Articles by Mia de Graaf

Mia de Graaf

Muse Editor (2010/11)
Mia has written 47 articles for Nouse


Sex, food and rock ‘n’ roll

The definition of ‘sexy’ is “an impact one has on the senses – visually, audibly and tactically.” The ‘sexy man’ is “physically able”, “confident” and “sultry,” with the apparent ability to impregnate any woman of his choice

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Never say Never

Perhaps B-Rack was just too unambitious with ‘Yes, We Can’. Truth be told, ‘yes we can’ is a motivational message, but unfortunately it hasn’t come to fruit in every way he said it would

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Images reproduced with kind permission of Polly Borland and Mark VesseyDignified Dysmorphia

Polly Borland photographs adults as transvestite babies, and Berlusconi. But what is it all about?

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Gaffa tape, mini bottles and jorts…it’s Halloween

“I think gaffa tape and cut up tights…I could buy mini bottles and hang them—no, gaffa tape…”

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Emmy the Great

Emma-Lee Moss is notoriously penickety. Interviews often betray a persistent character, contesting definitions, questioning questions, and assuring you’ve got every last bit of info she has to give. This interview wasn’t a whole lot different

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Ollie uptonFresh Meat

Award winning screenwriter Sam Bain talks to Mia de Graaf about the comedy of Freshers in new Channel 4 show Fresh Meat

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Confessions of a Glory Hunter

In Argentina during the summer I got some interesting reactions to my being English: in one memorable episode a heavily-accented taxi driver launched into what he seemed to feel was a customary recital of a seven-minute Hamlet speech.

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Will Self

Novelist, hack and a national favorite for political comedy, yet Will Self remains entirely independent. He talks to Mia de Graaf about life out side the bubble

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Arts at York

Nouse has compiled a taster of some societies to watch out for – find them and many more at Freshers’ Fair and sign up for your year-long Arts fix

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A Kilimanjaro coffee. Image: alixanaeuphoria via FlickrEdinburgh Fringe ’11: Where to eat

Whether you’re performing or watching, the Fringe is a big one, and cafes will feel like a godsend in between shows. Mia de Graaf gives you her pick of pizza places, chocolate soup cafes, and hog roast rolls in Edinburgh this year

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Lucian Freud: Self Portrait, Reflection [2002]. Image: freeparking via FlickrLucian Freud dies aged 88

Celebrated German-British artist Lucian Freud has died aged 88 in his London home

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A widow from Vrindavan. Indian widows are conventionally expected to wear white.Not seen. Not heard.

With the the first UN-recognised International Widows Day on Thursday 23rd June, Mia de Graaf investigates the invisible existence of the world’s women in mourning

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Highlights of Hay Literary Festival

Gilbert & George, Taryn Simon & Simon Baker, and Rob Lowe

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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Photo Credit: AlreadytakenSpanish Left reels following defeat

With the results of Spain’s regional elections last month showing the Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party (PSOE) endure its most dramatic defeat since the 1970s, it is now taken for granted that they will suffer an equal fate in next year’s general election, scheduled for March.

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Capital Cities

Berlin, Belfast, Amsterdam, Prague, Budapest, London

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