As a finalist studying Hispanic Studies, I spent my year abroad a little unconventionally. I avoided studying or teaching English, and opted instead to live in the Costa Rican rainforest and work in Conservation. It has truly been the best year of my life so far, but there are a...
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One of the big questions surrounding Toy Story 4 was always where it could go – the first three films are masterfully made, a perfectly wrapped trilogy with a story that had seemingly reached its conclusion, so what could a fourth Toy Story film possibly add? Well, based on the...
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The cases of the ISIS brides Shamima Begum (in the UK) and Hodia Muthana (in the US) and discussions about whether they should be allowed to return to their home countries or not have been hitting the headlines as of late. Respective government reactions (Home Secretary Sajid Javid has revoked...
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The UK government has published a new strategy outlining plans to boost international student numbers by 30%.
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Age is proving to be no barrier for Sky Brown, the 10-year-old superstar skateboarder and surfer looking to compete in both her favourite sports in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Sky Brown started skateboarding when she was just four years old and now she competes against people twice her size in...
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Margaret Atwood, a woman who can captivate readers from the first sentence, sits and writes “It was dark inside the wolf”. Intriguing, right? The author certainly seems to think so, as she sits back with a satisfied grin on her face after proposing this line as the opening of a...
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Speaking ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, Wolves Captain Conor Coady remarked he wanted this team “to make history”. In the build-up, Molineux was greeted with shimmering gold flags and a match-side appearance by club legend Steve Bull. As the customary rendition of Hi Ho Silver Lining...
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Cally Salter discusses the latest Game of Thrones Trailer and what we can expect to see in the eighth and final season of the show.
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There have been many hot takes on Bring Me The Horizon’s sixth album Amo in recent weeks. Many of these have been unfair criticisms levied by those who still haven’t forgiven the band for abandoning straight up metalcore what is now almost a decade ago. I’m not one of those people. I...
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Have you ever noticed the thing with film comedies nowadays? That they’ll put the best jokes in the trailer, implying that there’s more humour to come when the watch the film, and then it’s almost invariably not very funny. Well, I want to get something out of the way now...
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The National Union of Students (NUS) has recently stated that working class students are turning to loan sharks to fund hidden fees charged by their universities upon arriving at their selected institutions. Due to a lack of transparency, students have been forced to pay extra for compulsory materials, trips and...
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On the 13th March, Facebook Inc. suffered its biggest outage to date with millions losing access to their accounts across North America and Europe. The group includes multiple platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, with many users suffering severe disruption to these services. I was posting an “Insta”...
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In my first year at university I hated doing further reading for essays. Why waste time reading what other academics have written when you could be coming up with something new? Essay reading is not the most engaging activity, but with some strategies you can get it done quickly and...
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