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Welcome to Issue 3 of Pugwash

Magazine. This term we’ve bol-stered our team quite a bit both

on the writers and designers

front, keep an eye out for some

of the amazing illustrations

some of our designers have made throughout the issue, I

feel it really helps bring each

feature to life outside of the

great writing. Be sure to check

out their profiles at the back! Talking of that, we’ve got some amazing features for you in this

issue. We got to have a chat with Billy Bibby who’s a great guy and was a lot of fun to talk

to. The mighty establishment

that is Nando’s is featured in our next instalment of our “Ode

to” series. We’ve also done a big feature on tattoos including

a guide on thinking before you

ink. I hope you enjoy reading

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Pages 19 - 20 The Do’s and Don’ts of the gym

Starwars: Defending a Legend pg 1-3

Pages 1- 16

Loot Crate pg 4

Jamnesty pg 5-6

2 Great Albums:pg 7-8

Films of 2016: pg 9- 14

Game Over Cafe pg 15-17

Uni LifePages 31- 34Movember pg 31-32

Self EmployedPlacement pg 33- 34

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Heavily Tattooed pg 25

Tattoo Fixers pg 23-24

Interview with Billy Bibbypg 27 - 29

Coffee? pg 37-38

Design Profiles:pg 34-36

DB Designs pg 34

Anna Tromop pg 35

October Seven

Plane Sailing pg 36

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of Star Wars by Joshua Wilson

and witnessing film backlash from fans, I felt it was my duty to run to the defence of a franchise that on the National Census I claimed to be my religion. This is kind of a defence/review and is by no means detracting from the review made by Joshua but more a pres-entation of a different perspective and score to reflect this, which would normally not be necessary but this is Star Wars and Star

Wars is no joke. So before we start I will try to

avoid any spoilers, but will also pre-warn you that I may venture there. So my credentials are as follows: my family bought me Star Wars collectors items before I knew what they were, I still collect today and have amassed a tidy collection of merchandise with my rarest items being toy miniatures released but cut from the original trilogy. I spent over £250 so I could cosplay a Jedi which was amazing. I commit a few days of each year to watching all the Star Wars films consecutively in order 4-5-6-1-2-3, I am positive that I have played every single Star Wars game from the Nintendo 64 onwards and at the time of writing this article I have seen episode 7 seven times which beats my previ-ous personal best of four for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Now that you know how much of a Star Wars nerd I am allow me to explain why Star Wars was not a masterpiece but was as good as it

could ever be. So my defence begins with comparisons between Force Awakens and New Hope, which is probably the biggest complain this film gets from its fan base. New hope was not a masterpiece but a movie that can be considered one due to masterfully setting up Empire Strikes Back which was a master-piece. So I find it hard for people to place a comparison on a film which like its original counterpart really didn’t show its masterclass until the interlink with its sequel, which then highlights how well New Hope teased without telling and developed a plot without revealing it. In many respects Force Awakens achieved this goal perfectly. It did not give away the central theme of what the trilogy is but introduced it, it did not tell you about every single

character but presented the layers that can be explored whether that is Rey and her backstory or Kylo Ren and how he became who he was with the presumption that all Sith were vanquished with Palpatine. The Force Awakens in this regard rivals New Hope in terms of giving you information to make you care about characters, whilst also hiding enough to intrigue your theories and get you

invested to find out in subsequent sequels. Now I can understand why people are annoyed with the introduction of the New Order when the Empire should be wiped out and how the Resistance allowed them to build a Star Killer Base, but I would also argue that these seem like plot holes

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because they do not yet have context which seem like they will be fleshed out in future films. These factors are key for people who look to make New Hope comparisons, and although I do agree that you can look to judge a film by its supposed counterpart I would also say that in many respects they are non-compa-

rable. In this sense I mean that as an introductory film I can compare Force Awakens in terms of how it delivers its pacing, how it sets up its plots, and how well it develops its characters. However, I do not believe you can directly claim that Force Awakens is an inferior New Hope or that one is better than the other be-

cause they are products of different circumstances. Allow me to explain my rationale. So you could say “well I think Force Awakens does not pace itself as well as New Hope” and I would reply well that’s great. However, New Hope only had to focus on its central characters and flesh this information out over three movies, where Force Awakens has to do the same whilst also acknowledging everything from previous movies, whilst trying to explain time gaps between episode 6 and 7 whilst trying to bundle all this into one introductory narrative so anyone new to the series has a clue what’s going on. And this is where the crux of the problem is as you will commonly see either Star Wars fans who adore the series like myself, or people that have never really seen them and are perceived crazy by Star Wars fans for not seeing it. I am definitely guilty of this and this almost leads to a slight arrogance where the hard core fans like myself feel JJ Abrams should give us the film we exactly want. Well what did you want loyal fans? George Lucas 2

went very experimental with the Prequels and they were despised for it, where Abrams gave you a film where the film is nostalgically familiar whilst giving you a change of theme and introduction of plots that develop the lore and the story. If you look at Force Awakens from my perspective then you have to acknowledge that actually JJ Abrams did a masterful job of balancing the fan service we, the hard core fans, demand along with also giving the new generation who did not watch a trilogy that began 39 years ago the same magic we all felt when our par-ents and friends forced us to watch these films. In no way am I claiming that this film is perfect as I was not a massive fan of General Hux, I feel Captain Phasma was built up in marketing to be a badass and not a pushover and that I felt there was not enough explanation in the year gap between episode 6 and 7. However I do feel people are criticising the film for reasons that are not particularly valid seeing as there is a massive time gap between compared films, and a massive variance of what was at risk and who the films had to serve in their respective time periods. So overall when I look to score this film I do so not on what came before it but how it complements the previ-ous films, whilst looking to progress to the future of the sequels which is hard when you have iconic films like Star Wars that can prevent impar-tial reviews. This film serves as an example on how you can re-write the wrongs of previous films, and leaves a big question on a sequel which has to live up to this film and re-invent the wheel as the fans will not tolerate

another Death Star situation. Good luck Rian Johnson. Article: Bradley TaylorImages: Samuel Sturgess

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Long Live Loot Crate!

Article by: Bradley TaylorIllustrations by: Hannah Plane

Overall I am very happy with the contents especially, the Galaxy Quest Patch and Han Solo Funko Pop. So to wrap this one up, Loot Crate is a relatively unknown service, which in my opinion gives fantastic merchandise and apparel in a neat presentation for a good price. If however you’re not a huge fan of the collectables you do have crate options focused purely around apparel, along with other special limited crates such as Anime,

Call of Duty, Firefly and more that are constantly changing. For anyone that has heard of, or is interested in Loot Crate I would suggest looking them up and getting a crate, seeing all the past ones I missed has only fuelled my mad collector inner geek, the likes of which I plan to appease with all the tasty loot.

If you have read or are planning on reading my Star Wars article, then you will see that I am somewhat of a collector of geeky items. So somewhat over a year ago a podcast that I watch on YouTube was sponsored by Loot Crate, offering all the best in geek merchandise and apparel, and not knowing anyone who could give me a review I ensured that I got one for Christmas (thank you housemates).

So now that I have had my Loot Crate for a while I thought I would let you know about it and what I got in mine. So Loot Crate is a monthly subscription service where you pay around £20 a month, which can be cancelled at any time. The payments are taken out around the 19th of each month and are sent to be delivered by the 5th of each month meaning when a crate is gone it’s gone! So the way the crates work is every month a theme is announced along with the brands that will feature so you can pick and choose what you’re interested in. So, in my case I got the December crate ‘Galaxy’ which contained merchandise from Halo, Galaxy Quest and Star Wars.

As previously said if these are not your thing then previous crates have included: ‘Combat’ focusing on fighting games; ‘Time’ following pop culture films like Back to The Future and Bill & Ted; and ‘Summon’ which was all things Pokémon. So the point I’m trying to make is that if you consider yourself a Geek or a Gamer, then there

will be something in every crate that will probably appeal to you. Moving back to my crate, Loot Crate partnered with 343 Studios, Disney and Paramount to deliver some sweet gear including:

* Halo 5 Tin * Funko POP! Han Solo (Snow Gear) Bobble Head Figure * Star Wars BB 8 Socks * Funky Christmas T-shirt * Galaxy Quest Patch * Halo 5 Supply Pack Code * Galaxy Pin * Galaxy Magazine

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JAMNESTYSo there I was, on a cold Monday night, standing in the

dimly lit Edge of The Wedge, seeing a little known live music fundraiser set up by Amnesty International called Jamnes-ty. The place seemed packed from 8:30pm right up until the last band finished. So you have probably never heard of Louis Wagner, Novel-las or Flying Machines, but I’ve got to tell you they were

all amazing. Despite only £3 entry and the advertising budget stretching to a little paper sign on the door, there was over £200 raised, a great success.Okay, so this is the part where I have to say that I am in fact a committee member of Am-

nesty at the University and I

was one of the people organis-ing the event, so a little bias to

say the least. Having said that, if this year was a flop, I would probably be the first person to let you know. Luckily though Jam-

nesty this year was a huge

success. The crowded room vibe coupled with good live music just isn’t something you can beat and everyone came away saying they loved it. Now I’m not going to say organis-ing something like this is the hardest thing in the world,

especially when you have a well-recognised name like Am-

nesty International. However there are a lot of things that

can go wrong and there is no way of way of knowing what the night would be like until

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you’re in the middle of it. The days leading up to the night were filled with a mixture of excitement and anxiety. We had a few bands drop out and confirmed some new ones last minute which is always great. On top of all this we hadn’t really heard any of the bands

play until the sound check, an hour before the event started,

so we really didn’t know what they would be like. Fortunately the line-up was amazing, but the band that really stole the show was NO-

VELLAS. If you’re at all into rock or alternative in even the slightest way, I highly recom-

mend you check them out or even better see them live. I would definitely pay to see them live again, even on their own, and so should you.

“So what did the money go towards?”

I hear you all asking. Well here comes the shameless plug for Amnesty International you were all waiting for, so I’ll tell

you exactly what the money is going towards. The money is going straight to Amnesty international who have groups and campaigns

spanning the globe covering everything from the unfair treatment of refugees and freedom of speech to stopping torture and executions. This money is then split accord-

ingly between the campaigns that need it the most, which will likely be refugees at the moment due to the current crisis. The key to all of these are human rights and that people no matter what, get equal treatment. On a more local level, our group has a lot of great cam-

paigns going this year. One big event coming up is the schol-arships for refugees petition directed at the university. Already up to 18 UK universi-ties are supporting the petition including much smaller ones than Portsmouth. So on some final notes, I would just like to thank every-

one who showed up to Jam-

nesty, those that helped to set it up, the Edge of The Wedge for hosting and of course Louis Wagner, Novellas and Flying Machines. If anything in this article sounds up your street look us up on Facebook and it would be great to see

you at the next meeting, and of course look out for Jamnes-ty next year.Article: Jacob Jennings

I am confident that a Catfish set would be incredible. They’re at the very top of my list of artists to see live, tracks like ‘Kathleen’, ‘Cocoon’, ‘Pacifier’, ‘Rango’ and ‘Tyrants’ were made to be played at packed out festivals in the summer months. That’s not to say that the other tracks on the album aren’t worth a listen. ‘Business’ and ‘Hourglass’ especially are tracks that display emotion in abundance. Both songs deal with the complexities of relation-ships and address the angst by eplaining situ-ations that I’m sure many of us could relate to at some point or another. So, what we have in ‘The Balcony’ is an album that ticks all of the boxes, I can’t wait for the follow up.

‘The Balcony’ This debut from the Welsh rock band ‘‘Catfish And The Bottlemen’ has been on non stop repeat since I downloaded it. Despite not attracting much positive attention in the media from sources such as NME and the Guardian (which I don’t quite understand), I personally think that this is one of the best albums I have ever listened to, let alone debut albums. One of my favourite things about this album is that every song is just ridiculously catchy. It’s fairly easy to pick up the lyrics once you’ve heard each track two or three times and being able to sing along only makes the album more enjoyable. Now, we all know that catchy lyrics go hand in hand with live perfor-mances and despite not yet having the opportunity to see the band live.

Article: Henry Thornton

In this article I’m going to share with you two of my favourite debut albums, hopefully giving some insight into why I think these great records will stand the test of time. Looking at my selections I know all you indie kids out there will be crying into your organic vegetable samosas that I haven’t chosen some older material and I’m sorry about that, I truly am. Who knows, depending on how well this goes I might write a follow up with a different sample of musical excellence. Anyway, I’m not prom-ising a technical review filled with jargon and pompous gibberish here, just a bit of fun from someone who’s passionate about their music.

Released: September 15, 2014Genre: Rock

‘What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?’What an album. This beauty was released on the 11th March 2011 and for me, is a go-to when I want something great to listen to. From the explosive start in the form of ‘Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra)’ to the anthemic ‘Wetsuit’ and the simply sublime ‘All In White’, this debut from indie rock group The Vaccines is a classic. The vocals are provided by lead singer Justin Hayward-Young, who delivers catchy and thought-provoking lyrics with confidence and downright coolness. It’s rare to find an album where you like every track but this does just that. Eleven back to back bangers are followed by the slower track ‘Somebody Else’s Child’, providing a welcome period of calm and reflection at the end of the album.

Just before that, ‘Family Friend’ stands out as one of my favourite songs on the record. There’s something about a song that gradually builds up in pace and loudness until it erupts and showers you with molten-hot beats that you just can’t say no to. Again I regret to say that I haven’t yet seen The Vaccines live, something that will absolutely change in the future as undoubtedly, this album would grace any stage the world over. A success-ful debut then from an exciting British band, now showing off with the release of their third album, ‘English Graffiti’ in May last year.

Genre: Indie Rock4th place UK Albums Chart for ‘The Biggest-Selling Debut By A Band’ in 2011.

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Article: Emily Wood

2016 is a big year for films. BIG. There are so many new releases coming out this year that I tried to make a list of all the ones I want to see badly and only made it to April before realising that over 30 films in less than four months is a bit excessive. Somehow (a miracle) I managed to condense this list to not only my personal recommendations but a generic feel of what the big films of each month will be!

The Hateful 8 is Quentin Tarantino’s latest masterpiece. It’s the story of a bounty hunter who has caught a murderer and is taking her to claim his reward. However, there’s a big snowstorm and they have to spend the night in a cabin half way, but there are some other people in there too which inevitably causes trouble. In true Tarantino style it’s hilarious and features lots of blood and violence.Other movies to consider this month‘The 5th Wave’(22nd Jan), ‘The Big Short’(22nd Jan) & ‘Dirty Grandpa’(25th Jan).

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Deadpool is the latest addition to the Marvel family. It’s about a man (Ryan Reynolds) who goes through a rogue experiment which leaves him with special powers and adopts the alter ego Deadpool. The trailers for this film make it seem like not only the typical action films marvel produce but a comedy as well.

Other films to consider this month‘Pride & Prejudice and Zombies’ (11th Feb),‘Zoolander 2’(12th Feb), ‘How to Be Single’ (19th Feb) & ‘The Brothers Grimsby’ (24th Feb)

For any Batman or Superman fan this is the film for you. From the trailer and synopsis of the film, I can guess that Batman and Superman both seem to have an issue with each other at the start, but must join forces in order to defeat the villain Lex Luthor. Directed by Zach Snyder known for film hits such as Watchmen and Man of Steel this film is sure to be a hit.

Other films to consider this month ‘Truth’ (4th March), ‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant’ (11th March) and ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ (25th March).

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This is the second Marvel film of the year. The third instalment of Captain America digs a bit deeper this time round. The film explores how CA is conflicted on where his loyalties lie and causes major issues for the avengers. Any true marvel fan has to watch this film and I will probably be dragged along as my housemates thinks he is the best out of all of them (Yes, I know).

Other films to consider this month: ‘Eddie the Eagle’(1st April) ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ (8th April), The Jun’gle Book’ (15th April), ‘Midnight Special’(15th April) and ‘Whisky Tango Foxtrot’ (22nd April).

Other films to consider this monthBad Neighbours 2 (6th May), The Nice Guys (20th May), Money Monster (27th May) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (27th May).

Oh look another Marvel film! X-men: Apocalypse is another sequel of the prequels to the original films. The story line seems to be that there is a bad guy to defeat and the X-Men must join forces in order to do so! However, there are some new characters in this film which are the younger versions of the original X-Men cast. Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones) stars in this film alongside James McAvoy and Jennifer Lawrence.

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Melissa McCarthy brings us another hilarious comedy. This time around she plays a successful business women who goes to prison for insider trading. After being released she tries to rebrand herself and ends up being a Girl Scout leader. From the trailer alone, this film looks hilarious just like anything else I have seen McCarthy Other filmsto consider this month Independence Day: Resurgence (24th June) and The Secret Life of Pets (24th June).

This is the sequel everyone in our generation has been waiting for. Finding Dory continues on the story of our favourite fishes and focuses on Dory trying to find her family. Also with the hilarious voice of Ellen DeGeneres I think there will be more adults in the cinema than kids! We’re just glad to see them back after many years of waiting for a sequel!

Other films to consider this monthCentral Intelligence (1st July), The Legend of Tarzan (8th July), Ghostbusters (15th July) and Star Trek Beyond (22nd July).

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This is a sequel I have been waiting too long for. So far all we know is that Bridget (Renee Zellweger) seems to be having a baby! I’m sure more information about the film will be released soon but I cannot wait to see what happens!

This has to be one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. Given to us by DC this tells the story of many convicts who in exchange for a lighter prison sentence they are to take part in dangerous missions and therefore called the suicide squad. The trailers for this film look AMAZING and I can’t personally wait to see Jared Leto and Margot Robbie in these films as their performances look incredible! Definitely

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The Girl on the Train was one of the most read books of 2015, so of course it was to become a film this year! It tells the story of Rachel (EmilyBlunt) who takes a journey on a train (obvs) and becomes involved in some drama with the other passengers. I don’t want to say too much because it is supposed to be really intriguing, so wait for the film or read the book!

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Other films to consider this monthBastards (4th November) and The Accountant (4th November).

Need I say anymore about this film? Being a MASSIVE Harry Potter fan this is my number 1 film of the year to see. For those muggles who don’t know the story this prequel explores the adventures of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) who in the HP series is the author of the textbook ‘fantastic beasts and where to find them’. If only the wait wasn’t so long!

This is a Star Wars story that seems to take place in between Episode 3 and 4. So far the only description of the film we have is that rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death star. Felicity Jones and an ensemble of a cast star in this film. This is definitely something to look forward to at the end of the year!

Other films to consider this month Assassin’s Creed (30th December) and Passengers (23rd December).

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STAR WARS: ROGUE ON

Interview with

owner of the Game Over Cafe

Steve LoweIn an ever‐growing industry that prides itself in modernity, is it truly now ‘game over’ for the retro gaming community? Certainly not says Steve Lowe, owner and creator of you guessed it, ‘Game Over’, a brand new internet café located in Old Portsmouth where enthusiasts can indulge themselves in a plethora of original consoles and games. In a recent visit to the café before its grand opening back in October, James and I had the opportunity to talk to Mr Lowe about his facility. Walking into the café for the first time reminded me of the scene in Tron where Flynn is transport-ed to the Grid, becoming completely immersed in a digital environment. The ceiling is what first catches your attention, thousands of sponge tiles arranged together to replicate the familiar pixilated appearance of retro games. From the offset then, it was clear that this was going to be a special place. Having taken a further look around the vast selection of consoles available to use (and even getting horrendously distracted by a quick game of Pong), James began by asking Lowe about his equipment.

“It wasn’t really deliberate I just didn’t get rid of them... I just kept hold of them and then as other people got rid of them they gave them to me and I ended up having a small collection”. A small col-lection is an understatement, the café is full to the brim with tech, row upon row of desks laden with fully‐functioning consoles, monitors and controllers.

Looking beyond the fact that ‘Game Over’ cele-brates the preservation of retro gaming,Lowe was keen to stress his other motivations for opening the café. “It’s also about social interaction between people as well. I’ve run a couple of test sessions down here already and a good quarter of the peo-ple that have attended just hang around talking about stuff before they actually sit down and use anything.” It’s easy to see the potential that the café has to become a great social hub for players of all ages, the layout of the café encourages users to interact with each other face to face, or play in groups on the spacious sofa area at the far end of the room. “I wanted to make it inviting, everything’s out and you can just pick it up and use it. I’ve tried to set up all the machines the best I can with two controllers so that there’s always that social aspect” added Lowe. As well as being able to play on retro consoles such as the Vectrex and the Atari 2600, the café also provides access to some modern‐day con-soles, the likes of which you and I are so incredibly familiar with. Curious to learn Lowe’s opinion on modern gaming, we asked about his decision to include these consoles in his café. “I did it as a contrast more than anything. I didn’t go with PS4 or Xbox One as most of the games are for 15+ or adults and that’s no good in a family environment such as this”.

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Lowe continued by suggesting that “a lot of the modern games aren’t games, they’re simulations. Very complex simulations and they’re extremely realistic, but you can’t just jump on and jump off. I’ve had people down here and they’re playing Pong winner stays

on or who can get the highest score on Pacman because it’s finite in relation

to their ability...you can sit there with somebody for five or six minutes...and have an outcome rather than playing something that’s practically never‐ending. Here, you can take a physical car-tridge and plug it into something, it’s like having a collection”. Despite Lowe’s opinion suggesting a prefer-ence for retro gaming, the fact that modern consoles have been included in the café serves only to increase its appeal on the whole, a wider range of consoles will hopefully attract a wider and more diverse range of gamers to the facility.

A huge amount of time and effort has been invested into the creation of this facility and we wanted to know where Lowe’s passion for technology originated from. “When I was about 10 on a ZX81 I just started learn-ing programming basics and then got onto machine code and writing games as well...then I won a couple of competitions for IBM when I was 15 or 16. After that I went into pro-gramming full time and I worked on firmware as well...and just carried on from that really.” As a result of this long‐standing involvement in the industry, all of the consoles in the café have undergone a thorough test-ing procedure to make the gaming experience at the café as enjoyable as possible. “I’ve had to make sure that I can meet all the needs of the customer, whatever they wanted it was on hand, and where some of this equipment has been in storage or not used for a long time I’ve had to test it all now...so on the Facebook page if you see a console or game, we’ve got it. It works and it’s been tested.” To see such determination to provide customer satisfaction is refreshing and suggests that ‘Game Over’ will be a popular attraction in the city for years to come

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Health & Wellbeing

The DO’s and

DON’Ts of the GYMHere at Pugwash we want you all to live a healthy and fulfilling life, complete with rainbows and your very own pet dragon who can fly you around in complete comfort. However, what we want for you and what you get are unfortunately two different things, so instead I talked to my good friend Matthew Moase who is a Sports Science Undergraduate so I could get some handytips on what you should and should not do in the gym. Please note that although Matthew is a workaholic and very good at what he does, the information is a combination of facts and opinion on what you should or shouldn’t do if you want to be a healthy efficient human.

1. If not already, look to go to the gym 3-4 times a week for an hour to an hour thirty max per session.

2. Make sure you plan rest days so you don’t destroy yourself and risk injury, for example if you work out Monday, Wednesday and Friday then rest Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

3. Try to include the core exercises: Bench Press, Deadlift and Squat in to your weekly workout spread them over each day. Make sure you carry out these exercises at the beginning of your workout before anything else!

4. Don’t just go for the weights,

Resistance bands are fantastic for re-

hab but also for regressive exercises. Handy tip – try and use resistance bands in your warm up and cool down procedures for extra benefit.

DO:5. Speaking of regressive, Don’t hit the gym and instantly hit the

hardcore lifting. Start all your ex-

ercises at regressed stages and build up. This avoids lifting weights that are too heavy for you and having

to regress as a consequence. Stick to this rule and you’re sure to have

a nice fluid workout progression.

6. Make sure you’re drinking enough water! Most will know that women need 2-3 litres of water a day with men needing 3-4 litres a day, but you will also need to drink a fur-ther 1 litre to replenish all all the lost fluids you sweat out during exercise.

7. Lastly don’t be afraid to ask a trainer for advice in your local gym, 9/10 personal trainers will be hap-

py to give help and advice if asked so why wouldn’t you take advantage?

Here at Pugwash we want you all to live a healthy and fulfilling life, complete with rainbows and your very own pet dragon who can fly you around in complete comfort. However, what we want for you and what you get are unfortunately two different things, so instead I talked to my good friend Matthew Moase who is a Sports Science Undergraduate so I could get some handytips on what you should and should not do in the gym. Please note that although Matthew is a workaholic and very good at what he does, the information is a combination of facts and opinion on what you should or shouldn’t do if you want to be a healthy efficient human.

RECIPE:If you’re feeling up to it then why not also make your own sports drink? All you need to do is: • Make sure roughly 10% of

your drink consists of pure orange juice with added sugar.

• Dilute it with 50% water so it’s more palatable.

• Add a small amount of salt to compensate for mineral/electrolyte loss

Or • Get some of your favourite

squash, adding roughly 10% again.

• Add a teaspoon of sugar. • A small amount of salt.• And add 650-750 ml of wa-

ter and mix well.

DON’T:1. Commit to just doing Cardio exercise. Resistance exercise is also needed as they are great contributors to fat loss and overall muscle tone, just remember you don’t have to go HAM (look that one up) just use the regressive exercises alongside your cardio.

2. Need to do resistance training? Don’t be afraid to use the weight area, no one

was born tank sized or super muscu-

lar as at some point they looked like you so ignore them and focus on doing you.

3. Don’t be afraid to do weights! This one mainly applies to the lovely ladies, many of which have the preconception that weights = Arnold Schwarzenegger which is just not true. You need a lot of time and nutri-tional consideration to gain muscle so add

it to your arsenal as a handy fat burning tool.

4. Ideally you want to try and avoid doing

your cardio and resistance in the same session block, and instead try and split them over dif-ferent sessions e.g. Monday = Resistance and Wednesday = Cardio etc. if you just don’t have the time for that then always ensure you carry out your resistance exercises first before cardio.

5. Don’t neglect your back! Many people work on what is called “mirrors muscles” pri-marily consisting of chest, arms, quads etc., when you actually should be doing two back exercises to every one front exercise as the back has twice as many muscles and will prevent later life problems such as lower back pain.

6. Don’t skip your leg day – please it is just annoying to see skinny legs with a mam-

moth body…. you are not Popeye, ani-mated Hercules or 1990’s Batman (sorry Keaton). Get them leg days added in and give your body the all-round treatment.

And that ladies and gents is it! Follow these tips and take your gym life to the next level. Just want to drop another big thank you to Matthew Moase for taking the time to help me help you, and I hope you meet all your gym goals and one day get your rainbow with included complimentary comfy dragon.

Article by Bradley Taylor.

With special thanks to Matthew Moase.

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Everyone will tell you that tattoos are permanent, that you should think long and hard before you get inked and that tribal isn’t cool (just kidding). So now you’ve done all that, what now? I’ve spoken to so many people who say they want tattoos, but have no idea

what exactly they want. Common problem. Do you get that deep meaningful one, or the one that looks pretty or badass? My favour-ite place to shop for tattoos is ins-tagram, so many artists have their own accounts, true you might not be able to jet off to Australia to the specific artist you found but chances are you’ll find one closer to home that has a similar style.

Style of tattoo is another big

consideration before you walk into the tat shop across the road. Tattooists usually have a particu-

lar talent or preference for some styles over others, so knowing dotwork tattoos are your jam and finding an artist that specialises in that is going to work out much better for you than winging it. Do not ever show images on your phone. Pisses them off. Usually they’ll need to resize or add to what you’re showing them, after all they are artists, don’t make them look at your tiny screen.

So you have roughly what you

want, you’ve printed it out to about the size you’re after (two or three designs you want to work together? Print them all out) and

you want to go and book yourself in. Brilliant. But where on you is that tat going

to go? My personaopinion is that your first tattoo should be somewhere that can be contagious and it’s sods law you’ll find something else even more amazing than that first design. Also, tattooists aren’t keen (some flat out refuse) to do hand, neck, face tattoos if you aren’t already covered in them. Then there’s the size of the thing, usually the more detailed the design the bigger

its going to need to be (again some tattooists specialise in tiny tattoos, do your research) so wherever you’re putting it, there needs to be a big

enough area. As you may already know, some places hurt more than others. Generally the more

‘fat’ you have in that area

the less painful it is - so your thigh will hurt less

than your foot.How painful is it? Depends on your pain tolerance, but once you’re there let’s face it you’re not going to give up easily half way through if it means you have half a whatever

on you forever. I’ve seen huge wusses get inked with-

out issue. But don’t freak out if it does get too much, tattooists will always check you’re ok and that you’ve eaten (take a sugary drink if you’re really worried).

So now you know what you want, where on your body

you want it, what about the

price? Don’t haggle, if you want it cheap some guy in his kitchen will be able

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‘fat’ you have in that area

your thigh will hurt less

than your foot.How painful is it? Depends on your pain tolerance, but once you’re there let’s face it you’re not going to give up easily half way through if it means you have half a whatever

on you forever. I’ve seen huge wusses get inked with-

out issue. But don’t freak out if it does get too much, tattooists will always check you’re ok and that you’ve eaten (take a sugary drink if

So now you know what you want, where on your body

you want it, what about the

price? Don’t haggle, if you want it cheap some guy in

to do it for £20 but it will probably look like a monkey attacked you. Tattooists work hourly, so if you really need to know the price to budget then ask how long, not how much. Hourly prices will be on their website or Facebook. You’ll also need to make a deposit (usually one hour of tattooing) and pay in cash. That’s pretty standard.

A deposit is usually because you won’t get inked the day you walk through the door (be wary of anywhere that does that). The longer the wait time, the more in demand the artist and the better that is for you. It’s a pain, but it’s there forever, whats a few months waiting?

Once you have your ink the tattooist will suggest the

best ways to care for your new tat. You can never go wrong with some bepan-

then (nappy rash cream) but it’s worth doing whatev-

er they suggest.

Don’t be that guy that turns

up hungover, it will be twice as bad for both you and the

artist. Also don’t be that guy who has your other

half ’s name, spelt wrong, on your wrist. Be creative and don’t be afraid to ask questions. It’s permanent after all.

Why not check out the places Pugwash have been?

Article: Stephanie Bean

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TATTOO

FIXERSTattoo Fixers is your standard British reality television documentary, broad-

cast on E4. To those of you who have never seen it, the general gist is people with awful tattoos come in, spout their story, nine times out of ten it’s about the dreaded Magaluf mess up when they were wasted. The artists cringe at the *insert quote about sex/badly drawn penis* terribly scribbled on their body, then they draw up some fabulous designs based on vague direction from the guest. I first started watching the show to get an idea of how my own terribly done tattoo could be made into something I’d want to show off. Many tattooists had said they didn’t want to do the

cover up but would happily start off a fresh piece for me. Incredibly frustrat-ing, especially as my tattoo was a sober choice that had the tattooist not fudged it up, could have been awesome. So a whole show about cover ups? I had hoped it would help me understand what was possible in the whole cover up scheme of things.

I was, for the most part, terribly wrong.

So this lead to the development of a love hate relationship with the pro-

gram. I love watching the artists work, the designs they come up with and admiring the finished product, trying to work out if something like that could be done for me. I love all the tattooists, I don’t really have any grudges against

them, except that perhaps Jay is simply there because he is pretty to look at?

BEFORE After

(Image from: www.dailymail.co.uk)

(Right to left: Paisley, Alice, Jay, Sketch)

After

Not that I’m complaining, it took me a whole season to even notice that his tat-toos were not as great as the other two. It’s nice that they all have personalities and banter, it makes for easy watching.

However, I can’t stand it when people with no tattoos what so ever, apart from a faded stick man come onto the show. You could definitely get that lasered off in one sitting, why do you need a cover up? The terribly staged back stories for the guests are another huge turn off. Yes it’s reality TV and they’re hoping for a laugh, but “I let my friend tattoo me in a shed because I’m a lad” isn’t very funny, especially after the tenth guest spouts the same rubbish. In my opin-

ion, if you were stupid enough to get a terrible tattoo when you were drunk you definitely shouldn’t be able to go on TV and get a beautiful cover up. It will only encourage other morons to do the same. Another irritation with the show is just

how false it all feels, I can understand the play up for the cameras in certain bits, but if you wander into a tattooist

and say “umm I kinda was thinking, like a skull or something…” they won’t sit there and hand draw you a perfect de-

sign, they’ll tell you to come back when

you find some designs you like. Then there’s the receptionist. She doesn’t even make cups of tea. Is that the job of an actual tattoo receptionist? I’m not sure, I think they’re likely tattoo apprentices that firstly have tattoos of their own, and secondly make actual bookings? Heaven help me every time she squeals “oh ma gawwwwd” and that time she got one of them to tattoo a DOT on her finger? I had to turn it off. I’m sure she’s lovely, but please, why is she there?

So why am I still religiously watching it? Good question. I love the guests that come on with more genuine stories, the soldier that had a leg removed causing his original tattoo to read “I will never walk” instead of “I will never walk alone”. Or the girl that had her life turned upside down after the infamous roller coaster crash at Alton Towers, getting a tattoo to commemorate the support she had after the terrible ordeal. That’s what makes tattoos awe-

some in my opinion, having a lasting reminder in a beautiful way.

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www.channel4.com(Right to left: Paisley, Alice, Jay, Sketch)

“Heavily Tattooed”

as a student

As someone with lots of visible tattoos I tend to find myself being asked the same questions: how much did they cost? Followed by, how long did they take? So this seems like the best place to start. So far I have been tattooed for over 70 hours in total (two full sleeves, half rib and back piece, chest piece, and both calf/shins in case you were wondering) for a total cost of around £5,000. This is usually followed by gasps or silence from the curious strangers who presumably think I’m insane. My teen years were spent listening to punk bands such as The Offspring, Blink 182 and A Day To Remem-ber and anyone who watched Kerrang during the 2000’s can tell you there were plenty of tattoos on show. This was undoubtedly the catalyst in deciding to get my first tattoo and in traditional punk rock fashion I was unable to wait until I was 18 to get a tattoo in a legitimate tattoo studio, instead I found a friend of a friend who was willing to tattoo The Offspring’s logo on a naive 16 year old in a kitchen.

In hindsight this was a terrible idea and I would never advise anyone to do anything similar. Being objective I would say that being covered in tattoos didn’t seem like a negative to me in most part to having laid back parents who never tried to talk me out of being tattooed (although I did have the good sense to hide my first tattoo from them for 2 years!). And I have luckily never experienced any particularly negative reactions beyond sporadic stares and comments (usually made by people from older generations). In my experience people are al-most completely desensitised to tattoos, most likely due to most musicians and sports people displaying some level of art work on their body. However having tattoos will of course influence how others view you even if it is only on a sub-conscious level and there will always be peo-ple who have a negative view of them.In conclusion I would say that on the whole tattoos are becoming far more accepted, this isn’t an excuse to go crazy and get your hands, neck and face covered and still expect to be able to get a job but as long as you get your tattoos for yourself and plan them properly then the pros vastly outweigh the cons.

Article: Nick Foster (Pictured)

Do you like chicken? Good because it’s all chicken. A Nando’s is a religious experience. You walk through the doors that welcome you so and time after time, you are presented with a menu that you do not need. You know your order don’t you? Afterall, who hasn’t been to Nando’s?

So you sit, and you wait, behind the

fourteen-year-old lads with their Airmax trainers and that couple on their nervous second date, and so you wait. You’re seated; you immediately throw any belongings on your table. You’re going to order, you memorize your order, as if you haven’t ordered an incalculable amount of times before. Half-chicken extra-hot, peri fries, corn and a cup for “water”. Would you like nuts or olives? No. I just want my chicken. And so you wait. A meal at Nando’s is not just a meal, it’s a social experience. Where the Arch-

bishop of Banterbury is crowned and dethroned, it’s a place where the ban-

ter doesn’t come fierce, it comes flame grilled. Your food arrives, and like the second coming you now know what it feels like to be truly blessed. You eviscerate your meal, you feel con-

tent. You leave the desserts (honestly who actually gets them?), and then you wait, for the cheekiest of meals, who actually goes only once?

Article: Josh Willson

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FEATURE

Billy Bibby, former lead guitarist of Catfish and the Bottlemen is back, and he’s not afraid of success. With a gold record under his belt, Bibby is currently touring the UK with his newly formed band performing new songs. Bibby’s talented guitar playing rings distinctively through his new tracks, creating a modern indie atmosphere, with vintage elements, he’s on his way to becoming an auteur, by creating his own unique sound. Here’s what Billy had to say about his upcoming tour and his new solo career:

Can you tell me why you decided to form a band?

“I did a tour myself last summer, just gigging, performing songs that have come out recently, to see if people would dig the tunes. I figured the only way to go was to get a band; my heart is in playing with a band. It was fun doing gigs acoustically, but with a band… I wanted to give my songs

What was the process you went through to discover your new band?

“By chance, a friend of a friend, knew Simon Jones who is the bass player of The Verve, and he asked me to give him a call. I asked him do you know any musicians and ex-plained that I wanted to start a band. Simon owns his own studio outside Chester, and two weeks later we started doing auditions there. It was not as serious as X Factor or any-thing like that, no judging panels, you know [laughs]. We just chose people that fit the bill, and a few weeks later after we rehearsed a set we were ready to get a tour up. The book-ing agents got a tour in and we had a great response from the places, so it all happened pretty quickly over the past few months, but in

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What pivotal musical influences have inspired your new music?

“Musical influences depend on the terms of me writing a song, I don’t choose one specific person I’m listening to, it’s how I’m feeling at the time, songs I listen to and that I’m into at the time. Not recreate, but like the vibe of, try and take a similar vibe of them. I like James Bay’s new stuff, I’m really into that, however, my works a little more guitar driven, well, heavily guitar driven, that and Noel Gallagh-er’s solo stuff. Elvis is also a big inspiration, his someone my parents loved growing up, so I take little bits from him, and bands like The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac. Just a bit of everything really.”

Did you have a hand in putting together the lyric music video for Waitin’ For You?

“I put it all together, clips that I’ve always liked from a few cheesy Elvis films. A song can be a serious song, and the clips provide an element of happiness, you want to bring out some kind of humour in it. I wanted to make people smile when they saw the video, some clips that were kind of funny and a few of my own. Especially the video of the elderly man throwing away his crutches whilst danc-ing, first time I watched that it cracked me up, there’s a few things that crack me up.”

Would you ever consider/want to produce a soundtrack for a film?

“Yeah, I’d like to write songs for a soundtrack one day. It’s quite far down the line at the moment [laughs] but maybe one day.”

What has been your best tour memory?

“That’s a good question, I’ve not had that one before. I would say T in the Park, a few years ago. It was when things were starting to hap-pen for us, [Catfish and the Bottlemen] and it was one of those moments when everyone is bouncing inside the tent. I had goosebumps whilst we were playing the gig.”

Last year you were certified gold with Catfish and the Bottlemen, do you see yourself achieving the same level of success in a year’s time?

“That’s the plan, were not afraid of success. That’s the way we are going to go with it, one step at a time. Music business things don’t happen over night, you’ve got to work at it. Taking each logical step to getting that far, getting the tour and another single out. Just keep pestering, keep people interested and hopefully we’ll get to that position and a couple of years, and bring out an album that will have the same impact as The Balcony [Catfish and the Bottlemen] had.”

Do you think you will play Portsmouth on your next tour?

“We [Catfish and the Bottlemen] have played Portsmouth before, we played the Wedgewood Rooms with Little Comets as the supporting act, it was a great gig. When the booking agents asked where we want to play I said Portsmouth, but we got Brighton [laughs]. You can’t hit everywhere on a tour, but I would like to play Portsmouth again at some point.”

Are you currently featuring supporting acts on your tour?

“At this stage we are trying to get the tickets sold, we have a few local bands that come round with us, giving local bands a chance to flog some tickets for us.” Do you have any advice for anyone trying to make it in the industry? “Success is an element of a few different things that would take all day to have a conversation about. If you’ve got a song that you believe in, then it’s all about making someone else, and the public believe in those songs that you’re into. Get your song out there, pester people and make sure they listen to them as well. When you’ve got a good set of recordings then it’s just gigging. That’s how we [Catfish and the Bottlemen] made it, we were from the middle of nowhere in North Wales [Llandudno] and we had to get out there. We gigged from the tip of Scotland right to the bottom of England, it’s just about putting that work in there.Obviously, there is always an element of luck,

According to my Dad, a survey of 100,000 women in 1988 found that 68% confirmed that a man with a moustache was a superior lover than his clean lipped neighbour. Regard-less of whether this is true or not, my first ever Movember at the end of last year proved to be a memorable and hugely enjoyable experience (even if there was no increase in my ability to attract the female gender). Initially, I was sceptical about try-ing to focus on growing a mous-tache given the inevitable comments that I would receive throughout the month. Comparisons drawn to the facial stylings of a 1970’s Adult Film Director or perhaps the stereotyp-ical appearance of a man of Lat-in American origin were the least I could expect. It was fair to say that I feared the worst. On a more serious note however, I simply didn’t know enough about Movember itself. I was aware that it was a charitable organisation that encouraged men to grow out their facial hair during the month of November but that was about it, I didn’t know who or what Movember raised money for or how I could get involved with the chari-ty. It was time for some research!

Luckily for me, one of my equally hairy housemates was on hand to show me the ropes. He had done Movember in previous years and was happy to give me some basic info. This, combined with research of

my own enabled me to understand the great work that the people at Movember pledge towards chang-ing men’s health for the better. The foundation aims to raise awareness about crucially important issues such as testicular cancer, prostate can-cer, poor mental health and physical inactivity. Even though my personal life has never really been affected by any of the issues above, there was no question that I was motivated to try and do my little bit for the thousands of men in the UK that are unfortunate enough to suffer from these issues. By the time that the first of November came around I was ready to begin. The only thing left to do was psych myself up for the all-important first clean shave to start off proceedings. Given the fact that in day to day life I am a man that sports a (usually) neat-ly-kept facial arrangement, it was difficult to say goodbye to my beard buddy. Despite this crippling first-world problem, I kept my motivation in mind and pushed on through. That was it, with a swift few strokes of my razor it was off with the beard and on with the cold November winds nipping at my naked cheeks for the next four weeks. As the stubble start-ed to appear over the first few days it became overwhelmingly clear that it would be a while before any sort of respectable growth would man-ifest itself on my upper lip region. It had been just over a year since I had last been completely clean

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shaven and this meant that mo’gress would be slow, patience-dependent and maybe even subject to some mo’ditation (sorry I’ll stop now) to get the little fella properly up and running.

Nevertheless, I persevered towards the halfway point and after some in-tense concentration, a small collection of hairs could be observed below my nose that with a tilt of your head and a squint of your eyes, could be likened to the beginnings of a moustache.

Throughout the month I was over-whelmed by the hugely generous donations and collection of kind mes-sages that I received. So much so that after just two weeks I had reached my donation target of £50. I was chuffed to bits and I would just like to take this opportunity to reiterate my thanks to everyone that donated or sent me a message of support, you know who you are! So, with the wind in my facial sails and what felt like a resurgence in my mo’ growing capabilities I strode for-ward into the second half of the month, eager to justify the donations that I had received with a moustache that would make Ron Burgundy jealous.It was around the beginning of the third week of growth when I started to get comments from my peers about my efforts. Contrary to the predictions that I outlined earlier, the most frequently made comparison was to none other than Ned Flanders, everyone’s guilty pleasure when it comes to Simpsons characters. The fact that I decided to co-ordinate the beginning of Movem-ber with my decision to dress as Flan-ders for Halloween as a matter of con-venience clearly had nothing to do with

it. On the whole I got a lot less stick than I was expecting, either people kept their crude judgments to themselvesor simply respected the ‘tache as the majestic symbol of manliness that it

was. I’ll keep telling myself the latter.With the end of the month in sight it was looking to be a strong finish to what had been an excellent follicle campaign.

My ‘tache had overcome the most fear-some of adversities on its path to facial hair glory and had emerged on the other side looking bushier than I could have ever imagined. I was genuinely proud of what I had managed to grow in just a month and even considered keeping it for a little bit longer (no, I re-ally did). Despite all the fun that I had taking part in Movember and indeed writing this article it cannot be forgot-ten at this stage the main reason why I grew a moustache in November last year, to raise money for a ridiculous-ly good cause such as the Movember Foundation. I ended up exceeding my fundraising target by raising £60 for the charity, a small amount that I hope will help to contribute to the great work that Movember does year after year. If you’ve thought about doing Movember before then I really would recommend giving it a go. It’s a lot of fun, great for a laugh with your mates and you’re raising a bit of money in the process! Looking forward to next year mo’ bro’s.

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Starting up as a freelancer isn’t easy. You don’t have the con-nections, you question your abil-ity to find clients, and you ask yourself if you’re good enough to be doing this. But when I start-ed doodling stuff on my Adobe Photoshop CS3 back in Year 10, I thought I could make a living off of this tacky thing. And I’m trying.Working with real-world cli-ents on projects which have real briefs, requirements and deadlines sounds like a has-sle and an industrial paperwork fest however, for a creative, it is just about as much fun as you will ever have doing what you love. The creative freedom you get from a single project is enough to keep you going for the entirety of the job, which can last a week or 4 months.From those who have seen any of my work, I try to stick to min-imalistic design. Not only be-cause it is the ‘modern’ thing to do, but because people these days don’t have time to deal with complicated things, and make an effort to ‘understand’ them, they want it as simple as human-ly possible. I overuse the phrase ‘less is more’ way too much. But it is very true. Minimalistic de-sign is the way forward, and not only in the aspect of web and graphic design. Leave the tacky in the 90’s and pick up a ruler. At the start of this year, I decided to do a self-employment place-

ment, as opposed to the standard 9-month internship at a bigger company. One of the main rea-sons for this is it allows for the gain of client-based real world experi-ence, along with many benefits which you can’t get from stand-ard industrial placements. With an SEP, you are your own boss, you choose how many hours you put in and how much effort you put in, you choose whether you work from home or anywhere else. You don’t get that with an indus-trial placement, where you walk through the same corporate doors every morning, sit down in the same shared intern office and are told what to do by the same su-pervisor every single day. You can eliminate the chance to meet real world clients, work will be delegat-ed to you. You will also most likely be known as “Intern #1879654” instead of ‘John’. There are of course drawbacks to an SEP as well, the main one being that you won’t be sitting on an £18k mini-mum salary from day one, and you have to make your own way in the world of self-employment, which can be a motivational push to find clients. I am yet to find out wheth-er this will be an issue. So far, all my client-based projects were just on the side next to uni work, which was nice, I didn’t have to have them. Now that I actually have to think where the next client is coming from, that’s where things get slightly more worrisome.

Article & Images by Denis Brzozowski

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In spite of it being pretty much my full-time job since September, graphic design and illustration has also become my full-time hobby.Do what you love and love what you do. During any spare time I get, which mostly occurs on weekends, I tend to play around in Illustra-tor or Photoshop seeing what cool new. things I can come up with ei-ther for my portfolio, or just to share

on social media for a laugh. During the summer of 2015, I started a collection of polygon animals, which is actually one of my proudest creations yet If you are interested in my work, or want to hire me, visit my port-folio on www.denisbrz.com, or connect with me on Insta-gram and Twitter at @_denisbrz

Denis Brzozowskiwww.denisbrz.com

I am a second year Digital Media student and freelance Graphic / Web Designer with a strong passion to succeed in my chosen field. I have worked with a few worldwide brands as well as small and local business-es. My style is in the most part minimalistic and as clean as possible.

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Rain pelted and lashed against the steamed windows of the café one February morning. Tom stood in line waiting to order his morning caffeine fix, a large caramel macchiato. Tom’s phone chirped and hummed in his pocket probably with work emails, Facebook notifications and definitely messages from her. Her being Annie, the bitch who stole his heart and trampled on it. Steeling himself, Tom checked his messages from Annie. “Chris didn’t mean a thing, honey. Please come back.” Huh, the money must have run out real fast for her to come begging back so quickly. The only thing she might possibly want him for was the Valentine’s Day pres-ent and Insta pic before digging her claws into someone else. Tom wasn’t going to let her have the satisfaction. With a quick couple of taps and flourishes on the gleaming phone screen, Annie was gone from his life forever. Good riddance.

The sharp sound drew Tom away from his phone and when he glanced up, his mind did not immediately register who it was. On a closer, second inspection did the spark of recognition ignite. It was Charlie from primary school. ‘What can I get you, sir?’ ‘A large caramel macchiato.’ ‘No problem, name?’ ‘Well, you know.’

In the midst of his reverie, Tom hadn’t noticed the new barista or the customer in front hurling abuse at her. The barista stared at the mid-

dle aged woman standing in front of her. Her focus was on the jiggling jowl that moved to and fro with every over enunciated word, as her manager quickly handled the complaint. The woman, placated, moved on. Something was making Tom frown and silently curse at his phone, the ba-

rista observed. Custom dictated that she grab his attention to move the line on so,

‘Next!’

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Before Charlie could even say a word in reply, her manager barked out the previous customer’s order. Tom, deject-edly, had to move on. As Tom waited for his order, he detected Charlie sending sly looks his way. The reason for which was soon revealed as unbeknownst to him, Charlie had scrawled her number and Coffee? on his cup. Tom walked out of the coffee shop feeling on top of the world.

Short Story: Jessica PrattIllustration: Anna Tromop

A teasing smile bloomed across her face. ‘It’s good to see you, Tommy. Do you still like trains?’ Tom blushed, embarrassed that she still remembered his passion for the railway system. ‘Yes, Charlie. Do you still like collect-ing spiders?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘How about we catch up at some point?’