Protest is a lot better than mundane silence
Salman Mallick argues that protesting is a crucial part of democracy that shouldn't be forgotten by students
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Why is the government turning shops into homes?
Economists often fear the law of unintended consequences when making policy recommendations, where policies can have unexpected effects elsewhere or even make the original problem worse. Chancellor Philip Hammond could have used this policy in his recent Budget and made an attempt to solve two of the UK’s long-term economic...
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Keys to look out for this NBA season
The NBA’s 73rd season began a month ago on October 16th after another year of Warriors dominance and another insane off-season. In order to prepare for what is surely going to be a fun year, here is a quick breakdown of the biggest offseason moves, players to watch this season...
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Can you pinch pennies in Paris?
According to Mastercard’s 2018 Global Destination Cities Index, Paris is not cheap. Revealed to be the world’s third most popular city destination, beaten only by Bangkok and London, Paris was visited by 17.4 million people in 2018 alone. On average, each international visitor to the city spent a whopping $301 per...
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American Horror Story: The horror of returning characters
Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story (AHS) has returned for its eighth season and it promises a massive crossover between season one (Murder House) and season three (Coven). But is this really a crossover or just a series of references and guest stars?
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How Kate Tempest has made literature more accessible
Lucy Martin discusses how Kate Tempest's work has succeeded in opening up the often-deemed elitist world of poetry to a young generation who are equally disillusioned with the state of the world around them.
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The psychology behind our true crime obsession
Amber Spence explores why true crime documentaries are killing it with their audience.
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Where have all the Picassos gone?
Rhys Clarke criticises the locking-up of Picasso's works and questions why art has become a commodity, as well as what we can do to fix this problem.
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WMG to build UK Mobility Data Institute with £20m from Budget 2018
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will receive up to £20 million to allow Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) to create the UK Mobility Data Institute. The news was revealed by the Chancellor of Exchequer, Philip Hammond, after his Budget 2018 speech on 29 October.
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Noname’s Room 25 retains the fierce individuality that garnered Telefone so much praise
26-year-old Fatimah Warner, better known as Noname, rose to hip-hop stardom after she contributed a verse to Chance the Rapper’s 2013 mixtape Acid Rap, back when she went by the alias of Noname Gypsy (she later omitted “Gypsy” after being informed of its racialised connotations). In July 2016 Warner released...
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The truth about exec pressure
If you ever see me sitting in front of my laptop, looking stressed out, there is a good chance it has something to do with my exec role. It sounds quite counter-intuitive considering that societies are a fun way of spending your time, right? Don’t get me wrong, being an exec...
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Ghostwatch – TV’s scariest moment
If you’re searching for something novel and scary this year, why not try a TV broadcast that was so terrifying and controversial, it has never been repeated? Here’s the story of one of British TV’s most famous broadcasts, Ghostwatch. Ghostwatch was a drama that aired on Halloween 1992, although it took...
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Widows: Review
One of the most satisfying feelings when walking out of a film screening is knowing that all the correct elements have fallen into place just as you expected they would. These expectations are created when the people behind film have proven themselves time and time again, to the point where...
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