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CULTURAL COMMENTARY
RECONSIDERING THE LIMBO BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, EMER CONNOLLY
In a return to “Dealing With the Limbo Between Life and Death,” Emer Connolly reflects on how her understanding of grief has quietly shifted while living alongside a parent’s terminal illness.
WHERE THE PHONES AT?, WENDELA RANG
Wendela Rang takes us back to the fields and dance floors of this summer, identifying a distinct absence of digital presence amongst UK crowds.
THE ERAS OF GEORGIA WOOD, LILY NEWMAN
Sleaze’s Lily Newman sat down with the Queen of Maidstone, Georgia Wood, to discuss all things from Stonehenge to
G-A-Y and her millions of eras in between.
G-A-Y and her millions of eras in between.
DEALING WITH THE LIMBO BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, EMER CONNOLLY
Through moments of humour, reflection, and the quiet strength...
NO WAY HOME, ALEX RALSTON
Alex Ralston explores the transient nature of student living.
ENDNOTES, FRED SHAW
Fred Shaw returns to the pages of Sleaze to offer a thought-provoking exploration of life, death, and love in his latest piece.
PERMISSION TO PARTY, GENEVIEVE STEVENS
Genevieve Stevens reflects upon the undeniable cultural impact of Charli XCX’s album.
'SAY IT WITH ME NOW', DEYANIRA VIELMA
Deyanira bares her soul, writing honestly and openly about the evolution of her name and it’s significance over the years.
THE STRATEGY BEHIND WHAT YOU WEAR, LOUIS SUMMERFIELD
Louis Summerfield traces the remarkable evolution of jeans from humble workwear to global fashion icon.
FORAYS THROUGH FAKE FOREST, NICK HARHALAKIS
Nick Harhalakis takes his reader on a winding path through Chile's past and present.
HANGXIETY, ANASTASIA ROLLAND
Anastasia Rolland reflects on hangxiety, a word that encapsulates that deep, dark feeling of dread that lingers after a night out.
ESSEX IS MY OYSTER, ROSIE MCCANN
Rosie McCann emphasises a slowing down of the pace of life.
CULT OF SKIMS, ABIM ADEGBEMBO
Abim Adegbembo examines how, once a tool of sexual restraint, shapewear has evolved to symbolise women’s liberation and empowerment.
SHUTTERBUG, TARA BUCKLEY
Tyra Buckley encapsulates how photography is the preservation and extension of life.
THE TRUTH BEHIND T-SHIRT ACTIVISM, HIBAH SYED
Hibah Syed asks the question on everyone’s lips: does political dressing do more harm than good?
THE RETURN OF THE GAZE, EITAN ORENSTEIN
Eitan Orenstein assesses the significance of the gaze both on screen and in life.
NO DISTANCE LEFT TO RUN, ALEX RALSTON
Alex Ralston ruminates on the stalemate we, as a society, find ourselves at in the face of late-stage capitalism.
THE HOMEFRONT, ANONYMOUS
This all-too-relatable article describes that feeling of returning home after a stint of soaring independence at university.
A PIECE OF YOU IN HOW I DRESS, VIOLET CANNON
‘A Piece of You in How I Dress’ is all about looking fabulous to feel fabulous.
THE TIME EATER, FREYA BEARD
Freya Beard articulates a problem that a lot, if not all, of us experience: time loss.
THIRD SPACES, RAVES, AND THE BARBICAN CENTRE, ISABEL WETTER
Issy Wetter explores the decline of accessible and inclusive “third spaces” amid the dominance of home and work
THE YEAR OF THE GIRL, JANICE CHAN
Janice Chan asks what should we expect for the trajectory of our collective liberation, and who pays the price for our subjugation?
WHY (I) WRITE?, FRED SHAW
Fred Shaw explores the existential question of “Why Write?” in the midst of creative struggles and academic pressures.
THE AESTHETIC AESTHETIC, JOSH GIBBS
Josh explores the internet’s obsession with aesthetics and the way social media has created a dangerous conflation with consumption and identity.
SMOKE MEDITATION, ALEX RALSTON
Alex Ralston discusses almost philosophically the intimacy, collectivity, morality and mortality of smoking.
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