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Women just want to be taken seriously — Hormone Health and Medical Gaslighting.

Hormones are usually last on the health checklist, and pain isn’t usually associated with ovaries, but for me, the two will forever be intertwined.

Over the last eight years, my medical notes and I have been passed around like a bestselling book. From the GP to the hospital, to a specialist, and back to square one. Answers seem to be a hard thing to find when it comes to hormonal imbalances.
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Barbie through the decades: Three Barbies, three generations — from her Revolutionary Era to her Toxic Era.

Barbie has carried the weight of feminism on her back from the very beginning.

Originally a doll created in the eyes of a hopeful mother, Ruth Handler set out to make a toy that allowed young girls to express themselves and explore the type of woman they wanted to become. This allowed children to have an ‘imaginative’ kind of play — a concept that has captivated society for over 60 years.
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Why are more students ditching alcohol? — Artefact

Recent studies show that nearly 150,000 university students have given up alcohol since last September alone; but why are young people, like Riley, age 20, making this lifestyle choice?

“I don’t like how being drunk makes me feel, I like being able to control myself, plus it’s healthier and I spend less money,” says Riley, a student in London who lives a completely sober life despite being at university in the country’s capital.

She is not alone. Riley has joined the third of university studen
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Is mindfulness making young people more lonely? — Artefact

Around 35% of people aged 16-35 say they have never felt more alone, but how Gen Zs approach to mindfulness could be making them lonelier than ever.

Is mindfulness leading to loneliness? It’s ironic but it seems so. With more young people romanticising the idea of solitude, placing it in the shadow of mindfulness, it’s questionable whether this is really ‘living your best life.’

It’s TikToks like these, the ones that present an idyllic lifestyle of spending time alone, whether that be taking y
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“Neurodiversity is still such a hidden thing and no one wants to talk about it”

The Peak and the Pit exhibition at LCC addresses neurodiversity, the positives, negatives, and everything in between.

In honour of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, UAL student Shana Tufail has created a thought-provoking, interactive exhibition with the aim to get people talking about what it means to be neurodivergent at UAL. Shana is “on a mission to normalise neurodiversity” and provide a sense of community throughout UAL campuses.

The installation is tucked away in LCC’s Lower Gallery. Wit

Mahalia at O2 Institute Birmingham - Live Review

Mahalia headlined the O2 Institute Birmingham in November, taking feel good R&B to another level.

Now where do I start… the insane vocals, the feel-good energy, or the queues? Yes, you heard me right, the queue. The line to even get into this gig was ridiculous, it weaved itself in and out of the streets of Digbeth, and to be honest it caught me by surprise.

Once settled in the packed out, iconic Birmingham venue, accompanied by some people who need to learn a little about gig etiquette (but t

Sam Fender: The Northern Gem

Sam Fender, the Geordie lad making a well deserved breakthrough in to this ever growing industry. With his northern charm and thought provoking lyrics that shine light on not only political issues, but also fake news and even sexual harassment. He is definitely one to look out for in 2019.



If you asked me Ellie, who have you been listening to on repeat recently? My answer would simply be, Sam Fender. And I mean on repeat. I stumbled across this guy by accident, whilst flicking through the
Brum Radio •

A quick guide to supporting venues through the next few weeks and beyond

With the government’s latest announcement delaying the ease of restrictions, venues up and down the country have been forced to reschedule and postpone events once again, much to their horror, but how can you help?


With the industry starting to come back to life, Birmingham was preparing to welcome our favourite artists and bands back. Plans of unrestricted shows and events just in time to welcome the summer months, but restrictions have struck again; the new date we now await with anticipati
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Live Music Returns to Birmingham - Normality is on the Horizon

Words by Ellie-Mae Fenn, interview by Ross Carley.


It’s no secret that the industry has been hit hard by the pandemic, with many of our favourite venues shutting their doors to regular gig-goers for close to 14-months. So, with the Government announcing the go-ahead for venues to reopen on May 17th, a surge of hope has arisen.


After an anticipating wait, venues have been given the green light to reopen their doors on May 17th; this has been followed by a flood of announcements of gigs from
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Bryony Williams Celebrates Label Signing with New Single

Wolverhampton based artist Bryony Williams has signed to Beth Shalom Records – celebrating the next step in her career, she releases single, I Can Be.

Falling within the indie-pop genre, this latest track is highly reflective of Bryony as an artist and portrays the development in her career and her sound as an artist.

Released on July 1st, I Can Be is the lead single from her upcoming, third EP, titled State I’m In, which will be her first commercial release as a signed artist.

Bryony has sta
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The Influence Project at the MAC

Before lockdown, we went along to the MAC to check out The Influence Project, which celebrated the impact black musicians have had on sound, culture, and how they still influence artists and society today.

The exhibition, which came to an end on March 22, showcased a series of portraits of over 100 black artists from both past and present, whilst the whole exhibition demonstrated the development of different sounds and genres and how they’ve resulted in the music we have today.

The quality and
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The Disability Arts Movement Comes to Brum

The Midlands Art Centre, more commonly know as the MAC, are showing The Disability Arts Movement exhibition – a collection of works, narrated by activists who have been fighting against the marginalisation of disabled people since the 90s.

The movement lead to the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act in 1995, after the tireless campaigning of around 100,000 demonstrators.

Running for a 10 week period, BABMAG went along to see what the exhibition had to offer and to broaden our understa