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The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan is a sequel to a film that doesn’t exist the same way Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is a sequel to a film that doesn’t exist. Both films assume we know the original story, add flashbacks from the original story, and add a heavy dose of...
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By , Jul. 10, 2016

Road to Rio: Ready or not?

Brazil. When I say that word, what do you think of? Carnival? Naked ladies dancing on the street? Football? Beaches? Poverty? I’m sure that if I had asked you this question last year, these are the answers I would have received. Now, the answers are more varied; corruption, Zika virus,...
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By , Jul. 9, 2016

Modular madness: The rise of Project Ara

Consumers already have the ability to customise their smartphones, whether it be through the selection of specific apps or picking out cases. Now imagine taking the element of customisation several steps further – that is Project Ara. The intention is to make it relatively easy and straightforward for the handset...
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By , Jul. 9, 2016

Generation Selfie

We can all be considered as honorary members of the so-called “selfie generation”, existing in a society in which figures as apparently disparate as Kelly Brook and Hillary Clinton are in the grip of a (somewhat) narcissistic urge for social media self-aggrandisement and public affirmation. Anointed by Oxford Dictionaries’ editors...
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By , Jul. 8, 2016

Days of Judgement: Cat 1

You’ve definitely seen it on your way into campus. A black, shadowy figure cemented into the turf outside the new bus complex. I have to admit when I first saw it, it looked like a prank, but it is actually a part of Laura Ford’s “Days of Judgement” sculpture series....
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By , Jul. 7, 2016

Murals and Politics: What’s the link?

Let’s be honest, street art is kind of the coolest. Don’t get me wrong, I can spend all day (and have) in a museum, appreciating everything from ancient artefacts to Dali’s surrealist paintings. However, you have to admire the talent and dedication that goes into creating street art in the...
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By , Jul. 6, 2016

Review: Doctor Faustus

Maria Aberg returns to the RSC to direct a lurid, fantastical production of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. By now, most of us know the story – an ambitious scholar makes a fatal deal with Lucifer’s agent Mephistopheles. In exchange, he receives near limitless power, and meets a tragic demise. Aberg’s...
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By , Jul. 5, 2016