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Thinking of Doing a 'Panic Masters'? You're Not Alone
Faced with a job market, university graduates are signing up for MA degrees out of desperation.
The Lockdown 1 Nostalgia Has Begun
Post-pandemic life is on the horizon – and yet some of us are choosing to reminisce about sourdough, 5K runs and 'Tiger King'.
The Weirdest Dreams I’ve Had Since Taking Antidepressants
Antidepressants can come with a number of side effects, but abnormal dreams is one of the weirdest.
Gen Z Are Already Nostalgic for 2014
It may have only been seven years ago, but the days of American Apparel tennis skirts and Tumblr are already being romanticised online.
How the ‘Millennial Divorce’ Became the Defining Break-Up of a Generation
As modern couples choose to cohabit without tying the knot, splitting up after buying a house together has been dubbed the “millennial divorce”.
For Some Recovering Self-Harmers, Lockdown Is Like Being Back at Square One
Isolation and stress can have a devastating impact on those who suffer from mental health issues.
We Tracked Hundreds of Graduate Job Adverts for a Month – Here's What We Found
Just 27 percent of the jobs tracked by VICE News paid an average graduate salary of £24,546.
Why Antidepressants Can Kill Your Sex Drive – and What to Do About It
For some women who take SSRIs, stable mental health means sacrificing sexual pleasure.
The ‘Chav’ Caricature Is Now an Instagram Filter
TikTok’s damaging “chav check” trend has inspired a series of Instagram filters that tap into a decades-old mocking of the British working class
Why I Quit Writing About Star Signs
“When astrology got computerised and went mainstream, anyone could cough up a few bucks and get ‘qualified’ in an online course.”
Students Are Documenting Their Own Gentrification on TikTok
In a new trend, students in low-income areas of Birmingham and Manchester lip-sync to a Zoella clip about stepping over "a syringe, and, like, an empty packet of baccy".
Have You Been ‘Wokefished’ While Dating? Here’s How to Tell
If a dude describes himself on Hinge as a “feminist”, pay close attention to how he actually treats women.