The BBC’s Three Girls and TV’s Social Responsibility
The Finsbury Park attacker partially blamed the BBC's 'Three Girls' for his crime - does TV have a social responsibility to tackle this?
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The lasting power of Minecraft’s procedurally-generated music
Minecraft, first released in Alpha in 2009, boasted an infinite, procedurally generated world, leaving players free to survive and thrive entirely as they wished. The first major game of its type, the agency afforded to players to destroy terrain, craft items, and build their own vast structures, all while attempting...
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The end of the personal statement?
Personal statements: The good, the bad, the ugly and weird. Everyone remembers writing one. But are they even worth it? Arwa Rahma explores
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Andrew Kersley’s Highlight of 2017
For me Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is definitively the best game of 2017. I say this mainly because, on my first run-through – rather shamefully might I add – I played through it all in one prolonged sitting – something I very rarely do. They didn’t think of direct profitability or cold...
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2017 in science: Artificial wombs, life beyond Earth, and more
Andrew Beale reviews the biggest science news in 2017, from a successful artificial womb to the discovery of potentially habitable planets.
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Celebrity Big Brother: Literary Edition
Once again, Celebrity Big Brother graces our screens. It is known for its big characters, fiery romances and explosive feuds, but what would happen if some of our favourite literary figures were included in the line-up? The Twits Hideously vindictive and comically cruel, the Twits would relish stirring up controversy...
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Why those accused of rape should be granted anonymity for true justice
Just over a month ago, the rape trial of Liam Allan, a 22 year-old student, collapsed after the police handed over text message data which supported his case for innocence. He lived ‘two years of hell’ in a legal limbo, and spent months not knowing whether he was to be...
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Electrifying rock and a message of love: meeting the cast of MTW’s Rent
Excitement is building for Music Theatre Warwick’s (MTW) latest show Rent, opening next week at the Goose Nest at Warwick Arts Centre. The play is set in 1989 New York, focusing on a group of outcast bohemians fighting for liberty and against the corporate man. It’s a rock musical loosely...
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Coffee House Sessions: The Tailormade
The Tailormade are a boyband, but not in the conventional sense. The band in question is the now London-based threesome Jack Frimston, Matt Pickersgill and Aaron Murphy. Originally crossing paths at university, the trio has been touring a number of universities and seeing fresh faces like their own from just...
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BREAKING: Strike action confirmed at Warwick
Strikes at 61 British universities, including Warwick, have been confirmed after University and Colleges Union (UCU) members voted overwhelmingly for strike action over changes to the USS pensions scheme. Talks between the UCU and Universities UK (UUK) concluded Tuesday 23 January without any compromise when the USS negotiating committee sided...
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Considering life after Brexit – is Britain going to join the TPP?
British ministers have held informal discussions on the possibility of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to reports published recently by the BBC and Financial Times. The TPP is a proposed free trade group, uniting 11 member countries: Canada, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Brunei, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and...
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Black Lightning – Sparks Fly in a Promising Pilot
Black Lightning looks to be a different type of superhero TV show - Ellis Ogilvie reviews the pilot episode.
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Jo Johnson asks universities to “open minds, not close them” in Boxing Day speech
Jo Johnson delivered a speech urging universities to "open minds, not close them," as he unveiled plans for a new Office for Students.
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