The Tony Awards returned this month, recognising the incredible achievements on Broadway over the past year, and it was a night that was very keen on stressing unity and inclusivity. Did it succeed, or were the Tonys just another stuffy award show, far away from the real world? The night...
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The popular US sitcom ‘Roseanne’ has been cancelled due to controversy regarding racist tweets from the show’s leading character Roseanne Barr, but what are the wider implications for television and wider society? Barr tweeted “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj” in the early hours of the...
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At the UFC’s recent Fight Night 130 event in Liverpool, a rising star of British MMA had the chance to stake his claim as a top contender in the UFC’s welterweight division in his hometown. Already a top 10 ranked fighter in his division, Liverpool’s own Darren Till took on...
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The field by Oculus at Warwick University campus will be the home of a potential world record as a team of volunteers attempt to build the world’s biggest blanket fort on Wednesday 20 June. The volunteers aim to raise £10,000 for Leamington Winter Shelter (LWS), which was set up as a...
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The discount retailer Poundworld has gone into administration, following two years of losses – a few years ago, it was expanding aggressively, but it now looks to be another casualty of the high street. With the latest data showing that the discount sector’s growth has slowed over the past year,...
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Reece Goodall explores the recent experiment which hints at the existence of a new neutrino particle, which could be responsible for a number of unexplained phenomena in astrophysics.
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Isabelle addresses the backlash which a scene depicting sexual violence in 13 Reasons Why has received, and argues that the scene was bold and necessary
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Many say that books are knowledge, and knowledge is power. Historical fiction is no exception. Plenty will say history is boring, and that historical fiction is no more exciting, yet this is far from the truth. You can learn so much from reading historical fiction, and who would pass up...
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A number of years ago, pianist Gloria Cheng sought out a number of the most well-regarded film composers of today’s world and asked them to write piano music for themselves – the piano, she says, is the best instrument for revealing a composer’s true voice, and she wanted to see...
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With exam season finally ending, there is no better way to spend your time binge-watching TV shows. Here’s a list of Netflix shows, as well as some hidden gems, that are a perfect accompaniment to your lazy summer days free from exam stress. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt This Netflix show recently released...
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After the Monaco Grand Prix a few weeks ago, the drivers were quick to voice their opinions. “This is probably the most boring race ever,” said Fernando Alonso, and Lewis Hamilton chimed in with a similar sentiment: “Wow, it was intensely boring.” This was down to a tight circuit that...
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After spending much of this year studying Charlotte Brontë, the opportunity to see Brontë at the Loft Theatre was one I could not turn down. The possibility of seeing the lives of one of the most famous families from the British literary canon coming to life on stage promised to...
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Ucas announced that they will drop its requirement for university applicants to declare criminal convictions, reaffirming that “higher education is open to everyone”.
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