“When black people win, everyone wins”: interview with Black Travel Alliance
Following the viral Black Lives Matter movement, Alice Standen talks to the Black Travel Alliance about their campaign #PullUpTravel.
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What Happened to: ‘RPG Maker’ horror games?
Who says horror needs realistic graphics?
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A history of LGBT love
In honour of Pride Month, Alice Standen celebrates and traces LGBT love and dating throughout history.
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Pride Month: It’s time to celebrate LGBTQ sporting success
“You can’t win a championship without gays on your team – it’s never been done before, ever. That’s science, right there!” Megan Rapinoe gleefully told reporters, after the USA had beaten France in the quarter-final of the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, who captains the United States national team, is...
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Could coronavirus mean ‘game over’ for indie developers?
Alice Standen explores how indie devs will be the worst hit by the coronavirus crisis.
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Black History: Why should we decolonise the curriculum?
Since George Floyd’s death, there has been a flurry of awareness for the inequality that black people face both in the United States and around the world, thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement. In the United Kingdom, the statue of Edward Colston was finally toppled in Bristol after years...
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The queer world of K-Pop: how Holland is pioneering a more inclusive industry
In the colourful and campy world of K-Pop, you may be shocked to discover that South Korea, the country from which the genre originated, is not as liberal as you would expect. What is life like for openly LGBT stars like Holland in a nation that pretends they don't exist?
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Deferrals due to COVID-19 ruled out by universities
Several univerisites have announced that disruption due to COVID-19 is not a valid reason to defer by a year.
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Hinds interview: “People are harder on you as a girl. You get questioned for everything”
Hinds is not your regular girl-band. Why is it even important to call them a girl-band, at all?
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Last night I watched: ‘Ju-On: The Grudge’
Alice Standen discusses the 2002 Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge, and the thrilling nature of the threat that the ghosts created.
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Male eating disorders: how can we raise awareness?
Despite often being treated as novel diseases, eating disorders can be dated back as far as the 13th century. The oldest form of the illness is widely recognised as anorexia mirabilis, or holy anorexia, in which women or girls would self-starve in the name of religion. Many of these women...
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Lo-fi: music made in the bedroom, for the bedroom
Lo-fi is certainly one of the more avant-garde genres to emerge from the technological age: combining distortions and errors in music tracks, it recycles these flaws into a palatable and study-friendly stream perfect for late-night cramming sessions.
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The environmental benefits of minimalism
Minimalism is a lifestyle choice that has a number of environmental benefits. By decluttering our lives, we can escape the binds of consumer culture, buying only things that we really need. For many people, it can be therapeutic to have fewer possessions. For example, some use the KonMari method, a...
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