2026 Boar Resolutions
Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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Emma Willock
Is this a five star review I see before me? RSC’s Macbeth is ‘bloody’ brilliant
Leather jackets, frosted tips, Adidas trainers. We’re in a dark and smoky Glasgow pub and every man carries a knife in his pocket. The king’s crown takes its form as a gold signet ring. What could go wrong? On Macbeth’s October 21 press night, we settled into The Other Place’s...
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The Cage Protects Me – A ten year journey from WUPS to the Loft Main House
Humanities degrees often lack clear vocational direction, something that can lead to anxiety and stress when faced with the inevitable question…’What do you want to do after university?’. I have found myself, a third year English Literature student, pondering this question at great length of late. Upon coming to university,...
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The Bacchae review: A production of wine, rhyme and a good Time
When I told my flatmates that I was heading to London specifically to watch the National Theatre’s adaptation of Euripides’ Greek tragedy The Bacchae, they looked at me like I was crazy. Upon entrance, I prepared myself to face close to two hours of bloodied, manic violence, concluded by one...
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Macbeth and Wicked: an unlikely combination questioning female villainy
Although inspiration lies in the heroism of Sophocles’ Antigone, Shakespeare’s Juliet, or Ibsen’s Nora, often the female villains are the characters that evoke the most intrigue. They are characters that audiences love to hate, often in the form of murderers, troublemakers, or witches. However, with recent adaptations highlighting the moral...
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Can pop lyrics be poetry? The secret combination behind Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department’s momentous success
Emma Willock delves into the poetry included in Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poet's Department'.
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