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Back in the mid-2000s, I was a perfectly normal teenage girl… if by “normal” you mean “thought a boy would fall in love with me if I tripped in front of him” and “believed saying fnaaaarrr! was peak flirtation.” All thanks to one girl: Georgia blooming Nicholson. The Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging books were… Read more

(A Love Letter to Blue Shells, Betrayal, and Shouting at the TV) If you grew up playing Mario Kart, you already know: it’s not just a racing game. It’s a test of friendship, trust, and how much you value your TV screen. You start off all smiles — four friends, four controllers, Rainbow Road queued… Read more

(A True Story of Dreams, Drama, and Dubious Chart Positions) 2003 was a wild year. Finding Nemo made us all cry over a fish, Outkast told us to “shake it like a Polaroid picture,” and somewhere in the middle of all that, a small, ginger, well-dressed fox decided to have his own pop music era.… Read more

🗂️ Filed under: “Wait… this was real??” Hi, it’s Daisy.And today I’m taking you on a deep dive into the utterly unhinged world of our childhood TV — aka the fever dreams we just… accepted. No questions asked. No therapy offered. ☀️ Teletubbies: Surveillance State Edition Four brightly coloured toddlers with antennas and TV bellies… Read more

A musical mystery tour, ft. synths, screaming, and Daisy’s lyrical side-eye. Some songs are lyrical masterpieces. Others… sound like they were written during a sleep-deprived sugar crash in 1987. And yet — we bop. We scream the chorus like it’s our national anthem. We feel them… even if we have no clue what they’re actually… Read more

Fifteen years ago, I went to something called Movie Camp. It was 2010. I was 17. I had no idea what I was doing there — and no idea that this weird little summer activity would end up shaping the rest of my life. Because Movie Camp is where I met Myron.Yes — that Myron.… Read more

Let’s set the scene: It’s the early 2000s. I’ve just walked into a shop like WHSmith or Woolworths. My eyes land on a display that radiates pink, glitter, and girl power energy. It’s Bubblegum — the brand. The aesthetic. The vibe. Groovy Chick. Disco Diva. Sleepover Club energy.And if you were lucky enough, you could… Read more

A Pop Culture Tribute by Asten Clarke If you didn’t spend at least part of your childhood assigning Spice Girl identities to your friend group, were you even alive in the late ’90s and early 2000s? The Spice Girls weren’t just a pop group.They were a lifestyle. A movement. A school disco staple.They taught us… Read more

A Musical Memory by Asten Clarke Once upon a time, before Spotify playlists and TikTok virality, there was only one way to discover new music: free CDs sellotaped to the front of a magazine. And one day, I hit the jackpot. A Polly Pocket CD. Yes — that Polly Pocket. Tiny outfits, plastic playsets, and… Read more

A Proper British Nostalgia Post by Asten Clarke There are two types of people in this world:1. Those who watched The Inbetweeners religiously and can quote every single line.2. Liars. For many of us, this chaotic Channel 4 comedy defined an era — the awkward teenage phase where you tried to be cool, failed miserably,… Read more