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Our Guide to Style & Entertainment For March

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March! Already, it only feels like last week we were watching fireworks as we entered 2018. As we enter March, a month typically associated with new beginnings, it seems only fitting to share some of our favourite things at the moment. We’re excited to see Lady Bird Having only come out a few days ago , Lady Bird has been hyped up for months and we cannot wait to finally watch it! Nominated for five different Oscars, it tells the tale of a relationship between a mother and daughter who are equally strong willed and stubborn. From the trailers the film seems aesthetically pleasing for those with an artistic eye and has an edge to it for those quirkier folk. Starring as Lady Bird is Irish actress Saoirse Ronan who is well known for her roles in films such as The Lovely Bones, Byzantium and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Boogie to No Hot Ashes There are an uncountable number of talented bands in the UK’s up-and-coming scene, one of ou...

Women's History Month 2017

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On Wednesday (8th March2017) all over the globe International Women's Day (IWD) was celebrated, commemorating the movement for women's rights.  IWD first started in 1909 in New York but has since then become a world wide event and lead to the designation of Women's History Month as created by National Women's History Project  in 1987, which now takes place during the month of March.  This year's theme for the event is ' Be Bold for Change ' and women everywhere are taking bold actions to help progress better outcomes for women in all walks of life. A number of women have been celebrated for being 'Bold for Change' so far, these ladies are just to name a few:  Ida Wells - American journalist, suffragist, and civil rights activist Lotfia El Nadi - Egypt’s first female pilot Frida Kahlo - Mexican painter and activist Lina Bo Bardi - Italian-born Brazilian architect Olga Skorokhodova - Soviet scientist and researche...