What Christmas is Really About
Picture this. It’s Christmas day and you’re having lunch with family and – family. It’s never an easy task to choose which family members and boyfriends and girlfriends and inlaws and outlaws to celebrate with, and with the limited space around the table you have to choose wisely. I’m thinking not even baby J knew who to spend his first Christmas with. The last two days are flashing before your eyes: as the days before Christmas are spent wrestling against herds...
Hello & Welcome!
Firstly, welcome to The Afternoon View, an online student magazine rammed with tips and tricks to being a Brookes student, hilarious anecdotes, and whatever else we feel like sharing with you. I’d better congratulate you all on getting into this fine university, and of course us returning students on not failing life, despite the lack of work you probably did last year… I’m Ro, a second year Publishing media student, and the new Editor of this project. I’m a proper northerner,...
Moo-Moo’s Smoothie Bar
‘Mmmmm’ factor: ***** 5/5 Value for money: **** (with discount) 4/5 Would you go back?: every day if I could afford it! If you’re tired out from shopping in Oxford and you fancy something sweet to keep you going, Moo-Moo’s is a place it’s well worth spending your student loan. Moo-Moo’s is a family run milkshake and smoothie bar found in Oxford’s historic covered market. The friendly staff serve up a variety of tasty smoothies including...
When Ice Cream is a No No!
‘I’d rather bleed with love, than live without any scars’ (Pink – Love Song). Do you agree? I thought so. I’m not going to tell you how to find The One, or true love, or even pretend to know about this complex, wonderful and painful phenomenon that is called love, any more than you do. Most people look for the One. I found several Ones. As a very young woman of 8 years old I took a passionate liking to the male protagonists in the films Grease 1 and 2. But of course...
