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• Five top pranks for your tutors to remember you by

  Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Five top pranks for your tutors to remember you by #1 The Woopy cushion Although seemingly obvious and perhaps a tad overused, it is certainly not the case that toilet humour becomes unamusing as soon as you reach the beginnings of adulthood. No matter how hard you try, if someone lets out ‘gas... More »

• 5 University Disaster Stories

  Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Thanks to a fiendish recipe of one part Fresher’s Week nerves, one part peer pressure and twelve parts jagerbombs, we seem to be prone to some of our most regrettable life decisions at University. Still, if we didn’t laugh then what would be the point of us making utter melons out of ourselves?... More »

• The Wackiest Fashion Trends in History

  Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 You may look back at photos from yourself from last year and think “What on earth was I wearing?!” k You may even look at pictures of your parents from the swinging sixties, wearing a pair of flares which resemble a parachute and flowers in their hair and think, “What on earth where they wea... More »

• Top 5 Foreign Desserts You Must Try

  Saturday, May 8th, 2010 We’re all familiar with the classic apple crumble and trifle; however, why not try something a bit different? These top five desserts are chosen based on taste and popularity, and therefore will please even the fussiest eaters: 1. Green Tea Ice Cream (Japan) This is hands down my favvvvvvvo... More »

• The 10 Most Influential Film Directors: Part 2

  Thursday, May 6th, 2010 Continuing our countdown of the 10 Most Influential Film directors, here’s last of the 5! (You can read Part 1 here) 5) Ridley Scott Important films: Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Thelma & Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000)... More »

• The 10 Most Influential Film Directors: Part 1

  Friday, April 30th, 2010 10) Kathryn Bigelow Important films: The Hurt Locker (2009)... More »

• Top 5 Worst English Desserts

  Thursday, April 29th, 2010 It gets to that time of the meal again - dessert time. You know you’ve already indulged way too much and “couldn’t possibly” eat another thing. But, faced with a delicious English dessert menu, it “would be rude” to say no. ... More »

• Top 3 British Desserts Everyone Must Try

  Friday, April 23rd, 2010 A quick google of “great British deserts” soon had me salivating and spoilt for choice about which to recommend. With such a range of British classics like trifle, banoffee pie, spotted dick and bread and butter pudding, boiling it down to just three proved to be a challenge. However, after mu... More »

• 3 “Meet The Parents” Disaster Stories

  Monday, March 29th, 2010 Meeting the parents is a prospect far scarier than nuclear war, Facebook being closed down and Tom Cruise all rolled together into one horrifying whole. FACT.... More »

• 5 Fun Things to Do with Chocolate

  Thursday, March 25th, 2010 Chocolate is one of my only vices. Impossible to turn down, I’m never NOT in the mood for chocolate, whether it’s cake, ice-cream, muffins, anything remotely related to chocolate and I am there. Here are five rather more creative things to do with this stuff of Gods. 1. Chocolate Salami It mig... More »

• 3 Things Every Student Must Do in a Bar

  Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 Karaoke... More »

• Top 3 Evil Pranks

  Sunday, March 7th, 2010 With the sheer amount of free time, drinking and people in any given university situation (whether it be halls or rented accommodation), pranks and jokes are a common occurrence. Sometimes they can get out of hand, but in most cases the most devious and hilarious can be evil whilst still just being... More »

• 3 Romantic Disasters

  Thursday, March 4th, 2010 My First Kiss... More »

• 5 Fun Things You Can Do With Fruit

  Monday, March 1st, 2010 OK, granted - at first glance, maybe we don’t need to think up other stuff to do with fruit. I imagine the whole ‘eating it’ thing would pretty much monopolize the ‘Stuff You Do With Fruit’ round on Family Fortunes. But if using it as food just seems too ‘mainstr... More »

• 5 Things You Can Do With Beer Bottles

  Sunday, February 21st, 2010 I knew all those years training as a wine adviser would pay off in my articles some day. So, maybe sometimes recycling just seems too easy.  Or maybe you need an avenue through which to express your creative genius. Or maybe you’re just really REALLY bored. Here are five interesting things y... More »

• The Indian dishes you should try

  Sunday, February 14th, 2010 Traditional Indian cuisine is delicious, though very different to what you’ll find in your local takeaway - tikka masala is more Glasgow than Gujarat. I hail from Leicestershire, and its thriving South Asian community means I was lucky enough to grow up experiencing authentic Indian cooking.... More »

• Pat Sharp Fights With Giant Mullet!

  Thursday, February 4th, 2010 It’s hard to imagine now, but the mullet was first made popular by Tom Jones in the 60’s! An unusual haircut where your hair is cut short at the side and the front, and left long at the back, not many could pull this one off! But if David Bowie and Paul McCartney both proudly wore one... More »

• Top 5 Italian Dishes to Try

  Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 Ah, thick mozzarella slices, juicy sundried tomatoes drizzled with garlic oil atop a warm crunchy ciabatta. A typical lunch in the Vickers household. Yes, ‘Vickers’ might not sound like a name you’d hear called down the street in Napoli (thanks to my Mama marrying into an English ... More »

• 3 Most Exciting Upcoming Movies

  Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 1. Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton’s hotly anticipated Alice in Wonderland is set to hit cinemas on 5th March. With Johnny Depp playing the mad hatter, Burton is giving the classic story his signature gothic twist. Do not expect any of the Disney magic, which you’ll have seen in the animated ve... More »

• 10 worst films of the Noughties

  Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 In no particular order:... More »

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