Last Night I Watched: ‘L’auberge espagnole’
Hannah Drew reflects on the French film ' L’auberge Espanol' and life as an Erasmus student that is reflected.
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Be Bullish on Europe?
Back in April I wrote about the challenges that the Eurozone and the European Union at large were facing. Economic catastrophe and another big debt crisis stood knocking on the door as Covid-19 was ravaging Southern European economies and threatening the solvency of countries like Italy and Spain. But this...
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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’: the cinematic return
Disney+ is taking on the challenge of adapting the Percy Jackson books and Tom Wilson discusses whether there is hope for the TV show after the disappointing film adaptations
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Supporting hair and beauty businesses owned by black people
Supporting businesses owned by black people is such an important way to tackle issues with diversity and inequality in the fashion and beauty industry, Molly Powell explores.
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Adria Tour: philanthropy does not justify disregard for safety
The Adria Tour opened on 12 June in Belgrade, Serbia, and was set out to continue across the Balkan region to Zadar, Croatia on 20 June; Crna Gora, Montenegro, on 27 June; Banja Luka, Bosnia & Hercegovina on 3 July and finish in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Hercegovina on 5 July....
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David Moyes allowed his players to suffer, West Ham will be relegated if it continues
Since the Premier League restarted earlier this month, David Moyes has made four substitutions out of the ten available to the West Ham manager. Upon returning to the London Stadium hot seat in December, Moyes proclaimed: “Winning, it’s what I do.” Statistically, though, Moyes is the least successful manager in...
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The positive environmental impact of the LGBTQ+ community
The discussion around intersectionality and social justice in regards to climate change is often focussed, and rightly so, on the ways in which marginalised communities are at a greater risk than the rest of the public. Increasingly, we learn how climate is a gender issue, a class issue, and a race issue,...
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The lowdown on Chrome’s privacy update
The recent security updates, now available in the Chrome browser (version 83), are some of the biggest yet. As students, we spend what seems to be an infinite amount of time using browsers, whether it is for writing essays; doing online shopping or checking Facebook. As students, we spend what...
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University of Glasgow criticised for honouring James Watt
The University of Glasgow has been criticised by a former rector for renaming its engineering school in honour of James Watt.
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EU plans to unveil ‘world’s greenest coronavirus recovery plan’
The theme for World Environment Day 2020, ‘Time for Nature’, could not be any more fitting for our current circumstances. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the amount of damage human activity can have on the planet. CO2 emissions are predicted to fall by 4-8% this year, mainly due to a...
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The wait is over, Liverpool are Premier League champions
The wait is over. Chelsea’s dramatic 2-1 win over Manchester City last night was enough to push Liverpool over the line. Jurgen Klopp’s side are Premier League champions, and they’ve won it a virtual canter. By the time that Klopp arrived at Anfield in 2015, Liverpool had drifted into a...
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Why JK Rowling’s views on gender are reductive and damaging
I love Harry Potter. It’s a series beloved by children and adults alike, a chance to escape from real life and enter a world of magic and excitement. It taught us the value of friendship, the importance of facing up to our fears, and the complexity of true courage. It...
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