This is America, still: The value of protest music
Adam Coward discusses how music is used as a form of activism, considering specifically the topic of 'protest music'.
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Courageous Crystal Palace surprise new-look Liverpool to win Community Shield
The Community Shield clash between Crystal Palace and Liverpool offered a thrilling curtain-raiser to the new Premier League season, with Palace lifting the trophy following a tense penalty shootout. Liverpool started out with the brighter sparks, opening the scoring early thanks to a well-placed debut goal from new signing Hugo...
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Karate Kid: Legends – an echo of the past or the start of something new?
Karate Kid: Legends is the latest chapter of the long-running and beloved Karate Kid franchise, one which bravely aims to unite the charm of the original and the emotional depth of the 2010 remake with the comedic flair of Cobra Kai. The franchise’s newest addition unmistakably wears its legacy, from...
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FPL makes its return with new rules, new players, and new prices
With the new Premier League season just over a month away, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is back, and with it comes rule changes, fresh faces, and a wave of player price reveals that have already got managers planning. One of the biggest changes this year is the introduction of points...
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10 key signings from the first summer transfer window
With the expansion of the FIFA Club World Cup, the transfer window opened on June 1 to accommodate participating clubs who wanted to sign players for the tournament. This change has effectively split the transfer window into two distinct phases, the first which ended on the June 1o, and the...
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End of an era: Gary Lineker’s Match of the Day departure
After 26 years as the host of BBC’s Match of the Day, Gary Lineker bade farewell to his career with the BBC. His departure is clouded in the controversy of a social media post he had shared, titled ‘Zionism explained in two minutes’, involving imagery which is historically associated with...
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Revolutionising alternative rock: Radiohead’s ‘The Bends’ thirty years on
Adam Coward reflects on Radiohead's second album 'The Bends' 30 years since release.
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United’s collapse: The struggles behind their worst season in the Premier League era
In a fitting end to a woeful season, Manchester United lost the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur. Despite registering 16 shots and dominating for large spells of the game, they were familiarly beaten by their own toothlessness in front of a goal. United have managed just 44 goals in...
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Premier League teams spend big in action-packed January transfer window
The Premier League once again enjoyed the highest spending January transfer window in world football this year, with a total expenditure of £370m – some distance ahead of the £237m spent by German clubs in the Bundesliga. Manchester City alone accumulated a total spend of £180m, not only amassing 44%...
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Struggling Spurs: Tottenham drop to fifteenth in PL table amid injury crisis
Spurs accumulated their twelfth loss of the Premier League season following a 3-2 defeat at Goodison Park, being outplayed and conceding three goals to Everton who have only managed 15 goals in their previous twenty games. Calvert-Lewin twisted past both Archie Gray and Ben Davies before opening the scoring for...
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Transfer dilemma for Liverpool as star men weigh up futures
Sitting atop both the Premier League and Champions League tables, Liverpool’s aspirations for a title this season are very promising. They look likely to add multiple trophies to their cabinet, but with the contracts of key players Mohamed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold expiring this summer, it’s their...
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Can Robins’ Coventry City turn it around?
Pressure on Coventry City manager Mark Robins is building after a loss to Preston North End made it six defeats in 10 games for the Sky Blues. In a game which cannot be clouded by the controversy of a disallowed Haji Wright equaliser, the decisive moment arrived in the form...
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