New Year’s resolutions feel like the worst obligatory ritual of the new year. However, with a plethora of apps, new and old, I’m hoping to ease the process this year and stick to some of the changes which I will reluctantly enforce. Here are some of the best apps I...
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One in ten ‘millenials’ (aged 25-34) spent this Christmas alone according to new research released by the mental health charity Mind. The poll of 2,037 people also found that the figure was one in twenty for those aged 65 and over. The research also outlines the significant pressures and stresses...
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If you’re reading this story hoping to be cheered up by some pleasant little article on baby animals or the joys of sewing, stop now. 2016 has just been one of those years. We’ve had unprecedented political upheavals, numerous celebrity deaths, Daesh terrorist attacks across the globe, a sneaky coup attempt in...
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Children prefer reading print versions of books, rather than digital versions, according to a recent UK-wide survey The Digital Reading Habits of Children (2016) by charity organisation The BookTrust. With the ever-increasing presence of internet technology, the widespread adoption of mobile devices and the digitisation of, it seems, any media...
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She is the writer of 17 books; an award-winning novelist, playwright and performer. And luckily for us, she also happens to be an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Warwick. The Boar’s Beth Longman recently spoke to A.L Kennedy about politics, empathy and fostering creativity. Back in...
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Driving along an empty road in a black convertible named Regalia; I look to the beautifully barren desert, the rolling dust storms in the distance and the local wildlife roaming the landscape. Here, the driver remotely raises the roof of the car and takes a sip of his coffee. It...
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The Grammy year, 1st of October 2015 till the 30th of September 2016, or rather the product eligibility period has, as ever, been an inexhaustible source of spirited debate; echoing the continuous dissatisfaction with the Recording Academy’s choices of nominees. Additionally, but not surprisingly, it revisited some older questions, which...
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Clocking in at just over 3 hours, I have to admit that the director, Bertrand Tavernier’s A Journey Through French Cinema is not a documentary on French film classics for the faint-hearted. Even as an English and French student, I did have a moment of worry that I would find...
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Inside No 9 offers a terrifying Christmas special - Reece Goodall reviews 'The Devil of Christmas'
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In The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris, Jenny Colgan’s lovable Anna Trent finds herself in the midst of a bittersweet tale of lost love after a freak accident at her job in an English chocolate factory. Anna, resigned to a routine life, finds herself in hospital with her now cancer-stricken...
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Amy Adams is at the peak of her dramatic powers. She is currently starring in two of this year’s most talked-about motion pictures. And with awards season on the horizon, she is already an early front-runner for this year’s Academy Award for Best Actress. Although arguably the most consistent actress...
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Planning permission has been granted to build more than 100 student apartments in Kenilworth, which will hopefully be ready in time for students in the 2019 academic year. As well as 105 student apartments, the new development will also be home to five new retail units for the town. The...
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New research by the University of Warwick claims the emotional wellbeing of voters is the deciding factor in elections and referendums, as opposed to economics or party platforms. The research involved over 4000 UK respondents being interviewed annually to determine whether people consider past performance of political parties when voting....
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