A post-lockdown trip to the barbers
After taking a trip to the barbers when they opened across England on July 4th, James Palmer and Adam Agowun share their experiences.
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How will we look back on lockdown?
In months and years to come, we will all look back on lockdown differently. Adam Agowun considers two approaches to thinking about time in lockdown.
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What are the consequences of Dominic Cumming and going?
Written shortly after the scandal occurred, Adam Agowun considers the impact of Dominic Cummings' trip to Durham.
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Madeleine McCann is a symbol of both hope and failure
Every couple of years or so, the same pictures of a three-year-old girl show up in the media. Yes, Madeleine McCann has resurfaced again with new theories, new players, but the same public reaction. Forgive me if I’m a bit sceptical, but I don’t think we’re going to find her....
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What Happened to: ‘Jak and Daxter’?
Naughty Dog games have come a long way.
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Swimming against the tide: the countries opening for summer holidays
Some countries have announced that they'll be opening for foreign tourism in the summer. Adam Agowun asks whether it's too soon to be going on a summer holiday.
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Rolf the campus cat’s lockdown tips
A satire piece featuring tips from Rolf the Campus Cat on how to cope under lockdown- especially since you can no longer travel to campus to meet your adoring fans!
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Should you learn a language in lockdown?
Should you learn a new language while in lockdown? Adam Agowun makes a case for picking up a second or third language.
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Reflecting on my first term abroad
It is about 8 degrees outside, already dark at 4 pm, grey and miserable. That's right, I'm back in the UK! I know it sounds like I'm complaining here, but I'm not. Turns out that old adage, "there's no place like home," is absolutely true. I went on my first term a little earlier in August, and I came back in November, so I've been back from my placement at a daily newspaper in Mauritius for a while, but it's taken me about a month to process everything anyway, so here's a little reflection.
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Why there is nowhere better than home
Naturally, every time I go home, I get this warm feeling in the bottom of my heart. Why? Well, in a word: my mum.
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Why you should consider going on tour during reading week
It is finally reading week , which means a week away from the stresses of university life for Arts students. Now, the idea of it is to catch up with assignments and, surprisingly to do a little reading. I hope I don’t need to tell you that this isn’t really the case. In fact, as one of my lecturers says, we should call it ‘Go-home-and-do-laundry Week’ instead and I think she’s only half joking.
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Why is travel writing important?
There is no doubt that people enjoy writing about their travels telling us about the places they have seen and things they have done, but why is it so important? What has made me want to sit at my laptop on the other side of the world at 9am and write this?
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