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The ‘Rotting Girl’ Aesthetic: Madeline Argy and Pretty Privilege
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘Clean Girl Aesthetic’ seems to have taken the Western world by storm. Everywhere I turn there’s a girl...
Ellie Valentine
Feb 2, 20245 min read
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The Broad’s Seasonal Recommendations: What to Read this Winter
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The Broad’s Creative Editor, Srishti Ramakrishnan, has assembled a winter reading list of ten essential...
Srishti Ramakrishnan
Feb 1, 20246 min read
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The Broad’s Seasonal Recommendations: What to Watch this Winter
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The Broad’s Creative Editor, Noor Kabbani, has compiled a list of ten films and TV shows to keep you...
Noor Kabbani
Feb 1, 20246 min read
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The Broad’s Seasonal Recommendations: What to Listen to this Winter
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The Broad’s Creative Editor, Amy Norton, has curated a list of ten songs to embrace the frosty mornings...
Amy Norton
Feb 1, 20246 min read
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Review: Dracula: Mina's Reckoning
Thursday 12th October 2023, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Rating: ★ ★ Attending Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre...
Owen Thomas Webb
Jan 31, 20245 min read
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Unmasking the Realities of ‘Net Zero’
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq As COP28 draws to a close, the ‘Net Zero’ buzzword is ubiquitous as ever. Net Zero refers to reaching an...
Lara Engel
Jan 16, 20243 min read
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10 Years On: Adolescence and Disillusionment in Lorde’s Pure Heroine
In September, Kiwi singer-songwriter Lorde’s first album, her enigmatic and now iconic Pure Heroine, turned ten. A venue in Manchester...
Ella Manoff
Nov 22, 20235 min read
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Review: The Welkin
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ As 18th century Suffolk awaits Halley’s comet, twelve women hold the fate of Sally Poppy in their hands. Sentenced to...
Isabella Lapadula
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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Scotland’s Fate: A Plea to Non-Scottish Students at the University of Edinburgh
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The University of Edinburgh is a strongly international space. While three-tenths of its undergrads are...
Robert Thorne
Nov 8, 20235 min read
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The Resurrection of Fresh Air: In Conversation with Edinburgh’s Student Radio Station
Our Creative Director, Jasmine Owen Moulding, chatted with Fresh Air’s Station Manager -Elizabeth Ashley, Assistant Station Manager –...
Jasmine Owen-Moulding
Oct 23, 20236 min read
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Chance: A Review
Chance, a student production directed by Yolan Noszkay and Niamh Kelliher, follows Aaron, a Year 11 student from a Northern working-class...
Gem Kirwan
Oct 5, 20233 min read
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The guy doesn’t get the girl: The importance of female friendships in film and literature
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq From children’s fairy tales where the heroine marries the prince, to Hollywood films where the ‘guy gets...
Sorcha Tipping
Sep 19, 20233 min read
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Ultra-fast fashion: where others fail, Shein succeeds
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In recent months fast fashion giant ASOS has recorded unprecedented losses. Leading up to February, sales...
Tasha Stewart
Aug 28, 20234 min read
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Barbie: How the patriarchy’s mascot became a feminist icon
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Barbie was never meant to be a feminist. For decades, Barbie dolls have young girls’ first encounters...
Gem Kirwan
Aug 28, 20234 min read
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Huw Edwards and the Problems of a Modern-Day Scandal
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Early July saw Huw Edwards become the latest presenter to face scrutiny over claims that he paid a...
Nelly Laycock
Aug 28, 20234 min read
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A Little Life: Embers from Ashes
Spoilers ahead! The translation of art across mediums is a tricky process, whether you are moving from paper pages to a stage production...
William Lewallen
Aug 28, 20234 min read
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Greenwashing: the media’s power over business reputation
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In today's climate-conscious society, sustainable marketing campaigns are at the forefront of business...
Lara Engel
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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Girl, Eating: A Very Brief History
CW: disordered eating Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For tonight’s ‘girl dinner’: a meal fit for a cat or a rather peculiar dog. A...
Grace Murray
Aug 20, 20233 min read
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Revisiting Dada’s Women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Dada – an early 20th-century art movement often dubbed ‘anti-art’ or ‘absurdist’ – emerged as a reaction...
Niki Cleland-Hura
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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Celebrity: You, Too, Could Have It
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Before the late twentieth century, celebrity was defined by difference: individuals were propelled into...
Grace Murray
Jul 3, 20234 min read
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