REVIVE Magazine
Revive is a magazine based on sustainable fashion that I pitched to a group of magaizne industry experts.
Bethany Read
I am a 22-year-old journalism graduate who is interested in all things fashion, food, feminism and beyond.
Here is a portfolio of some of my favourite pieces of work from my time at university.
Happy reading!
Featured Articles
Explore a featured selection of my writing work below.
Has the world gone barking mad? This is why puppy yoga is taking over social media
Puppy yoga is a trend that has taken off across the country, with most major cities in the UK offering the experience. It is a big hit on social media too with #puppyyoga garnering 153.1m views on TikTok and 61.5k posts on Instagram.
A guide to the best roast spots in Nottingham this winter
It doesn’t get any more quintessentially British than the roast dinner. Succulent meat, fluffy potatoes, crispy Yorkshires, veg that melts in your mouth and topped with lashings of gravy of course. A roast serves as a reminder of family and celebration, which can be missed when living away from home. It’s the sort of comfort food that hits different as the days get colder and the nights get longer.
The barefaced truth: Exploring the complex relationship between women and make-up
A week ago, I was queueing at my local corner shop, chocolate buttons in hand, when I noticed a conversation between the woman behind the cashier and a man at the front of the queue.
Much to her discomfort he was telling her how tired she looked. “Well I feel tired,” she responded, “but you don’t need to tell me I look it.”
Much to her discomfort he was telling her how tired she looked. “Well I feel tired,” she responded, “but you don’t need to tell me I look it.”
From boredom to boardroom: Apprentice’s Avi Sharma on how Lord Sugar transformed his life
After nine weeks on The Apprentice under the watchful eye and sharp tongue of Lord Sugar, Avi Sharma was used to feeling under estimated.
“I was constantly going through a state of imposter syndrome on that show because, whenever I lost, I was told that it was my fault, but whenever I won I was told that I was lucky. I was always thinking to myself ‘am I really meant to be here?'”
“I was constantly going through a state of imposter syndrome on that show because, whenever I lost, I was told that it was my fault, but whenever I won I was told that I was lucky. I was always thinking to myself ‘am I really meant to be here?'”
Windrush campaigner Clive Foster MBE: ‘We are often uncomfortable with the conversation around immigration’
When the story broke in 2018 that there were people from the Caribbean who had lived for years in the UK but were now being threatened with deportation, we made an announcement to our local congregation at Pilgrim Church, Nottingham.
I was astonished at the number of people who came up to me after the meeting and said, “Pastor Clive, I’m concerned about my family.”
I was astonished at the number of people who came up to me after the meeting and said, “Pastor Clive, I’m concerned about my family.”
We asked Notts students for their first year regrets so you don't make the same mistakes
Whether it’s drunkenly snogging your ex in Rock City or scraping through first year with that all important 40%, I think we can all agree that regrets are a healthy and natural part of anybody’s university experience.
However, as a fresh-faced first year there is often a big pressure for the university experience to be picture-perfect. Despite what your mates all post on social media, reality cannot be so easily airbrushed.
However, as a fresh-faced first year there is often a big pressure for the university experience to be picture-perfect. Despite what your mates all post on social media, reality cannot be so easily airbrushed.
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