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A History (short film)

Posted by RISEN ZINE on 25 April

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(poetry by victoria lee)

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Music I've Loved in 2019

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Article and photos by Sophie

This year has been dripping with talent and I’ve been rejoicing in the music released in the last 12 months. I’ve seen a few artists perform, listened endlessly to my long time favourite songs and discovered more and more brilliant tunes so here is a compilation of what I’ve found in 2019. [Image description: a list of my favourite albums released in 2019. Pink writing on white paper backed with stars and moons wrapping paper]

I properly discovered Barns Courtney this year and his 2017 album ‘The Attractions of Youth’ in particular. I instantly fell in love with it and have probably had this album on repeat since January.
A special mention goes to Vampire Weekend. I’ve regained love for them this year after low key hating them from using their song ‘A-Punk’ for my a level music video and hearing it 50 times a day f…

Greyhound Racing: Culture or Cruelty?

Artwork: Laura Fuentes

The Truth About Domestic Violence And Christmas

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CW: Mentions of domestic abuse (verbal/physical).
Deep down you believe Christmas is kinda sacred, right? That it’s just wrong to pick a fight on Christmas Day? Everyone has this perfect version of how Christmas should go. You wake up, and maybe you don’t run to the fireplace anymore, but you unwrap your presents (all the things you’ve longed for all year) and breathe in the smell of pine. Family starts arriving at about 12, your cousins are perfectly well-behaved, none of your older relatives are at all homophobic, transphobic, sexist or racist; everybody is happy. There’s a perfectly cooked turkey on the table and plenty of pudding for afters. It looks like a scene from a Waitrose ad.
Of course this never happens. At some point during the day the cousins will have a screaming fight over a monster truck, Uncle Vernon will declare feminism is defunct and the turkey will be dry.
But for children of divorced/separated parents, Christmas is a hundred times harder. Often …

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