life did you want to become an…
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Sylvia: Heartache and agony in the English dream
The controversial 2003 film ‘Sylvia’ follows the relationship of Sylvia Plath (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig), from its love struck beginning, to devastating end. The film begins with a young Sylvia at Cambridge University who pursues Ted Hughes at a party after he slanders her poetry in a review for the University magazine.…
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Summer reading list
Don’t let summer run away from you by grabbing hold of some book must-haves whether by physical copy, if you prefer paperback beautiful covers like myself, or online on a gadget. This reading list has been curated by the books I am currently looking at reading through the rest of my summer, so it’s more…
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Why You Should Curb Your Fast-Fashion Habit
I have been (by no means) perfect when it comes to hastily purchasing a cheap outfit for that Friday night out. Although, I have recently educated myself about the fashion industry and how it has some really shady practices. With the likes of big high-street players such as H&M and Zara offering insanely affordable fashion at…
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20th Century Women
The classic coming of age story is redefined with this unique telling of the bond between mother and son, in the eccentric and unconventional 70s. The story follows Dorothea, a single mother struggling to raise and connect with her son whilst in his teen years at the end of the 70’s. In an attempt to…
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