While there are podcasts entirely dedicated to the holiday (as well as podcasts dedicated to every other thing you could possibly imagine), people don’t tend to have favourite Christmas podcasts in the same way they might a Christmas film or song. Podcasts may recognise the holidays any number of ways....
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Edwin Hopkins was sentenced to life in prison in 1997 for the murder of 15-year-old Naomi Smith, whose body was found in a playground near her home in September 1995. DNA evidence and witness statements showed that Hopkins sexually assaulted and murdered Smith, but he never pleaded guilty. An official...
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[Disclaimer: The majority of this article was written before the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot, citing the “insurrectionist ban” of the 14th Amendment as justification for his ineligibility. Though this will, of course, now shape his electoral prospects and the...
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Few diseases have been as misrepresented or misaccused as Parkinson’s, a progressive illness of the nervous system. It is a strongly stigmatised condition, one which until recent years many were reluctant to disclose even to family or friends. There is emotion to this podcast of course, but it also retains...
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Going into this book, I’ll admit I was slightly worried it might lean too heavily into childish fantasy. After all, it does feature talking animals, flying witches, and an eleven-year-old protagonist. However, by the final page, I was genuinely impressed by Pullman’s excellent world-building and by how endearing he makes...
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Some of you may already know Eva Mozes Kor’s story from a viral Buzzfeed video posted in 2018 titled ‘I Survived The Holocaust Twin Experiments’, which now has over twenty three million views. However, I am here today to praise her emotional, heart-breaking yet extremely informative book, The Twins of...
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The long-standing debate about if comics are a serious enough literary medium to be officially designated as ‘literature’ has raged for decades, incensed by Pulitzer Prize winnings for Art Spiegelman’s Maus and Alan Moore’s Hugo Award win for Watchmen. Despite winning these prestigious awards, many in the literary sphere still...
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The worst thing about the tragic case of Ruth Perry, a headteacher who killed herself as a direct consequence of her school’s negative Ofsted inspection, is that it is not shocking. For several years, Ofsted has been governing British schools by fear, not authority. Its inspection culture has been overzealous...
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As I’ve grown older, each Christmas season has caused more stress due to me becoming more financially independent and meeting more people I have to factor into my Christmas gifts and events budget. In my case, I have a lot of relatives to buy presents for and plan events with....
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Last year, former Books Editor Gaby Shedwick reported on the 2022 Cheltenham Literature Festival. Being a former Books Dep and subsequent Books Editor, it felt right that I should carry on The Boar’s literary tradition of making the annual visit to Cheltenham. Consequently, for the first time ever, it was...
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Amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza, reports of antisemitism have risen drastically in the UK. During the month following the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 1124 antisemitic incidents were reported to the Community Security Trust (CST): a charity that campaigns against and monitors antisemitism in Britain. This figure...
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Lectures. A building block of university learning, without which student timetables across the country would almost certainly be incomplete. Whilst far from homogenous, they often introduce a topic, consider contested definitions, and set out key themes. It is precisely the subjectivity, the malleability of lectures as a learning tool that...
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It’s been just over two weeks since Britain’s renowned series: ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!’ graced our television screens for yet another year, and suffice it to say that Nigel Farage’s participation in the show has not gone unnoticed. In just fourteen days, Farage has become the centre...
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