‘Deadbeat’: Tame Impala’s new album is anything but…
Luca Beech reviews Tame Impala's most recent album 'Deadbeat'.
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Climate News: Greens become third-largest party in the UK, overtaking Conservatives and ‘on track’ to replace Labour
The Green Party of England and Wales’s membership has now far exceeded that of the Conservative party, making them the UK’s third largest party by membership. They are now on track to supplant Labour as the favourite party in London and for left-wing voters. A YouGov poll produced for the...
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Manchester City extend winning streak against Everton to go top of WSL
Manchester City took on Everton away from home and wrapped up a hard-contested battle with three points to dethrone holders Chelsea at the top of the table. All-time leading WSL goalscorer Vivianne Miedema added to her growing goal tally with her 90th league goal City, who are hoping to win...
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BREAKING: No injuries reported after fire devastates Arthur Vick accommodation block
Emergency services were called to Arthur Vick residences at the University of Warwick on Wednesday evening (19 November) after a fire broke out on the second floor of the building. Videos seen by The Boar and shared on social media showed Arthur Vick 1 engulfed by flames, with smoke rising...
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Heists – The Louvre and Beyond
L’art pour l’art, or rather, art for art’s sake. Victor Cousin’s phrase was one of the key springboards of the Aesthetic movement in France, a period of art history wherein there was a focus on the simple beauty of art, rather than the moral purpose or meaning behind the piece....
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Subversion in Sequins – The Pantomime Dame
In Cyprus, Christmas smells like slow-roasted lamb and egg-lemon soup, so when I first moved to Britain and heard that the equivalent to our βασιλόπιττα, the essential ingredient for a complete Greek Christmas, was watching a man in a wig yelling while “He’s behind you!”, I was intrigued. What could...
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The expansion of British universities in India: A colonial callback
A major expansion of British universities is underway in India, and it is set to boost the UK economy by £50 million, but can such an agreement be deemed mutually beneficial? Enabled by India’s National Education Policy (2020), British universities are beginning to open international branches in the country. The...
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VAR controversy continues as Van Dijk goal disallowed
Five games in, Liverpool seemed unstoppable with fifteen points out of fifteen, a hard-fought victory against title challengers Arsenal, and four points clear. 6 games later, they find themselves languishing in 8th, having only picked up three extra points in that period. A game at the Etihad would always be...
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Teenage drinking may lead to future career success, study suggests
Norwegian sociologist Dr Willy Pedersen has claimed in a new study that those who begin heavily drinking at a young age will receive better education and higher income in later life. Pedersen’s observations have shown that those who developed ‘binge-drinking’ habits during their late teens and twenties went on to...
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Cop30: Where there’s smoke (and mirrors), there’s fire
After launching on November 10, Cop30 – hosted in Belém, Brazil – promises to be a crucial moment to assess long term solutions to the climate crisis. But at a time when increasing numbers are turned off to the realities of global heating, what does another conference achieve? Following almost...
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Coventry beat high-flying Stoke to go five points clear
Fresh from their victory against Sheffield Wednesday, EFL Championship leaders Coventry City travelled away to Stoke in a bid to further extend their lead at the top of the table. There was plenty of reason to be cautious: their opponents had the second highest goal difference in the league going...
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Is Zack Polanski justified in wanting a UK wealth tax?
Henrik Helson discusses the viability of Polanski's wealth tax proposal and how it may backfire.
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Stories That Made Us Exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry
As of November 14, this exhibition is open to the public, a dynamic space which combines the active archive and living memory curated by Hardish Virk. Stories That Made Us tells the story of, and guides you through, four gallery spaces which immerse you in a movement across five decades...
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