Over at SW19, the British public might have just experienced the birth of a new star. Having just turned fifteen in March, Cori Gauff, nicknamed Coco, became the youngest player to qualify for the championships in the Open era. What was her reward for putting her name in the record books?...
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Cally Salter discusses the treatment and portrayal of female characters in Game of Thrones throughout its eight season run.
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Speaking ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, Wolves Captain Conor Coady remarked he wanted this team “to make history”. In the build-up, Molineux was greeted with shimmering gold flags and a match-side appearance by club legend Steve Bull. As the customary rendition of Hi Ho Silver Lining...
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Cally Salter discusses the latest Game of Thrones Trailer and what we can expect to see in the eighth and final season of the show.
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Cally Salter discusses British politics on the BBC, looking at potential bias, unnecessary spectacle and the role of social media
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It’s that time of year again when the sky is perpetually overcast and you seem to be eating your lunch at nighttime, and there are new essays to start when you’ve barely even submitted the last. Yet before the avalanche of deadlines descends, take solace in books to help you...
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January is a time of making lists and New Year’s resolutions. While the new gym trainers might lie discarded on the floor, and the shiny smoothie blender still in the box, there is something wonderful about the shared desire to accomplish a new goal or perspective. In the spirit of...
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There is always a danger which comes with adapting beloved children’s books for the screen. Yet aided by author Daniel Handler (writing under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket), the Netflix adaption of A Series of Unfortunate Events conjures up the familiar mystery, melancholy and moral dilemmas of the bestselling books.
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Who remembers the days before Trump and Brexit? When politics was not an endless report of demagoguery and division. When terms like “fake news” and “snowflakes” did not populate the political arena. In a time where sexual misconduct allegations and murdered journalists dominate the front pages, you would be forgiven...
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Talking about the release of his first feature film Lion, director Garth Davis once said, “filmmaking is not a job but a social responsibility for me”. Lion tells the story of an Indian boy adopted by a wealthy Australian couple, who sets out to find his real family after twenty-five...
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What do you do when you’re bored? Read a book, go for a walk, take up a painting class even? All those answers might ring true, you might take up that chosen hobby occasionally. But what is more likely – you take a picture of said hobby and post it...
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As the Coen Brother’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs debuts on Netflix next month, its emergence has reignited a popular movie debate. With each increasingly rare addition to the genre, the question is raised: is the Western movie dead? Eulogies of the Western is commonplace amongst audiences and film critics...
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The October release of A Star is Born features Bradley Cooper as the hard-drinking musician who falls for a rising talent. As Lady Gaga steps into the shoes of Janet Gaynor (1937), Judy Garland (1954) and Barbara Streisand (1976), Hollywood’s fascination with remakes remains as fervent as ever. Is Hollywood’s...
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