The Bubble

05/10/2023

Swipe to find out how writing for Durham’s online magazine can benefit you! Bubble Love 🫧💕

30/09/2023

Our first social of the year! The exec team will be at the Library Bar on Tuesday in case you have any questions before you apply for our editor vacancies. Some of the team have also completed journalism/publishing internships so feel free to ask about that and see how writing for our magazine can benefit you. Absolutely everyone is welcome so bring along your friends if you’d like. We hope to see you there, Bubble love 🫧💕

28/09/2023

OUR EDITOR VACANCIES FOR 2023/24 HAVE DROPPED! Swipe to see all of our positions and, of course, reach out if you have any questions. We can’t wait to read your applications, good luck! Bubble love 🫧💕

23/09/2023

Hi everyone, we are proud to share our wonderful exec team for 2023/24. Swipe to see their profiles and don’t forget to say hi to us at the freshers fair on Wednesday 28th of September! Bubble love 🫧💕

18/08/2023

Want to get more involved with societies next year? We have the perfect solution! The Bubble is currently recruiting for TREASURER 💸✨ Swipe the most for more details and feel free to DM us or email us with any questions. Bubble love 🫧💕

14/12/2022

Being out in nature: get outdoors in Durham by Rebecca Fletcher

Rebecca Fletcher shares her favourite places to explore and experience autumn in Durham.

14/12/2022

Antimicrobial resistance: the world’s stealthiest killer by Helena Tagg

Helena Tagg provides an update on the crisis of antimicrobial resistance in World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.

14/12/2022

Suella Braverman: A guide to your Home Secretary and her views on migration by Hetty Mentzel

Hetty Mentzel gives a guide to our current Home Secretary, Suella Braverman.

14/12/2022

Discovering home by Thomas Russell

Adventure does not to be far and wide. It can found close to home

14/12/2022

Climate anxiety: prime motivator for climate action? by Anna Ponder

Climate anxiety: the ongoing mental health crisis caused by climate change. How do we experience climate anxiety and how can it be channelled into activism?

14/12/2022

Duncan Trussell’s mind-melting The Midnight Gospel is a visual and audible work of art by Charis Stacey

Charis reviews the profoundly philosophical and soul-affirming ‘spacecast’ that is Trussell’s Midnight Gospel, available on Netflix now.

14/12/2022

A cup complexity - understanding the issues behind LGBTQ rights in the Middle East by Caitlyn Clement

In the spirit of the World Cup, Caitlyn Clement explores the issues surrounding the slow progress of LGBTQ rights within the MENA region

14/12/2022

Baking the stress away: three wintery recipes to gift or eat with friends by Emily O'Mullane

Emily O'Mullane gives three suggestions of winter bakes to share with friends and gifts to accompany them

14/12/2022

Review: DOE’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’ by Seana Johansson-Keys

Seana Johansson-Keys reviews Durham Opera Ensemble's performance of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'.

14/12/2022

What does your music taste say about you? by Sophie Prior

Sophie Prior explores the link between music taste and personality.

14/12/2022

You wouldn't celebrate a massacre, so why do people celebrate Thanksgiving? by Jade Barnes

Jade Barnes gives a commentary on the false Thanksgiving narrative and how the erasure of injustices against Indigenous people continue to affect Indigenous societies today.

14/12/2022

❤️Bubble Trouble: I want to drop out of university. What can I do? by Kirsten Meek❤️

In this week's Agony Aunt, Kirsten Meek offers advice to somebody who has lost passion for their course and wants to drop out.

05/12/2022

Senior General Editor, Melissa’s picks of the week.

A huge well done to Joseph, Josh, Jack, Isabel, and Sophie for producing super interesting reads this week. What a fabulous week of publishing!

Read Melissa’s picks through the links on our story, and on our story highlight.

Bubble Love🫧❤️

21/11/2022

A Cinema of Intimacy: the sensuous world of Wong Kar-wai by Ilinca Baiasu

Explore some artistic sources of intimacy!

21/11/2022

Durham: fashion capital of the world by Jessica Donaldson

Jessica explores the ins and outs of Durham fashion trends and quirks.

20/11/2022

Has the point of the TV show Stranger Things been turned ‘upside down’? by Phoebe Cook

Following from the international success and recognition the TV show 'Stranger Things' has received, Phoebe Cook looks at whether the over commercialisation has turned this motion picture into more of a brand than just a TV show

20/11/2022

Fastening the tunic: feminist retellings of Greek mythology by Abby Donaldson

Abby Donaldson recommends some trendy modern retellings of the tales of Ancient Greece and the strong, passionate women it raises.

20/11/2022

NEW INTERVIEW, PART II

“I want people to appreciate the diversity that we have in Durham”– an interview with International Students’ Association President Elena Meier, part two

by Luke Alsford

Elena Meier and I conversed about the problems that international students encounter in Durham and the contribution that the international community makes to student life.

20/11/2022

NEW INTERVIEW!

"I want people to appreciate the diversity that we have in Durham”– an interview with International Students’ Association President Elena Meier (PART I)

by Luke Alsford

The Bubble sat down with Elena Meier and in a wide-ranging interview discussed the appeal of Durham University for international students and whether expectation meets reality when you arrive in Durham.

20/11/2022

Navigating Paradise: what to know about Bali by Emily Parsons

Emily Parsons shares her must-know tips from her trip to Bali, Indonesia this summer.

20/11/2022

Review: Phoenix TC’s ‘Noises Off’ by Josh Goodwin

Josh Goodwin reviews Phoenix TC's 'Noises Off'.

20/11/2022

‘A bundle of silences’: The power of history-teaching by Phoenix Woolnough

Phoenix Woolnough explores the inherently political practice of history-teaching in British schools – one that is intertwined with questions of power, exclusion, and epistemic domination.

20/11/2022

Yomping in York - a weekend away by Joseph Spencer

Joseph Spencer gives his ideas for how to spend a weekend away in York.

20/11/2022

When did we discover global warming? by Sophie Whitfield

The simple global warming narrative of discovery and international action fails to account for the crucial role played by major oil companies which hid vital knowledge from the public and spread misinformation.

20/11/2022

Is Harry Styles the new King of Pop? by Andrea Pinto

Andrea Pinto heralds the rise of Pop-King-extraordinaire Harry Styles