What’s behind the decline in award show ratings?
The consistent fall of award show ratings is a topic that has received much analysis over the past few weeks - why is it the case?
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BREAKING: Fire at Warwick Arts Centre
Warwick Arts Centre was evacuated and three fire engines called to campus today after a fire broke out.
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The story of female authors
When I think back to some of my favourite books and some of the best-loved books of all time, many were written by female authors. From English lessons exploring the Yorkshire moors with Cathy and Heathcliff in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, to wishing I attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
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Ellis Ogilvie’s highlights and lowlights of 2017
The third in our series of the best and worst of 2017’s games comes from Ellis Ogilvie, with highlight Night in the Woods and lowlight Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Highlight: Night in the Woods This was a gaming experience I was incredibly grateful for, for the community collaborating to support...
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Football in the floating city
Paddy Graham offers a fantastic insight into the beauty of following Venice's local team on his term abroad
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Toronto: a city to be proud of
Famously (within Canada, at least) Toronto and the rest of Canada do not like each other. Toronto considers itself to be the best the country has to offer, while non-Torontonians perceive the city to be arrogant and too American. Prior to my trip to Toronto last summer, I was inclined...
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Michael Georgiou wins 2018 Snooker Shoot Out
Michael Georgiou has won the 2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out, defeating Graeme Dott 67-56 in the final. It is the Cypriot player’s first ranking title, and it came after a tight battle. A new name on the trophy was guaranteed after defending champion Antony McGill lost to Mark Davis in...
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Romantic Films: Exploring the unconventional
Valentine’s Day. Exciting for some, miserable for others and for the rest, simply just an ordinary day. Whatever your current relationship status, I would recommend you comfort yourself with a movie. I mean, who doesn’t want to cuddle up on the sofa with a chocolate box ready to devour regardless...
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A dissonant folk album leaves us wondering where Stick in the Wheel will go next
London folk band Stick in the Wheel begin their new album with the lively and traditional ‘Over Again’, with its looping guitar melodies, pulsing and vividly textured instrumentation, and a driving rhythm that is both deeply historical and fresh. Almost the band’s statement of intent, this song utilises simple and...
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“Sacrificing emotional sincerity for technical invention”: Brief Encounter review
The 1940’s may rightfully be remembered as this country’s last romantic age. While the decade was beset with warfare and the looming threat of invasion, no other period in recent British history has borne quite so striking a resemblance to the ‘merry, old England’ myth that permeates our native culture....
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Why Next of Kin isn’t the drama that Muslims deserved
Sam Savelli looks at the portrayal of Muslims and Islam in Next of Kin, and explains why it is a problematic depiction.
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Jailbreak 2018 winners reach Santa Cruz de la Palma
This year’s Jailbreak has finished, with the winners travelling 2952.10 kilometres and reaching Santa Cruz de la Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco. The team, named ‘Team Blue Waffle’, consisted of Paula Tel Hidalgo, a first-year Economics student, and Lennart Greiner, an exchange student in the School...
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One year on – looking at media coverage of President Trump
It's been a year since Donald Trump was elected as President - Isabelle Atkins looks at the results of a study into news coverage of him.
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