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Sharing and shunning: art in the age of media

Built into our generation is the want and need to share everthing we see. Standing in front of Las Meninas, in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, you are surrounded by an eager crowd who pour over the faces of the suspect royalty. Through murmurs of “enigmatic”, “complex” and “seminal” your...
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By , Oct. 12, 2017

Are micro-transactions good for gaming?

Decades of bloated video games have left us entitled and detached from reality. If you want more, you pay more. Just like upgrading to a first-class ticket, micro-transactions are an entirely optional indulgence and, fundamentally, every player reaches the same destination. It’s just a case of how comfortably you get...
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By , Oct. 10, 2017

A reminder of our younger selves: Kaleidoscope Exhibition review

The University of Warwick was founded in 1965 as part of the government’s aim to expand access to, and encourage citizens to seek, higher education. This ambition to broaden Britain’s access to education seems to be reflected in The Arts Council’s touring collection, the Kaleidoscope exhibition, which has recently opened...
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By , Oct. 10, 2017

Handling Homesickness

It was a mere two months after my eighteenth birthday that I was driven for two-and-a-half-hours from my South Wales home to become a fresher at the University of Warwick. I was forced to temporarily leave the friendship group I had been a part of since I was five years...
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By , Oct. 10, 2017