Joe takes you through this weeks biggest political and commercial gaffs in his weekly series, Stinkers of the Week. Other articles on Messy about these topics are Becky's online election explainer and Liv's indepth discussion of the grad speech....
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Why the hell is everyone running?
One minute we were all sat hibernating in our Oodies and crocs, and now everyone and their dog are running half-marathons. But actually why? What’s new about one of the oldest forms of exercise? And should we be getting in on it? All of a sudden, a lot of Gen Z seems...
5am swims over 5 pints in the pub? Is the cold water swimming craze taking over our twenties?
An antidote to loneliness, an ego boost, and an Instagram story that makes your friends jealous. Cold water swimming has become a craze since the pandemic left people shut out of indoor pools and forced to stay with their family. Fitness influencers have flooded our...
20 pieces of advice from 20 people in their 20’s
Our twenties are without a doubt a tumultuous age and sometimes, advice from our elders isn't what we need to hear. Talking about our feelings with each other and realising that we are in fact not alone in feeling a little bit lost as we enter adulthood can be...
Nicotine Pouches: Breaking Down this Snus-picious new Craze
First it was cigarettes, then came vapes, but what’s the deal with the newest nicotine product? If you have managed to go to a bar recently and avoided coming into contact with hockey puck sized cylinders or haven’t heard the phrase “popping an upper-decky”...
Messy seeks enlightenment for World Meditation Day
Today is World Meditation Day. Our least mindful team member, Joe, tasked himself with seeing if meditation lives up to the ‘hype’ in this instalment of the Messy Tries series! https://youtu.be/EBC9DFOGdrg The first instances of meditation can be traced back to Vedic...
Managing your money on a low income – an expert makes it simple
The cost of living crisis (‘cozzy livs’ to those for whom this is a daily lament), has taken its toll in the last couple of years. It’s well documented that many families have suffered and had to cut back, but the younger generation have suffered too and, as usual,...
“You’re on mute … di*khead” Why online meetings are rubbish
Joe Wilson talks social interaction, Zoom meetings and dreaming of Barbados Let me take you back in time. It’s 2020. You’re in bed, you have your Grumpy the Dwarf pjs on (no? Just me then), you're in an online ‘A’ Level Geography lesson, you don’t have a fucking...