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A Star Is Born: Review

WARNING: IF YOU’VE SEEN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS THREE VERSIONS OF A STAR IS BORN AND ARE YET TO SEE THE NEW VERSION, THEN THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE OTHER THREE VERSIONS, THEN IT ONLY CONTAINS MINOR ONES, BUT YOU MAY CONSIDER THEM SPOILERS NONETHELESS....
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By , Oct. 20, 2018

The rise of essay mills

The nerdy kid being paid to do their schoolmates’ homework has been a failsafe trope for decades’ worth of teen movies. Now, it has evolved and created an epidemic of cheating in academia. The Telegraph recently reported that “as many as one in seven university students have cheated on their...
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By , Oct. 20, 2018

There’s no business like slow business

Nowadays, everything we want, do, or even think about is fast paced. We want a quick search on Google to give us answers. Faster internet connection. The quickest online delivery service. The speediest transportation. Despite this admiration for speed, I am slow. Very slow. I don’t know if this may...
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By , Oct. 20, 2018

How literature inspires music

Within the intertextual sphere of art forms, books are usually the primary source of inspiration. Books are the written word and, as the oldest existing recorded art form, inspire films, plays and music with these roles very rarely reversing. This is perhaps due to the written word allowing such a...
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By , Oct. 20, 2018

Welcome to Cape Town

There’s a reason that Cape Town is regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world; lined with pristine beaches and a glittering blue sea that has earned Blue Flag status and cut through the middle with an impressive craggy mountain range, the city is a place where...
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By , Oct. 19, 2018

What Are The Best Movie Remakes?

The October release of A Star is Born features Bradley Cooper as the hard-drinking musician who falls for a rising talent. As Lady Gaga steps into the shoes of Janet Gaynor (1937), Judy Garland (1954) and Barbara Streisand (1976), Hollywood’s fascination with remakes remains as fervent as ever. Is Hollywood’s...
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By , Oct. 19, 2018

How artists change their tune over time

Hayley Williams, lead singer of American rock band Paramore, has recently announced that the band will no longer be performing one of their most popular songs ‘Misery Business’ at their live shows. The song is renowned as a powerful hit revelling in the victory of finally winning the affection a...
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By , Oct. 19, 2018