Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 May saw the 2023 return of The Podcast Show, the podcasting industry’s largest business festival. The event was held at the Business Design Centre in London, a suitable venue considering the two-day convention involved over 350 speakers. Over the two days these speakers participated in...
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A BBC radio 1 presenter gives a very hyperactive introduction to Michael Bayston, VP of Adtech Solutions at Acast. He is self-aware enough to make a joke that his talk will be dryer than the intro made it sound, before launching into his presentation which began with a PwC financial...
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I arrive in Islington a little past 9. It’s later than I wanted, but the train was delayed. The massive number of people rising with me to the streets is familiar, for London – a place I try not to get too familiar with. During the short walk from the...
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Less than four years after leading the Conservative Party to their biggest election victory since Thatcher, Boris Johnson has resigned as a Conservative MP with immediate effect, triggering a by-election in his constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip. His resignation comes in light of the ‘Partygate’ report from the Privileges...
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On 10 May, Taiwan’s last known ‘comfort woman’ died at the age of 92. The term ‘comfort woman’ refers to the victims of the Japanese military’s sexual enslavement during the Second World War. This woman has been left unnamed but is known and referred to simply as ‘grandma’. Japan ruled...
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Reece Goodall shares his thoughts on the popularity of disaster films and whether they reflect the dire climactic circumstances of today or are just a form of mindless fearmongering.
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In September 2022, Poland launched Empty Frames, a campaign to commemorate the half a million objects of art and culture that were lost or destroyed by the Nazis and the Soviets during World War Two. Poland has successfully returned almost 600 pieces of national cultural heritage. The Madonna and Child is...
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A Coventry local MP called for a “full investigation” into the Coventry City of Culture Trust during a parliamentary debate on its financial collapse. Taiwo Owatemi, MP for Coventry North West, raised the matter during an adjournment debate regarding ‘Government support for Coventry City of Culture Trust’ on 14 June....
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From next year, undergraduate members of the Warwick Scholars program for disadvantaged students will be given free access to Warwick ‘Gym and Swim’ memberships as well as student sports clubs. The decision was made by the University in response to a Cost of Living Survey run by the Students’ Union...
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Andrew Peng reviews the second album from dreamy-synth act The Japanese House.
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Described as ‘2023’s most important election’ by Western media, the Turkish presidential election was also the most dramatic one. It was a battle between Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s far-right President since 2014, and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the country’s primary opposition leader. Three days before the election, a candidate suddenly withdrew. Unlike...
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On June 14, the European Parliament voted by a margin of 499-28 to approve new laws which seek to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Previously, governments have done little to interfere with the development and use of AI, but EU policy makers and Members of the European Parliament...
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The popular Netflix series Black Mirror left audiences reeling, with the release of five new episodes last week. Although Season 6 arguably does not reach the heights of Seasons 1 through 3, it’s certainly making waves in its own right. Charlie Brooker, the creator of Black Mirror, dared to make...
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