Central bank digital currencies: Risks, not rewards
Lex Gillard discusses the potential impacts of central bank digital currency adoption, and how it provides little benefit at the cost of significant risk.
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Film adaptations of books can be highly controversial, especially among readers. In most cases, we are used to hearing that ‘the book was better’ (and I’m usually inclined to agree), but what do we expect from our adaptations? It is difficult to condense a full novel into a one-to-two-hour film,...
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Weird Britannia: The problem with rewatching Top of the Pops
There’s no denying that Top of the Pops inspired and entertained generations of British youth. Bringing rock and roll to British living rooms, creating Glam Rock, and launching the careers of the likes of Bowie and The Smiths, it was, for the majority of its run, the most important show...
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Stage Plays: The fascination with performance of spectacle
Although literature is in itself an irreplaceable art form, it becomes transformative when translated onto the theatrical stage. From New York’s Broadway to London’s West End, theatre, often adapted from literature, is a widely enjoyed performance medium, even by those unfamiliar with the source material. My personal favourite stage adaptation...
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Family of student who took his own life say University of Glasgow ‘failed’ their son
The mother of a student who took his own life after being told he could not graduate has claimed that the University of Glasgow “failed” her son, following a recent Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) report. Geography student Ethan Scott Brown was due to graduate with a 2:1 degree, but was...
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T20 Cricket World Cup: Who will come out on top?
The 10th edition of the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup began on the 7th February, with 55 matches taking place across eight different venues in host nations India and Sri Lanka. The format of the competition remains as idiosyncratic as ever, with the 20 teams initially being split into four...
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Winter Olympics: Unexpected victory in exciting men’s figure skating event
Before the Olympics even started, the results of the men’s figure skating events were widely considered to be a foregone conclusion. The undisputed favourite for the gold medal was 21-year old Ilia Malinin, two time national and world champion, who had been undefeated in competition since 2023, but the other...
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Winter Olympics: Ice Dance favourites prevail despite potential scandal
Ice dance is, unfortunately, the least well-known of the figure skating disciplines at the Olympics, often confused with pairs as both categories have partners rather than a single athlete on the ice. However, this is a disservice to the sport – despite not having the showy jumps and throws of...
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Falling forward? The future of the Federal Reserve
James Watson discusses the future of the Federal Reserve under Trump after Powell leaves in 2026.
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“Needless to say I was inspired”: Tomás Doncker on his upcoming single ‘¡2 BEAUCOUP!’
Jack Thompson talks with Tomás Doncker about his upcoming single ‘¡2 BEAUCOUP!’.
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Towards the machine: How science fiction has mapped our descent into the digital
Since Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, science fiction has been a means of exploring the question, ‘what does it mean to be human?’ in a world of exponentially advancing technology. In Frankenstein, this question appears to be primarily concerned with the limits of man. Victor fashions himself as a scientific God when...
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Winter Olympics 2026: The Moments that Defined Women’s Figure Skating in Milan
The women’s skating event at the Olympics received more media attention than most other events in the run-up to the Olympics, with social media hype surrounding many of the skaters. Every podium place was up in the air, unlike the other disciplines, and fans were incredibly excited to see who...
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Winter Olympics: Japan triumph in mistake-laden pairs skating event
The pairs figure skating event at Milano Cortina was a highly anticipated one for fans of the sport. There were several contenders for the podium, including Georgia’s Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava, reigning World Champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, and Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, this year’s...
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