This November, The Boar sat down with Warwick alumnus and co-founder of Lonely Planet, Tony Wheeler. During the interview, The Boar asked Tony about his role in the launch of Warwick University’s brand-new postgraduate course, the Wheeler History of Travel Writing PhD Programme, and about his life as a travel...
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Sophie Flint Vázquez reviews The K's most recent show in Coventry's HMV Empire.
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Since the industrial revolution in the late 18th century, the burning of coal and natural gases was the breakthrough for fundamental social change and catapulted us into the world we know today. However, we did not know when to stop. The IPCC (2021) report revealed that human activity (most notably...
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The University of Warwick has announced a research project in collaboration with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice which hopes to change the way people interact with historical artefacts in museum exhibitions. The programme is centred around scanning historical artefacts dated to the Ancient Roman and pre-Roman eras of Venice. It...
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“Girlboss, gatekeep, gaslight.” The seemingly simple phrase has taken over the Internet, spreading over every social media platform, from Instagram to TikTok. We all seem to understand the meaning behind the apparently straightforward slogan, which raises many questions. What even is an accurate representation of a ‘girlboss’? Are we using...
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I grew up in the era of skinny jeans: the generation of ripped knees and the stretchy jeggings. It was the phase of skin-tight denim that just never looked quite right – too loose at the waist, too tight on the thigh, and too uncomfortable to wear for more than...
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As professed by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Here’s to alcohol, the rose-coloured glasses of life”, which suggests that having a drink will cure all the trials and tribulations of everyday life. From the iconic Pulp Fiction dance scene to when Renton spots Diane in that crowded club in Trainspotting, it is...
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Live music is a tenet of the University of Warwick and this pillar of campus life was established right from the beginning in the 70s. Students in 2023 can attest to melodies ringing out of the Arts Centre practice rooms at all times, from Mozart to modern pop, and piano...
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In the summer, I was rummaging through a town hall jumble sale when I stumbled across a copy of the BBC’s 1978 adaptation of The Mayor of Casterbridge, which I bought for a pound. Based on Thomas Hardy’s 1886 novel of the same title, the story charts the life of Michael Henchard,...
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Comedy reflects culture, and culture is changing faster than ever. Of course, comedy itself may have started with the Ancient Greeks, but it’s rare to see the works of Homer and Aristotle getting loud laughter when performed. Comedy is also subjective, which makes it one of the most divisive genres....
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“It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight”. It seems hard to believe that a show about talking, singing, dancing puppets was such a hit when it premiered in 1976, especially when you consider that...
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In my first seminar at Warwick, the tutor asked why we chose history. Many of my classmates said they began to love history because of the TV series Horrible Histories. Growing up in Hong Kong, I never watched Horrible Histories, so this was the first time I heard about this show....
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The USA in the 1970s can be characterised as a time of great pessimism. The Vietnam War was ending years after it was promised, Watergate was only a recent memory, and the economic recession had not lifted. It was in the middle of this that Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol...
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