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In defence of the easy read

I usually pride myself on reading books I consider to be ‘highbrow’: whether it’s novels with deep, subliminal meaning, long, plot-driven fantasies, or something similarly lofty. But I also often find myself reaching for a good old-fashioned palate cleanser. A story that maybe isn’t meant to be pored over and...
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By , May. 13, 2025

Fashion Focus: The Met Gala 

Before Fashion Focus, I wrote an article called ‘Superfine: tailoring black style’ – the Met Gala 2025 theme. It seems fitting that my final article for Fashion Focus would be centred on the Met Gala. Commencing on the 5 May, the Met Gala – the world’s most prestigious fashion event...
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By , May. 13, 2025

How the internet killed debate – and how we can fix it

I am no technophobe. I recognise the potential the internet possesses as a contemporary colosseum, hosting gladiatorial battles of ideas, culminating in the ascension of the worthy and the death of the irrelevant. This potential is, however, lost. Tainted by constrictive algorithms, echo chambers, and a frightening quantity of cognitive...
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By , May. 13, 2025

Just over one in ten Warwick students from West Midlands as data shows top universities admit fewer local students

Only 13.1% of students enrolling at Warwick in the 2023/24 academic year came from the West Midlands, according to Times Higher Education’s published figures.  This trend is reflected nationally too, where despite expanding intakes, top UK universities are increasingly enrolling students from outside their regions. While the number of students...
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By , May. 11, 2025