The Soundtrack Space: Inside Out
Emily Gibbs contributes to their column 'The Soundtrack Space' with a focus on 'Inside Out'.
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My favourite childhood books
World Book Day is a celebration of books and reading, with a focus on encouraging young people to come together and share their love of stories. On the first Thursday of March, children across the UK will be dressing up as their favourite literary character and will receive a £1...
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Like a local: Montpellier
I think the verb “haunting” is the only appropriate word for how my year abroad still exists in my life. It exists as a fragment of myself, kept in a kaleidoscope of memories, people and smells. I close my eyes, and I’m back there. “Oh, I’m leaving for France in...
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Hurlstone In Progress: On rejection – is there ever a nice way to say goodbye?
I have, regrettably, always been the dumpee rather than the dumper. A consistent path I did not consciously choose. Rejection never really gets easier. You’d think after a few rounds you’d build up an emotional callus to it, but not at all. It’s even worse when it’s someone you genuinely...
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Warwick professor involved in ground-breaking solar panel study
A new study led by multiple UK universities has revealed that shifting to advanced solar manufacturing could cut global carbon emissions by 8.2 billion tonnes by 2035. The international study, conducted by researchers from the University of Warwick, Northumbria University, the University of Birmingham, and Oxford Universities, used life-cycle...
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Immigration anxiety at its highest since 2015 – A case of national paranoia?
A recent speech by Reform UK Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf appreciated the invaluable work of immigrants in the UK, and condemned the “sheer scale” of immigration as having “broken Britain” in the same breath. ‘Well… which is it?’ I wondered, looking in vague disbelief at the man behind the...
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Solving climate change through time-travel: To walk tomorrow’s earth is to feel the burn
Ominously setting the scene: the earth is on fire, and that’s not being written as a loaded political statement, but instead deployed as an empirical scientific fact. The reality that my previous statement needs to be said is troubling, a sign of climate change’s geopolitical standing. This year’s Australian summer...
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Shedding light on the Jordanian film & TV industry
Jordan, a Middle Eastern country, is located on the East Bank of the Jordan River, in the Levant. In the past decade, the Jordanian film industry began to pursue globalisation by not only producing TV shows that appeal to Jordanians but also producing ones that are compatible with the taste...
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TikTok tourists: How social media has changed travel
Travel has been radically altered by the presence of social media, both in how it is advertised, perceived and carried out. Masses of travel based short-form content and the capacity for instant virality have shifted the way people all around the world approach travelling. As with most topics when it...
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Why I’m growing my journal ecosystem – and why you should too
I’m sure by now social media has made the rounds on the concept of a ‘journal ecosystem’, but for those unfamiliar, it is essentially a collection of notebooks – each with different purposes – that come together to form a routine (or even a loose pattern). Some are extensive, with upwards of 10 notebooks, and some are very efficiently and cleanly separated, giving each notebook a...
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Labour MPs among those criticising government inaction over ‘broken’ student loans system
Several disappointed Labour MPs have criticised the ‘inaction’ shown by the Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Chancellor Rachel Reeves towards the ‘broken’ student loans system. A number of MPs have come forward discussing their experiences of the dysfunctional student loan system, particularly the interest rates faced by repaying students....
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Security agency or shadow militia? A student’s guide to ICE
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on 7 January sparked protests across the US and increased scrutiny of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. ICE has dramatically expanded its operations, conducting thousands of arrests that have increasingly led to clashes with local communities and protesters....
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What is the Point of Minimalist Art?
In this age of hyper-consumption, brainrot, and doomscrolling, it is clear that the shout for a touch of minimalism doesn’t fall on deaf ears. However, does the meditative tranquillity and simple reflection of minimalist art overrule critiques of it being emotionlessness and boring? Minimalism in art gained prominence in the...
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