The Kardashians have undone their body enhancement surgeries, Elon Musk is on ozempic, and the ‘ballet body’ is trendy again – what’s going on with body positivity? Was it all a trend? Was it just a commercial opportunity? Maybe body ‘positivity’ was rigged from the start, and we need to...
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Born in the fields and kitchens of rural Malaysia, nasi lemak began as a humble meal. Its fragrant coconut rice and fiery sambal create a delicate balance of spice and comfort. Just a fourteen-hour flight away, you’ll find the vibrant streets of Malaysia, lush with hawker stalls nestled by the...
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Europe’s train routes are considered by many to be some of the best in the world, from the bustling London underground to the rural northernmost Scandinavian lines. But over history, with the construction of such an extensive network, certain sections have inevitably fallen into disuse and been abandoned. While many...
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As we kick into another new year, we make friends with new avenues, challenges, and obviously, television. Here is a quick, diverse and exciting list of six television shows, be it new seasons or new shows, that I am the most excited for in 2025. Severance, season two (Apple...
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For many people reading has been a hobby or lifelong love that has grown with them over time, shaping their interests, desires, and knowledge. For others, reading is viewed as essential; targeted in monthly goals or as a habit. Trending media challenges like 75-Hard which are viewed as fitness transformation...
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For more than three decades, the third Monday of January has been dedicated to memorialising the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr’s fight for racial equality. King spearheaded the civil rights movement for much of the twentieth century and left a lasting impact on American society not only as a...
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The recent surge in popularity of Japanese authors has given us Brits access to many new and legendary authors alike. According to the Guardian, 43% of the top 40 translated fiction titles for 2024 were from Japanese authors. From new bestsellers like Asako Yuzuki’s ‘Butter’ to old classics from the...
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Despite what many fairy tales might tell you, not all stories end with a Happily Ever After. In fiction and reality, finding love (let alone the mythologised True Love) is much harder than simply going into the woods and finding a long-lost princess. Even outside of this genre, love conquering...
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So often the New Year comes around and people decide to completely reinvent themselves. Whilst I don’t think this is a healthy outlook and believe that change should be gradual and therefore achievable, not dictated by the calendar, it can be useful to think of values you’d like to instil...
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From The Queen’s Gambit to Chernobyl, limited series or ‘mini-series’ have seen a stark rise in popularity over the post-pandemic years. In this era of constant content over-saturation, with a plethora of streaming services to subscribe to and a vast range of series to watch, audiences are leaning towards the...
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On Sunday 16th February, Coventry Blaze hosted Nottingham Panthers hoping to ameliorate Saturday’s 6-2 defeat away to the same opposition. Sporting special jerseys to commemorate the passing of assistant coach Dayle ‘Keeno’ Keen one year ago this month, the Blaze offered encouragement in defeat to a side that had got...
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Despite receiving one of the most biting takedowns I’ve seen of any genre in Jake Kasdan’s Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, the musical biopic has remained a resilient figure in the cinematic landscape, with the film industry wheeling out several retellings of the lives of the famous every year...
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Evan Morris analyses how Deepseek-R1's release has shocked Nvidia and the US AI industry.
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