“Skibidi” rizz receives Cambridge approval

“Skibidi,” “tradwife,” and “delulu” were among the 6000 new words added to the Cambridge dictionary this year. Colin McIntosh, Editor of the Cambridge Dictionary, commented that the Dictionary sought to reflect the growing role of “internet culture” in changing the English language. The new additions demonstrate a wider cultural recognition of the internet’s impact on everyday communication. McIntosh added that they “only add words where we think they’ll have staying power.” “Broligarchy” was also added to the dictionary, a word informally used to describe the now-tense relationship between Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Donald Trump last year. Perhaps brainrot is now a highbrow discipline...

Boulder on

Earlier in August (13/08), the popular Cambridge climbing centre, Rainbow Rocket, opened a new indoor bouldering centre in North Cambridge. This runs alongside its other branch by the Cambridge station. Located a five-minute walk from Cambridge North station on Ditton Walk, the new Rainbow Rocket North offers an extensive bouldering gym. It even boasts a fully adjustable Tension Board 2, a high-in-demand advanced-LED climbing wall. Cambridge climbers welcomed the expansion as a necessary addition to the local climbing scene and community. The indoor bouldering centre is open to all ages and features a cafe serving up Fitzbillies’ finest goods.

Cambridge’s own Paddington

A Cambridge local whose adopted dog’s journey home from Peru captured the hearts of 400,000 Instagram followers, finally arrived back in Cambridge earlier in August. Mirelle Radley, who adopted the aptly-named Paddington, said the stray “clung to her” from their first meeting during her travels in Peru. By the third day, she was “working out” how to adopt him. Paddington made it over 6,000 miles across the ocean to reach Cambridge, journeying from his home village in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Like his ursine counterpart, Paddington has quickly made himself at home in the UK after months of quarantine, vaccines, and veterinary testing. Mirelle’s Instagram documented Paddington’s journey to adopt him from Peru – via Paris and Colombia.

Brain map breakthrough

A joint investigation by the University of Cambridge and the University of Pittsburgh earlier this week found that the brain holds a map of the body that “remains unchanged” after amputations. This contradicts the previously prevailing scientific consensus that the brain “rearranges” its map of the body to “compensate” for the loss of limbs. The findings mark a breakthrough in neuroscience and the treatment of phantom limb pain – a common phenomenon that affects amputees. The study’s findings suggest that treatment for this may be far more straightforward than assumed.