10 WAYS TO RELAX YOURSELF Let’s face it. Life is stressful these days, there are no two ways about it! We’re all under pressure from family, work, finances and friends and it can all get too much at times. Luckily, we know a few ways of getting ourselves chilled, relaxed and ready for the trials of the day. And guess what? We’re going to share them with you!...

Still Told… Have you been told ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ or not to go out with wet hair because you’ll catch a cold? How many of these old wives tales are gospel and which ones are just plain silly? DON’T OPEN AN UMBRELLA INDOORS… This superstition actually dates back to Victorian times where umbrellas could violently pop open and...

5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW… ABOUT PARTYING AND YOUR BODY! Yes, we all know that your decision making abilities are hindered by drinking, but did you know these facts about how all that hard living and hard partying can affect your good looks? BLOTCHY SKIN As you drink your way to oblivion (thus becoming the wittiest, most attractive and interesting person...

Fancy the High Jump? You don’t have to be in and around Portsmouth for very long before you realise that the seafront has a number of hotspots that people use to cool off whenever there’s some warm weather. Tombstoning is, let’s not beat about the bush, bloody stupid. End of. In 2008 a tombstoner was paralysed for life after leaping off the South Parade Pier....

The Truth Behind Beer Before Liquor… We’ve all heard the line: “Beer before Liquor, never been sicker… liquor before beer, you’re in the clear”. But is it true? The answer is, well, yes, sort of – but for reasons that are down to your drinking preferences… WHY? The saying has probably come about because of the tradition to finish a wild...

October is ‘Black History Month’, an annual observation and celebration of the history and culture of important people and events within the African Diaspora. However, despite the fact it’s widely celebrated in the UK, as well as in the USA and Canada, it remains an event that many people are aware of but actually know very little about. Mayhem! investigates...

As Halloween approaches, what better time to celebrate the cultural legacy of one of British cinema’s greatest cinematic chillers? Best known for their Gothic horror period, Hammer Films have lifted the lid on  a coffin thought long-sealed and is rising again! HELL AWAITS Surprisingly, Hammer had little to do with scaring folks witless in the early days – its...

It’s that time of year again, time to pack away the sun cream, fold up the picnic blankets and say goodbye to the summer holidays and prepare to go back to work! Remember when you were a kid and going back to school was a love/hate time? Hating the fact that summer holidays had finished and you couldn’t hang out with your friends from dawn to dusk every day;...

Whether they’re fact or fiction, love throughout history has been behind some of the world’s most famous stories. Many of which end in tragedy, so here’s a few where the guy actually gets the girl…   SHREK All young girls grow up reading fairy tales with the idea of a female being trapped somehow, until a knight in shining armour...

…Have Fun! Or do they? This and other questions have left mankind in a flap since time immemorial. But never fear, we at Mayhem! can help you. We understand that you need to play it cool in the potential minefield that is ‘the girl question’ – designed to catch you out every time. But with a little help, you can straighten up and fly...