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How does travel shape our lives?

Most individuals, when asked about their plans and goals for life, come up with travel being a major aim on their bucket list. With modernisation and globalisation, along with the ease of access, travelling has become possible for a substantial part of society. However, this need for travel goes beyond the urge for adventures and experiences that are not mundane.
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By , Feb. 5, 2020

War of the Words

“The Trojans assembled together. They found it hard to recognize each individual dead man… as they wept warm tears, they lifted them on to the wagons…In the same way on the other side the strong-greaved Achaians piled their own slain upon the pyre, with their hearts in sorrow”. Homer’s description...
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By , Feb. 5, 2020

University campuses should definitely be political spaces

Of course universities should be political. Barely a week goes by without a rally, demonstration, protest or petition taking place on campus. Whether it was staff striking in opposition to insecure wages, students holding a rally against the Indian government or Warwick Occupy, protest and dissent are an intrinsic part...
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By , Feb. 5, 2020

When travel inspires film and TV locations

When you head abroad for your holiday, what do you look for? Relaxation, or the chance to experience a new culture? Or perhaps, as film and TV play an increasingly large part in our lives, we could look for locations that inspire or directly feature in media. Disney is a big company known for incorporating real-life locations into its animated films. The beautiful city of Mont Saint-Michel was used as a model for the kingdom in Tangled, and a lot of actual Alsace architecture made its way into Belle’s village in Beauty and the Beast.
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By , Feb. 3, 2020

How The Athletic is disrupting sports journalism

Founded in the Windy City four years ago, The Athletic has never been afraid to make bold proclamations about the future it envisages for sports journalism. The Athletic’s 2016 Chicago launch promised to change the way that sports fans consume media; pledging to provide unrivalled coverage of the Blackhawks and...
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By , Feb. 3, 2020