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How the Louvre robbers stole the show

The public prosecutor of Paris, Laure Beccuau, has stated that the jewellery heist at the Parisian Louvre museum in October was carried out by local petty criminals, rather than organised criminal professionals. The announcement has added to the global fascination surrounding the robbery, underlining the questions at the centre of...
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By , Nov. 30, 2025

Doriane Pin seals F1 Academy title in Las Vegas

Over the Las Vegas weekend, Doriane Pin was able to claim the F1 Academy title, closing the fifteen-point gap and beating Maya Weug in the season’s final race. The 21-year-old Mercedes driver needed to finish in the top six of Race Two to take the title home following her win...
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By , Nov. 29, 2025

More than a big nose: Reflecting on the RSC’s Cyrano

Closing on Saturday, November 15, Adrian Lester’s masterful RSC debut, as the eponymous lead in Cyrano de Bergerac, imbued the “old repertory war horse” with a panache Rostand’s classic deserves. Effortlessly blending the “fiercely funny and intensely romantic”, Lester majestically glided around the timbered rafters of the Swan Theatre sending...
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By , Nov. 29, 2025

The Future of Vogue

After holding the position for 37 years, Dame Anna Wintour’s decision to appoint Chloe Malle as the new Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue has sparked controversy. This follows accusations that Malle, the daughter of actor Candice Bergen and Louis Malle, a French film director,  is a “nepo baby”. The critics who...
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By , Nov. 28, 2025

The reach and reality of digital activism

Digital activism is a widespread term. Everyone uses it, many claim to partake in it, but defining it is a tricky task. At its simplest, it refers to the use of digital platforms for political purposes. But as a former student organiser at Warwick put it, “I think what makes...
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By , Nov. 28, 2025