journalist & writer
By Sara Valle There’re so many different reasons to enumerate to explain why book banning is wrong, that I don’t even know where to start. Mainly and quite plainly, knowledge is power. The advantage of having access to an education, to the written word, has made us more malleable and curious. We want to read …
By Sara Valle You’re not ugly, you’re just not in season right now. That’s what beauty influencer and owner of Somber Studios, Jessica Vill, said to her thousands of subscribers in a video two years ago. Her words are as relevant today as they were in 2021. The “clean girl” aesthetic looked like the light …
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By Sara Valle AI is revolutionising the world – and whoever says otherwise is lying. It feels real – ChatGPT talks like a person. “I’m here to provide information, answer questions, and engage in natural language conversations on a wide range of topics.” It always knows what to say and it can also breathe life …
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By Sara Valle It’s a strangely sunny day in the UK and you're queueing up under the blazing sun; ticket available with a couple thumbs on your phone. There’s litter on the floor – from colourful and silver wrappers, to cans of cheap beer, and mini glass bottles of all sorts of spirits. When you’re finally …
By Sara Valle It’s a Friday evening and people crowd in front of Islington Town Hall’s majestic neoclassical building. Clouds gather in the sky and confetti piles on the few steps that lead up to the main entrance. Someone has just gotten hitched – their colourful gowns look brighter than the white blanket that’s the …
by Sara Valle The cool air of late May caresses your bare arms and your calves warm up as you pedal, dodging the cars. When you stop behind a red double-decker bus, a cloud of grey exhaust fumes hits you in the face. Now imagine all this but without the heavy traffic, the honking horns, …
Written and captured by Sara Valle People gathered on a Monday night in indie venue Lafayette in London to see what the actor-turned-singer Maya Hawke had to offer. South African singer Manu Grace opened for a crowd of expectant fans with a set of groovy beats and unguarded lyrics. Standing on stage in her green velvet dress with her guitar and …
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Text, photos, and infographics by Sara Valle If you’ve ever thought about buying in bulk, you might’ve been put off because of the inconvenience of having to carry empty containers to the shops or the high prices of organic food. But there are ways to make bulk shopping cheaper - while helping the environment at the …
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