Have you ever gotten so engrossed in a book, movie or tv show that you were left craving more from the characters on the page or screen long after you’d finished watching or reading? If so, there’s a big wide world out there waiting for you to take your obsession to the next level and meet people just like you – the world of fanfiction. Hannah shares how she discovered fanfic and all the things she’s learnt about it since.
After three decades on this earth, Melinda Halloran still can’t use a hair dryer or eyeliner pencil.
For most of us, moving house at some point or another is kind of inevitable. According to some very official statistics, moving just happens to be one of the most stressful events of your life. This is why, we’ve put together some very official tips to make the whole process a little easier. Words by Laura – daughter of a military family and regular mover of houses (from house to house that is, she’s not that strong).
Inside the sibling group chat…
No matter what kind of relationship you have with your siblings, there’s comfort in knowing they’re just an emoji away.
I used to hate cats. You might think hate is a strong word to use, but in this setting it’s the best way to describe my strong dislike for the feline species. Being highly allergic was the biggest contributing factor, but I also just found cats to be largely unlikeable. Cold, unfriendly, snobby even.
It’s a tough time to be a millennial right now. It seems that no matter how hard we try, younger generations will find something wrong with what we’re doing. Whether it’s parting our hair on the side, wearing skinny jeans or tucking our shirts into our pants, we can’t seem to get it right. Now they’re coming for the way we wear our socks.
We love our city. Here are a few reminders of things to love, written by a newcomer to Newcastle (a Nouveau-Castrian… so to speak.)
If you’ve spent any time with our Content & Marketing Strategist, Hannah, you will have probably heard a Ted Lasso reference or two. Some may use the word ‘obsessed’, though Hannah prefers to say she’s just passionate about a good story. After endless tidbits of info being dropped into random conversations on a daily basis, we’ve finally let her write a story about her favourite show and the life lessons we can take away from it.
Nothing says summer like your favourite ice cream! In the spirit of celebrating and throwing back to our first ever cover, we asked Laura Kebby to rate and review each of the ice creams featured. It’s safe to say, things are about to get a little messy.
Since ‘hot girl summer’ is off the cards thanks to La Nina, you’re probably getting keen to finally watch those TV series you’ve been putting off all year for… you guessed it – a rainy day! Here are our top five shows to kick off the binge-watching session of the century.
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