Just when I thought WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! had peaked, Smosh dropped not one but two back-to-back episodes, both of which somehow raised the bar. Titled Black Fog (Part 1 & 2), these episodes saw a rewinding of the clock to explore the events that started it all, and introduced...
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Scientists at Stanford University may have uncovered the truth behind will-o’-the-wisps, which have been a scientific mystery for years. Will-o’-the-wisps, or ignis fatuus in Latin, have been associated with supernatural legends and myths, and are often seen in swamp areas or marshes. However, recent research by Richard Zare and his...
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Young darts sensation Beau Greaves defeated fellow prodigy Luke Littler to progress to the final of the PDC World Youth Championship on Monday. Defying a huge 107.4 average from her opponent, the 21-year-old conjured an eleven-dart break of throw in the deciding leg to become the first-ever woman to reach...
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Cianan Sheekey discusses American Prohibition, its failures, and what we could learn from it to implement a tobacco ban.
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Calls are mounting for free university tuition in the UK following the government’s announcement that maintenance grants will be returning for some UK university students by 2029. The University of Portsmouth’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof Graham Galbraith CBE, said that higher education “should be free for British people”. Prof Galbraith told BBC...
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Olmo Bellotti reviews the recent performance of Nxdia at Hare and Hounds, Birmingham.
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With the sudden rise of streaming, many claim that the era of broadcast television is well and truly over. But for me, ITV’s reboot of Big Brother has proven this assumption firmly false. It must have been a challenge: reviving one of the staples of 2000s British popular culture (cue...
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The Trump administration has proposed cutting federal funding for universities that do not align with its conservative policy goals. On 1 October, the Trump administration sent a ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ to nine leading US universities, offering substantial federal funding in return for the universities’ adoption of...
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Coventry Blaze bounced back from a dreadful Saturday showing with a 2-1 win at home to Glasgow Clan on Sunday evening. Goals from Grayson Constable and Grant Mismash gave the Blaze a cushion to defend heading into the final period, during which an early response from Brett Neumann just wasn’t...
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Humanities degrees often lack clear vocational direction, something that can lead to anxiety and stress when faced with the inevitable question…’What do you want to do after university?’. I have found myself, a third year English Literature student, pondering this question at great length of late. Upon coming to university,...
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Lilith Pearson discusses Hozier's debut album 'Hozier' ten years since it's release.
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There was a quiet sort of melancholy that took over the night. Not in the heart of campus, with the coupled glimmer of the streetlights and the glow of warm laughter from the bar and store. But by the lakeside, where the faint sounds of chatter gave way to the...
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A new social space, The Nook, has opened on campus, promising students a place to ‘pause’, ‘meet’, and ‘discover’ during busy days at university. The Nook, which was designed by the Student Experience Team, opened on 9 October in the Atrium Building of the Students’ Union, next to Curiositea...
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