• Zara’s “ungendered” collection: hardly groundbreaking

    Zara has always been progressive, edgy, exciting. Its latest collection, however, has sparked controversy. What’s marketed as a gender-neutral clothing range isn’t exactly progressive or, well, even that gender-neutral. Titled “Ungendered”, one would expect a collection of quirky, androgynous clothes, rebelling against...
  • Procrastibake: Brownies and Biscuits

    It’s that time in the year again, when essays are starting to roll around and seminar prep has become a repetitive cycle. Here at Impact we’re yearning for some home baked goods, and if you are too, then you’re in for a treat. Malteser Brownies Ingredients: 180g butter 200g...
  • What’s Your Pancake?

    A entire day officially dedicated to arguably the most fun type of food, pancake day deserves a celebration to equal its awarded status. This day only happens once a year (well, for conformists, that is), so don’t waste it! Many dilemmas crop up on the day: bought or homemade?...
  • Don’t Believe Everything You BBC

    The British Broadcasting Company is a bastion of our nation’s information. In a society wrought constantly between Left and Right, the BBC is the neutral pillar where the world’s events are portrayed without political bias. Well, supposedly at least. As stated in their guidelines, the BBC claims that ‘impartiality...
  • D.I.Y : SUSHI

    Japanese food is having a moment, and we can completely understand why! Little picturesque rice rolls filled with vegetables, fish or meat deliver a tingle of fresh flavours and whether they’re made with a kick of spice or more subtler seasonings, eating sushi is a fun, tapas-like experience that appeals...
  • Around the World in a Lunchbox

    The student packed lunch. Those words immediately conjure up an image of a limp, cling-wrapped ham sandwich that was made in a hurry before leaving the house – maybe with an apple that’s going soft for afters. Doesn’t sound too appealing, right? But this stigma towards packed lunches is...