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Saturday 13 August 2022 | Cambridge, UK
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LIFESTYLE

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  • Eco-friendly or ‘clean’ cleaning
    7 August 2022
  • Eco-friendly cleaning

    Eco-friendly cleaning

    Alessandra Rey lists eco-friendly products she’s used for a greener approach to cleaning your student digs

    7 August 2022
    Eco-friendly cleaning
  • Cambridge grads bid farewell to Varsity

    Feature

    Cambridge grads bid farewell to Varsity

    Four editors-turned-alumni say their goodbyes to Cambridge and the paper

    2 August 2022
    Cambridge grads bid farewell to Varsity
  • The greasy silver spoon

    Satirical Review

    The greasy silver spoon

    15 July 2022
    The greasy silver spoon
  • Work and play at Trinity's bar

    The Beverage Report

    Work and play at Trinity’s bar

    2 July 2022
    Work and play at Trinity’s bar
  • AskVulture: How do I take a break?

    AskVulture: How do I take a break?

    20 June 2022
    AskVulture: How do I take a break?
  • Reviewing the cafe at Kettle's Yard

    Review

    Reviewing the cafe at Kettle’s Yard

    20 June 2022
    Reviewing the cafe at Kettle’s Yard
  • A Cambridge dinky door date tour

    Recommendation

    A Cambridge dinky door date tour

    12 June 2022
    A Cambridge dinky door date tour
  • No rabbits in this makeup bag

    No rabbits in this makeup bag

    6 June 2022
    No rabbits in this makeup bag
  • Pedalling hard to earn your brunch

    Pedalling hard to earn your brunch

    30 May 2022
    Pedalling hard to earn your brunch
  • Guided meditation: An Easter Term essential

    Guided meditation: An Easter Term essential

    28 May 2022
    Guided meditation: An Easter Term essential
  • AskVulture: How do I avoid procrastination?

    AskVulture: How do I avoid procrastination?

    AskVulture columnist Rosina Griffiths answers the important question ‘How do I avoid procrastination?’

    27 May 2022
    AskVulture: How do I avoid procrastination?
  • Keeping it real on BeReal

    Keeping it real on BeReal

    Are you Being Real? Or do you rebuff the highlight reels? Jasmine Hearn argues that boring BeReal offers the reality check Cambridge students need

    25 May 2022
    Keeping it real on BeReal
  • Meet Lifestyle's Easter team!

    Meet Lifestyle’s Easter team!

    18 May 2022
    Meet Lifestyle’s Easter team!
  • What your favourite Cambridge library says about you

    What your favourite Cambridge library says about you

    13 May 2022
    What your favourite Cambridge library says about you
  • Tofu is its own thing

    Tofu is its own thing

    11 May 2022
    Tofu is its own thing
  • T'was the Night Before C-Sunday

    Poem

    T’was the Night Before C-Sunday

    30 April 2022
    T’was the Night Before C-Sunday
  • AskVulture: How do I move on from my ex?

    AskVulture

    AskVulture: How do I move on from my ex?

    27 April 2022
    AskVulture: How do I move on from my ex?
  • Every mature student you’ll meet at Cambridge

    Which Mature Student are you?

    Every mature student you’ll meet at Cambridge

    27 April 2022
    Every mature student you’ll meet at Cambridge
  • Gastrono-me review

    Gastrono-me review

    22 April 2022
    Gastrono-me review
  • Lifestyle recommends: Cambridge Market

    Editor's Picks

    Lifestyle recommends: Cambridge Market

    22 April 2022
    Lifestyle recommends: Cambridge Market
  • Reclaiming food after heartbreak

    Relationships

    Reclaiming food after heartbreak

    Charmaine Au-Yeung talks about breakups and reclaiming shared culinary loves after heartbreak

    22 April 2022
    Reclaiming food after heartbreak
  • AskVulture: How do I prepare for exam term?

    AskVulture

    AskVulture: How do I prepare for exam term?

    With Easter Term approaching, Lifestyle editor Rosina Griffiths offers her advice for remaining calm in the face of exams

    22 April 2022
    AskVulture: How do I prepare for exam term?
  • The Unsent Project

    Feature

    The Unsent Project

    17 April 2022
    The Unsent Project
  • Mundane or magic?

    Think-piece

    Mundane or magic?

    8 April 2022
    Mundane or magic?
  • The Grain & Hop Store: a mid-century modern marvel

    The Grain & Hop Store: a mid-century modern marvel

    5 April 2022
    The Grain & Hop Store: a mid-century modern marvel
  • Absurdly good: a review of Girton Spring Ball

    Review

    Absurdly good: a review of Girton Spring Ball

    3 April 2022
    Absurdly good: a review of Girton Spring Ball
  • Ten minutes in a Tesla

    Ten minutes in a Tesla

    30 March 2022
    Ten minutes in a Tesla
  • Homerton's cocktail pub: a mix of wonderful contrasts

    The Beverage Report

    Homerton’s cocktail pub: a mix of wonderful contrasts

    27 March 2022
    Homerton’s cocktail pub: a mix of wonderful contrasts
  • 'I need a cookie' cookies

    recipe

    ‘I need a cookie’ cookies

    23 March 2022
    ‘I need a cookie’ cookies
  • Sunshine guilt

    Sunshine guilt

    20 March 2022
    Sunshine guilt
  • Love in the time of Duolingo

    Eunice Phillips describes her experience of learning Czech on the well-known language-learning app

    18 March 2022
    Love in the time of Duolingo
  • AskVulture X Fashion: How can I dress like a boss on a budget?

    AskVulture

    AskVulture X Fashion: How can I dress like a boss on a budget?

    This week, AskVulture has teamed up with Varsity’s Fashion Editors to offer you advice on how to dress well for less

    12 March 2022
    AskVulture X Fashion: How can I dress like a boss on a budget?
  • An ode to the news article

    An ode to the news article

    12 March 2022
    An ode to the news article
  • J. Kenji López-Alt isn’t just gonna make you burgers

    J. Kenji López-Alt isn’t just gonna make you burgers

    9 March 2022
    J. Kenji López-Alt isn’t just gonna make you burgers
  • A hap(py) -hazardous half-term holiday

    Travel

    A hap(py) -hazardous half-term holiday

    6 March 2022
    A hap(py) -hazardous half-term holiday
  • How to afford a weekend in Paris

    Travel

    How to afford a weekend in Paris

    4 March 2022
    How to afford a weekend in Paris
  • Give up the ghosting

    Relationships

    Give up the ghosting

    4 March 2022
    Give up the ghosting
  • The love that dare not speak its name

    Queer in Cambridge

    The love that dare not speak its name

    4 March 2022
    The love that dare not speak its name
  • Finding my adventurous spirit

    Finding my adventurous spirit

    26 February 2022
    Finding my adventurous spirit
  • Ducking out of town

    Recommendations

    Ducking out of town

    22 February 2022
    Ducking out of town
  • ARCSOC Resort: Review

    Review

    ARCSOC Resort: Review

    Staff writer Zoe Turoff reviews ARCSOC’s latest night out

    20 February 2022
    ARCSOC Resort: Review
  • A ‘Posh Pint’ at Selwyn’s swanky bar

    The Beverage Report

    A ‘Posh Pint’ at Selwyn’s swanky bar

    Columnist Sam Stern reports his findings on Selwyn’s College bar

    18 February 2022
    A ‘Posh Pint’ at Selwyn’s swanky bar
  • Who nose when this will end?

    Who nose when this will end?

    18 February 2022
    Who nose when this will end?
  • What's happening for LGBT+ History Month? Part two

    What’s happening for LGBT+ History Month? Part two

    18 February 2022
    What’s happening for LGBT+ History Month? Part two
  • The cleansing power of laundry

    The cleansing power of laundry

    17 February 2022
    The cleansing power of laundry
  • From sitting in to pushing the shopping trolley

    From sitting in to pushing the shopping trolley

    16 February 2022
    From sitting in to pushing the shopping trolley
  • And here’s to you, bar of Robinson 

    The Beverage Report

    And here’s to you, bar of Robinson 

    15 February 2022
    And here’s to you, bar of Robinson 
  • A love letter to my life: My unusual Valentine

    Valentines Day

    A love letter to my life: My unusual Valentine

    14 February 2022
    A love letter to my life: My unusual Valentine
  • An AskVulture Valentine

    AskVulture

    An AskVulture Valentine

    14 February 2022
    An AskVulture Valentine
  • He was a mathmo, she did the arts ...

    He was a mathmo, she did the arts …

    13 February 2022
    He was a mathmo, she did the arts …
  • What's happening for LGBT+ History Month?

    Recommendations

    What’s happening for LGBT+ History Month?

    Jasmine Hearn is here to help you mark LGBT+ History Month, with a list of the events happening right here in Cambridge

    10 February 2022
    What’s happening for LGBT+ History Month?
  • Time for tea

    Recipes

    Time for tea

    Small things can help us feel at home in Cambridge. For Heather Cameron, these three tea-time recipes from her grandparents do just that

    8 February 2022
    Time for tea
  • Let's talk about sex

    Let’s talk about sex

    4 February 2022
    Let’s talk about sex
  • Ten Cambridge date ideas to spice up your Valentine’s Day

    Ten Cambridge date ideas to spice up your Valentine’s Day

    4 February 2022
    Ten Cambridge date ideas to spice up your Valentine’s Day
  • AskVulture: How do I face the future?

    AskVulture

    AskVulture: How do I face the future?

    4 February 2022
    AskVulture: How do I face the future?
  • Winter walks

    Winter walks

    29 January 2022
    Winter walks
  • The art of eating alone

    The art of eating alone

    24 January 2022
    The art of eating alone
  • How do I avoid the January blues?

    AskVulture

    How do I avoid the January blues?

    21 January 2022
    How do I avoid the January blues?
  • Actually good hummus on demand

    Actually good hummus on demand

    21 January 2022
    Actually good hummus on demand
  • Varsity recommends: the Executive team’s guide to the city

    Editors' Picks

    Varsity recommends: the Executive team’s guide to the city

    21 January 2022
    Varsity recommends: the Executive team’s guide to the city
  • Meet the Lent Term Lifestyle team

    Meet the Lent Term Lifestyle team

    The editors and writers of this term’s Lifestyle team reveal a little bit about themselves

    19 January 2022
    Meet the Lent Term Lifestyle team
  • Home cooking comforts

    Home cooking comforts

    Heather Cameron shares three Jamaican recipes close to her, and her family’s, heart

    17 January 2022
    Home cooking comforts
  • Losing sunlight, chasing moonlight

    Losing sunlight, chasing moonlight

    28 December 2021
    Losing sunlight, chasing moonlight
  • Tangy tamarind sausage rolls

    Recipe

    Tangy tamarind sausage rolls

    28 December 2021
    Tangy tamarind sausage rolls
  • Mouth-watering sweet potato stuffing balls

    Recipe

    Mouth-watering sweet potato stuffing balls

    28 December 2021
    Mouth-watering sweet potato stuffing balls
  • What's a year abroad really like, anyway?

    What’s a year abroad really like, anyway?

    26 November 2021
    What’s a year abroad really like, anyway?
  • Mr Wang's Hot Pot is brilliantly innovative

    Food

    Mr Wang’s Hot Pot is brilliantly innovative

    26 November 2021
    Mr Wang’s Hot Pot is brilliantly innovative
  • AskVulture: How do I regain the spark in my relationship?

    AskVulture: How do I regain the spark in my relationship?

    23 November 2021
    AskVulture: How do I regain the spark in my relationship?
  • Udon from Kineya Mugimaru is the hangover cure we've been waiting for

    Food

    Udon from Kineya Mugimaru is the hangover cure we’ve been waiting for

    19 November 2021
    Udon from Kineya Mugimaru is the hangover cure we’ve been waiting for
  • A Student's Search for Umami: Norfolk St. and Regent St.

    Review

    A Student’s Search for Umami: Norfolk St. and Regent St.

    14 November 2021
    A Student’s Search for Umami: Norfolk St. and Regent St.
  • Two states of blue

    Two states of blue

    An anonymous student ponders ‘the blues’ and gives advice for tackling this typical feeling during week five.

    14 November 2021
    Two states of blue
  • Magic mushrooms & more: The Graduate Hotel

    Magic mushrooms & more: The Graduate Hotel

    Editors Isabel Sebode and Nick Bartlett sit down for a dinner at the Graduate Hotel and find themselves indulging in a variety of surprising, and spectacular, dishes

    12 November 2021
    Magic mushrooms & more: The Graduate Hotel
  • A Student's Search for Umami: Final takeaways

    Review

    A Student’s Search for Umami: Final takeaways

    5 November 2021
    A Student’s Search for Umami: Final takeaways
  • AskVulture: How do I navigate Cambridge as an introvert?

    AskVulture: How do I navigate Cambridge as an introvert?

    3 November 2021
    AskVulture: How do I navigate Cambridge as an introvert?
  • Making sustainability sustainable

    3 November 2021
    Making sustainability sustainable
  • A Student's Search for Umami: Market and Mill Road

    A Student’s Search for Umami: Market and Mill Road

    19 October 2021
    A Student’s Search for Umami: Market and Mill Road
  • A Student's Search for Umami: Central

    A Student’s Search for Umami: Central

    19 October 2021
    A Student’s Search for Umami: Central
  • Actually... I quit

    Actually… I quit

    8 October 2021
    Actually… I quit
  • Fabulous Freshers

    Fabulous Freshers

    1 October 2021
    Fabulous Freshers
  • AskVulture: How do I balance all of my commitments?

    AskVulture: How do I balance all of my commitments?

    1 October 2021
    AskVulture: How do I balance all of my commitments?
  • The unexpected tranquility of bullet journalling

    The unexpected tranquility of bullet journalling

    Lifestyle Editor Amy Howell explores how bullet journalling can benefit a busy Cambridge schedule

    24 September 2021
    The unexpected tranquility of bullet journalling
  • The state schooled skier

    The state schooled skier

    An anonymous student discusses the binary ideas of class that are prevalent in Cambridge and explores what happens when you don’t fit the mould.

    17 September 2021
    The state schooled skier
  • The two faces of Cambridge

    The two faces of Cambridge

    13 September 2021
    The two faces of Cambridge
  • Coming home, coming out

    Coming home, coming out

    6 September 2021
    Coming home, coming out
  • There is no such thing as a two night stand

    There is no such thing as a two night stand

    3 September 2021
    There is no such thing as a two night stand
  • Doing nothing takes an eternity

    27 August 2021
    Doing nothing takes an eternity
  • The noble art of being rejected

    27 August 2021
    The noble art of being rejected
  • The value of arguing

    The value of arguing

    16 August 2021
    The value of arguing
  • Let's Talk About Sex, Baby!

    The desperate pursuit of the female orgasm

    9 August 2021
    The desperate pursuit of the female orgasm
  • From the Lifestyle team, with love

    Letters To Our Former Selves

    From the Lifestyle team, with love

    6 August 2021
    From the Lifestyle team, with love
  • For the love of pets

    For the love of pets

    After this confusing past year, a collection of students reflect on their beloved pets.

    6 August 2021
    For the love of pets
  • Watch out! He’s gaslighting you

    Watch out! He’s gaslighting you

    A discussion of gaslighting and manipulative relationships.

    2 August 2021
    Watch out! He’s gaslighting you
  • Lifestyle Reviews: Isolation Café

    Lifestyle Reviews: Isolation Café

    2 August 2021
    Lifestyle Reviews: Isolation Café
  • Contraception testimonies

    Contraception testimonies

    27 July 2021
    Contraception testimonies
  • On honesty and vulnerability in the age of social media

    2 July 2021
    On honesty and vulnerability in the age of social media
  • Small Comforts

    On haggling in our contactless economy  

    2 July 2021
    On haggling in our contactless economy  
  • Food for Thought

    22 June 2021
    Food for Thought
  • Advice

    AskVulture: How can I move on from lockdown life?

    15 June 2021
    AskVulture: How can I move on from lockdown life?
  • I meditated for three months: it changed my life

    I meditated for three months: it changed my life

    11 June 2021
    I meditated for three months: it changed my life
  • How constellations help us to look inwards

    Small Comforts

    How constellations help us to look inwards

    11 June 2021
    How constellations help us to look inwards
  • On Grief, Love, and Poetry

    On Grief, Love, and Poetry

    Dealing with grief and reflecting on lost loved ones.

    11 June 2021
    On Grief, Love, and Poetry
  • AskVulture: What should I put on my post-exam Cambridge bucket list?

    Advice

    AskVulture: What should I put on my post-exam Cambridge bucket list?

    This week, AskVulture is daydreaming about a post-exam summer in Cambridge and gives some ideas and tips on how to make the most of it.

    8 June 2021
    AskVulture: What should I put on my post-exam Cambridge bucket list?
  • Dating App Hangovers

    1 June 2021
    Dating App Hangovers
  • Varsity Reviews: The Orator - Cambridge Union's New Bar and Brasserie

    Restaurant & Bar Review

    Varsity Reviews: The Orator – Cambridge Union’s New Bar and Brasserie

    1 June 2021
    Varsity Reviews: The Orator – Cambridge Union’s New Bar and Brasserie
  • Advice

    AskVulture: How do I stop ‘burning the candle at both ends’?

    28 May 2021
    AskVulture: How do I stop ‘burning the candle at both ends’?
  • On Loneliness and Identity

    On Loneliness and Identity

    28 May 2021
    On Loneliness and Identity
  • Spotlight on: Maths, Classics, Education and HML

    Spotlight On My Subject

    Spotlight on: Maths, Classics, Education and HML

    28 May 2021
    Spotlight on: Maths, Classics, Education and HML
  • Just Drop It: On giving up the chase for further tears

    Small Comforts

    Just Drop It: On giving up the chase for further tears

    28 May 2021
    Just Drop It: On giving up the chase for further tears
  • Come Dine with Me…at last!

    25 May 2021
    Come Dine with Me…at last!
  • AskVultureXFashion: How do I navigate a summer of Cambridge fashion?

    AskVulture

    AskVultureXFashion: How do I navigate a summer of Cambridge fashion?

    21 May 2021
    AskVultureXFashion: How do I navigate a summer of Cambridge fashion?
  • Why we shouldn’t be ashamed to state the obvious

    Small Comforts

    Why we shouldn’t be ashamed to state the obvious

    Ewan Martin explores the small pleasures that can be derived from stating the obvious.

    21 May 2021
    Why we shouldn’t be ashamed to state the obvious
  • Spotlight on: English, Natural Sciences, HSPS and MML

    Spotlight On My Subject

    Spotlight on: English, Natural Sciences, HSPS and MML

    Various members of the Varsity team talk us through what it’s like to study their beloved subject.

    21 May 2021
    Spotlight on: English, Natural Sciences, HSPS and MML
  • You’re never too old for University

    You’re never too old for University

    21 May 2021
    You’re never too old for University
  • AskVulture

    AskVulture: How can I confess to my crush if I’m uncertain they feel the same?

    14 May 2021
    AskVulture: How can I confess to my crush if I’m uncertain they feel the same?
  • Pointless? On our obsession with quiz shows

    Small Comforts

    Pointless? On our obsession with quiz shows

    10 May 2021
    Pointless? On our obsession with quiz shows
  • On how touching my body re-connects me to my many selves

    Small Comforts

    On how touching my body re-connects me to my many selves

    30 April 2021
    On how touching my body re-connects me to my many selves
  • AskVulture

    AskVulture: How do I avoid being a ‘jack of all trades and a master of none’?

    30 April 2021
    AskVulture: How do I avoid being a ‘jack of all trades and a master of none’?
  • Cocktails, Mocktails and More

    Cocktails, Mocktails and More

    23 April 2021
    Cocktails, Mocktails and More
  • Postcards from Vienna

    Postcards from Vienna

    23 April 2021
    Postcards from Vienna
  • How I travelled around the world during the pandemic: food and culinary imaginative power

    How I travelled around the world during the pandemic: food and culinary imaginative power

    23 April 2021
    How I travelled around the world during the pandemic: food and culinary imaginative power

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