America is “the land of the free”: freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly. A line of clay pigeons facing fire from Trump and his friends. The Trump administration has shown a clear alignment with authoritarian, if not fascist tendencies. This second administration...
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Warwick Students’ Union (SU) has given another update on the result of the Presidential election almost 50 days after voting ended, confirming that “an indicative timescale” for the result will now be “mid-May”. Originally citing a “procedural irregularity” on election night (7 March), the SU has now confirmed that the...
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The seventh season of the science-fiction anthology show Black Mirror is here. With a six-episode run, and the first-ever sequel to a previous episode, ratings and public reception have increased even further – Rotten Tomatoes’ ‘Popcornmeter’, which collates audience reviews, has significantly risen to 72% for season seven. For me, the...
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The University of Warwick’s annual screening of the Eurovision final will not be held for the second year in a row, The Boar can reveal. The event had been a popular staple of Term 3 social schedules in previous years, with students gathering to watch the contest final on the...
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From 2023-2024, the Warwick Grapevine served as the go-to place for gossip on campus, posting all manner of complaints, confessions, and comedy gold. In its day, the Grapevine was as iconically Warwick as the Koan, T-Bar, and Purple combined – with the last of these serving as the account’s trademark...
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On Easter Monday, both Leeds United and Burnley secured their return to the Premier League with two games to spare in the current Sky Bet Championship campaign. The two sides mathematically confirmed promotion on Monday evening after Burnley defeated fellow automatic promotion hopefuls Sheffield United 2-1 at Turf Moor, in...
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Recently, the new season of The Last of Us has been released, though not in its entirety. Already, there have been tweaks in the storyline as well as casting controversies (yet again!). Safe to say, this article is full of spoilers for both the game and show. The main issue...
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Luke Evans discusses the international response to the Myanmar earthquake and how aid is not enough
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Suzanne Collins famously only writes when she has something to say. The newest addition to her Hunger Games series is no exception to this rule. Sunrise on the Reaping tells the story of Haymitch Abernathy, victor of the second Quarter Quell (50th Games). Considering that Catching Fire Chapter 14 seemingly...
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One of the most common truisms about Jean-Luc Godard’s career is that it ‘changed cinema’. Despite the undeniable truth to this, his body of work is so expansive and radical that there is ideological challenge to all mainstream assumptions about the medium: why and how films should be made, the...
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Coventry University has revealed plans to open a new campus in India, making it the first English university in the country’s GIFT City business district. The new branch of Coventry University could see students enrolled and studying as early as 2026. The move comes amid growing financial pressures on universities...
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In a classic Thursday night European tie, Manchester United completed a seemingly impossible comeback in extra time to salvage their hopes of silverware in 2025. Before kickoff, the match already had immense implications for the Red Devils, who currently sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table. It...
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‘No Pain No Gain’: a phrase commonly thrown around all areas of the fitness industry whether it’s weight training, cardio classes or perfecting your tennis swing. But is this an important part of fitness or should we take it with a pinch of salt? In this article I am going...
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