2018 was a successful year for Lucy Skoulding, Boar Books Editor of 2015-2016 with her debut novel, So Great a Man: The Ploughboy, having been released in June. Five months later, the second book in the trilogy, Fortune, came out. She also completed her National Council for the Training of...
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The University of Birmingham has been criticised by unions and campaigners for “discriminatory” monitoring of non-EU academics.
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Is the Education Secretary trying to make British society one in which degrees are for the rich and apprenticeships for the poor? Back in December, The Guardian columnist Laura McInerney argued as such, deriding Damian Hinds’ call for British society to end its snobbery about apprenticeships. She lambasted his move to...
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Another round of climate talks ended in December as COP24 came to a close in Katowice, Poland. This was the first meeting with the aim of agreeing on rules to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement, and there was plenty of expectation that there would be a significant breakthrough. However, the...
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Whether it’s date night, an excuse you used to avoid leaving the house in sub-zero temperatures or just because it’s a Tuesday afternoon, it is difficult to escape the allure of a good ‘chick-flick’. However, with the hundreds of movies being added to streaming services such as ‘Netflix’ and ‘Amazon...
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There is always a danger which comes with adapting beloved children’s books for the screen. Yet aided by author Daniel Handler (writing under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket), the Netflix adaption of A Series of Unfortunate Events conjures up the familiar mystery, melancholy and moral dilemmas of the bestselling books.
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Matthew Dale examines the evolution of eSports and its significance as a serious competition
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New Year’s resolutions are notoriously tricky to maintain beyond the end of January, especially as the fresh start also signals the start of a busy Term 2 for students. I have promised myself that I will incorporate reading for pleasure into 2019 rather than just read for my course. However,...
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Meeting the team of X at 10am on the first day of term, I was worried that everyone might be slightly bleary-eyed. But director Joe Matty, producer Eve Allin, and actors Nicole de Barra and Luke Mott, are simmering with energy. Jokes abound, affectionate and knowing. You could be forgiven...
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Yusuf Ali explores the evolutionary cognitive adaptation theory of mankind's predisposition to religion
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For most people with a full-time job, and for many of us students looking into post-graduate employment, five days per week of the nine-to-five grind of working life appears to be the norm. But what if that could all change? Could a four-day week boost our productivity, or is the...
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Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour In her third studio album, Kacey Musgraves delivered the best album of the year – Golden Hour is a fantastic piece of work, attracting critical plaudits and four Grammy nominations (including a prestigious ‘Album of the Year’ nod). That such a personal collection of songs has...
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This year, the highest paid YouTuber was seven years old. Ryan Toysreview made $22 million this year alone from his toy reviews. With the rising trend of parents sharing their children’s lives online, it’s no wonder that big brands are tapping into this to market their products. Here in the...
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