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Why you should consider going on tour during reading week

It is finally reading week , which means a week away from the stresses of university life for Arts students. Now, the idea of it is to catch up with assignments and, surprisingly to do a little reading. I hope I  don’t need to tell you that this isn’t really the case. In fact, as one of my lecturers says, we should call it ‘Go-home-and-do-laundry Week’ instead and I think she’s only half joking.
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By , Nov. 6, 2019

‘Video Games’: what defines a song of the decade?

Illusions of glamour and decadence underlined by a sense of doom – what is it about ‘Video Games’ that characterises the 2010s. Since her breakthrough in 2011, Lana Del Rey’s music has embodied the vision of an idealised Americana, the dying American dream disguised by nostalgic fantasies of red lipstick and romance.
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By , Nov. 5, 2019

A Colossal Discovery or colossal waste of time?

Pokemon Go had its first paid, global event ‘A Colossal Discovery’ on Saturday 2 November. Players across the world had access to exclusive missions and rewards, as well as being granted the opportunity to catch a Regigigas before anyone else. The event was a chance for Niantic to showcase the...
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By , Nov. 5, 2019