Navigating your twenties in a calm and [dis]orderly fashion
Rebecca McPhillips
It’s not uncommon to grow up with dreams of being on stage in some capacity, but what's the reality like when you actually get there? David Silver is the Bassist for Defects, a metal band with a debut album set to release on 24th May this year. 1. How did you...
Do you love the live music scene? Do you love the idea of being a photographer? Have you always wanted to make a living by capturing the golden moments of your favourite events? Messy tracked down and interviewed a touring photographer and asked him our classic 10...
Oscar Jacques, 26 from Edinburgh is currently best known for having portrayed Tom Tupper on CBBC’s fan favourite series MI5, but since making the life changing decision to set up a camera and film an interview with his family, he hopes to change that. In around...
The UK sits on a long history, and it might feel a bit like a political maze. If you're dipping your toe into the world of grown up politics, it might be a bit overwhelming getting to grips with things. Here's our very brief snippet of the history of the UK's biggest...
Living through your twenties is a unique experience in so many ways. Everyone is really doing their own thing, and it can sometimes feel lonely. There's upheaval around every corner. These are the messy years....
You may be in the group of TikTok users who have heard the discourse around ‘limerence’, or you may be on the other side of TikTok where your timeline is full of live videos of hamsters taking part in a 3am rave. Whether you’ve heard of it or not, Messy wants to do a...
In my experience, going through a break-up is really brutal. Heartbreak can be a really profound type of grief, and unless you're in it (or have recently gone through it) it can be difficult for people to understand the weight of how you're feeling. There's no 'wrong'...
Have you ever wanted to know how to become a blacksmith? It can be tricky finding out what it's like to work in a non-office job if you don't have a role model who can provide some insight or a pathway in for you. Messy's decided to interview Jordan Kachellek, a...
Balancing work, study, a social life, life admin, and making time for hobbies is hard. How can I organise my life to stay on top of it all? Us writers wouldn't be contributing to Messy magazine if we didn't feel like we're living in chaos most of the time. It's taken...
Do you find yourself wanting to run away and join the circus? Do you ever end up having several career crisis' a day, wishing there was some kind of insight into the world of non-traditional, non-office based jobs? Me too. Which is why Messy has chosen to find a bunch...
Have you ever wondered what a day would look like as a competitive athlete? Beyond the competitions you see on TV and the endless travelling... what does life look like as a full time competitive athlete? What does it take to become one? How does one even get into it?...
Were you aware that one could make a living as a full time sex educator? Tatiana Ashborn is a 21 year old sex educator and podcast host, forefronting the highly followed show ‘Under the Sheets’ with her company, ‘Dirty talk’. Messy sat down with her to ask 10...
When does ‘free thinking’ become… a bit culty? When you think of a cult, a thousand dated images and scenes may come to mind. These days, cults can look much different- and in a world so involved with social media and digital personas, the line has become slightly...
People are out here getting cosmetic injections- what else do we need to know about them? It’s safe to say that we have seen a BOOM in cosmetic fillers over the last decade or so. By 2021, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic surgery rendered derma fillers...
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