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This week, Rachel, our student fashion editor and writer of blog These Stylish Streets, questioned where Tumblr sits within the world of fashion and discusses the effects it is having on personal style. Are the advances in social media and a blogger’s thirst for recognition in fact killing style? [...]

Last Friday saw Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs take over for a Halloween Special at Warehouse Project. The huge line-up featured some of the best in new music, curated by one of the longest and most interesting names to meet the electronic landscape, promising an evening of inventive lighting and an electric atmosphere. [...]

A venue famed for its electric and house music, we were apprehensive about what to expect from last Friday night: Warehouse Project Curated by Bloc Party. Since opening near Old Trafford, Young Academic has seen the likes of Nicolas Jaar and Sbtrkt so far this year but could a live act like Bloc Party [...]

2012 was always going to be an odd summer for festivals. With the Olympics stealing much of the limelight (and the portaloos apparently) and a big void left by the absence of the world biggest and best festival in Glastonbury, we weren't really sure what to expect this party season. Luckily for all involved, Parklife [...]

Today and for many to come, a video made by Invisible Children will spread across social networks. The aim of the video? To make Kony famous. Help show your support and join the fight to stop Kony and help the children of Uganda whose lives are devastated by Kony’s actions. [...]

In October of last year, Jessica Minh Anh made history in the fashion world after she hosted a fashion runway show on London’s Tower Bridge. 44 metres above the Thames, models and designers gathered for the J Autumn fashion show. On 19th March, the global fashion show organiser will host yet another fashion [...]

Upon the big smoke this week fell skyscraper heels, skinny silhouettes and some crazy fashion designs. London Fashion Week, so far and as expected, has been a roaring success. Models for some of the biggest names in high fashion have strutted their stuff down the catwalks, showcasing some of the hottest looks for [...]

Pinterest might be two years old but it’s not until now that it’s name has become renowned in the world of social media. The site’s popularity is quickly growing but there is still a lot of confusion on what the site is actually about. One thing is for certain, it is now [...]

Known as The Face of the 60s and The Symbol of Swinging London, Jean Shrimpton was one of the world’s first supermodels. A week before new television programme, We’ll Take Manhattan, which explores the love affair between the Sixties model and photographer, David Bailey, is launched, a number of unseen shots of the star [...]

Last month Young Academic brought news of the newest and most stylish hair salon in the heart of Chester. As Exclusive Hair Replacement establishes itself in the industry, it launches its new website which offers those suffering from hair loss the perfect remedy. [...]