Jo Brand at the Union: The Best Bits
Jo Brand shares her wisdom.
The TabJo Brand visited the Union last night to discuss her new book entitled "Look Back in Hunger." Here’s what you missed:
Best put-down: "I’m going to sit on your face. Oh no, wait, I haven’t got my period."
Worst heckle: "I’m going to get a table leg and ram it up your cunt."
Most Overrated Comedian: "Michael McIntyre – he’s not my cup of tea"
On Gary Bushell: "He’s no oil painting, not unless there’s an oil painting called ‘constipated wart hog’"
Advice on fitness: "If your lover puts on too much weight, get him to walk 3 miles in the morning and 3 miles at night. By the end of the week he’ll be 42 miles away."
Exams getting a bit much? 5 Mental Health Check-ins You Can do Right Now
Izzy GroutFrom keeping on top of revision to what to do when revision gets on top of you
The Tab sits down with the Porters Log
Ella Sheddick‘You can make fun of union hacks without them confronting you’
Week 3 Poem of the Week: ‘These are my Identities’ by Emily Nixon
Ruth PaveyWe spoke to Emily about her excellent poem and how she finds poetry capable of conveying powerful statements
Juliette van Steensel
Review: An Open Book
Anna PetersonWriter Rosalind Moran brings us a truly ‘novel’ take on the hidden amorality of academics
English Faculty reconsiders exam plans for second year cohort
Ted BruceThe Faculty is ‘gathering feedback’ from students on future exam formats
Michelle Crees
Melody Lewis
The 12 types of people you’ll meet clubbing in Cambridge
Who knew so many types of people could fit into our three tiny clubs?
Opinion: Why Caius’ Pride U-turn isn’t brave
Caius shouldn’t be congratulated for deciding our existence isn’t ‘political’
Review: The Chair
Yen Min TingEnlightening and heartfelt, this historical comedy-drama explores what it means to be Singaporean
Review: Footlights Smokers
Francesca Lees‘A night of magnetic ecstasy…?’ Possibly not, but after all humour is subjective
Culture Trip Week Two: Throwback
A few throwback-themed, time-before-exams, good vibe recommendations.
Week 2 Poem of the Week: ‘Expecting’ by Emily Freeman
Our second poet of the term, Emily, discusses the kitchen space, its destruction, and the role of motherhood in her poem ‘Expecting’
Supervisors win pay for mandatory departmental training
Rebekah TregannaThe change has been described as a ‘first win’ against Cambridge’s ‘internal gig-economy’
Olivia Bradley
Durham Uni’s planned marking boycott ends following UCU vote
Izzy SchifanoThe marking and assessment boycott was due to start on Monday
These are officially the UK’s youngest celebrity millionaires right now
Lydia VennRich, talented and successful? Will never be me
All Stars 7 is Drag Race perfection, with a cast of winners proving exactly why they got a crown
Harrison BrocklehurstWith no eliminations and not a weak queen in the batch, this is truly a celebration of drag
Inside the mega expensive houses of the cast of Bling Empire on Netflix
Hayley SoenKane has a huge painting of his own face, and I think that’s all I need to say
Discrimination by the University of Bristol led to the suicide of a vulnerable student
Danny ShawThe University of Bristol has been ordered to pay £50k in damages
Used pads and deodorant stains: Here are 26 more hellish Depop Dramas
Hannah Van De PeerToo many people accidentally selling worn pants for my liking
No one’s going home, so here are the new Drag Race rules for All Stars 7 fully explained
Legendary Legend Stars want what RuPeter Badges has
All the deeper meanings behind Harry’s House according to Harry Styles and his fans
Georgia MooneyI haven’t stopped crying over the deeper meaning behind Matilda
Investigation into claims of antisemitism at the NUS starts on Monday
Suzanna ChenThis comes after the government cut ties with the union over these allegations
‘Found frog in burger’: Just 30 of the worst Takeaway Traumas so far
Only homemade salads and tap water for me now thanks
23 reactions to Harry Styles’ new album to help you emotionally recover from Harry’s House
I love this album more than I love myself
Explained: What exactly is the lawsuit against Kane’s family in Bling Empire?
He brushes off the case in a chat with Anna, but it turns out it’s worth tens of millions
This is what the niche Harry Potter cast members are up to now
Of course Viktor Krum had a glow up 🔥
Russell Group uni is ‘considering using external staff’ for marking during staff boycott
The uni’s UCU claims staff at an Australian consultancy may be used to grade student essays
A Duolingo employee has apologised for joking about Amber Heard on her work’s TikTok
‘I made a mistake… I’m listening’
Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of the best films ever made – watch it immediately
I want to live in a world where Jamie Lee Curtis has hotdogs for fingers
Even without student loans, graduates face twice as much debt as those who didn’t go to uni
Starting to regret my life choices
A Depop seller has refused to send someone an item because they’re ginger
They said it was ‘company policy’ because ginger people have ‘demonic energy’
Derry Girls has come to an end but these 54 memes and our love for it are eternal
Derry Girls will never die x
Here are 21 of the *best* reactions to the Wagatha Christie trial
Happy Wayne Rooney court drawing day, to those who celebrate