‘Elvis’ is all shook up in Luhrmann’s blistering biopic of the King
Writer Katie Bevan reviews Luhrmann's biopic of the King of Rock and Roll, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks
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SKKY Partners: Kim Kardashian’s private equity bid
As Kim Kardashian launches her private equity firm, Katie Bevan looks into the venture and asks whether this experiment into the world of finance is likely to succeed
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Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – 2022)
Katie Bevan explores the life and reign of our late sovereign Queen Elizabeth II.
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The summer of discontent: why the UK is seeing mass industrial action
Katie Bevan explores the mass industrial action in the UK that has been dubbed the summer of discontent.
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Aesthetic wars: how maximalism defends against the monster of minimalism
Maximalism and minimalism have evidently remained at opposite ends, yet maximalism has returned to fashion and the art world - especially in the age of green consumerism. Katie Bevan discusses whether or not that should ultimately be the case.
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California dreaming: the nightmarish reality of California’s homelessness crisis
For decades, California has been the destination of dreamers. Katie Bevan looks at the more nightmarish reality of life in the Golden State, as California battles through a humanitarian crisis, in comparison to the luxurious lies pop culture feeds us.
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The Boar’s Summer Reading List
Editors and writers of The Boar give their summer reading recommendations.
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Integrity or self-preservation: Sunak and Javid’s resignation is not an act of heroism
Katie Bevan questions the motives behind Sajid Javid and Rishi Runak's resignations and argues that their departures were based on self-interest rather than moral principles.
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Beth Orton live: lustreless folktronica fails to hit the mark
Katie Bevan reviews Beth Orton's performance at Birmingham's Utilita Arena.
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Civil service pauses fast-track graduate scheme to cut numbers
The civil service is freezing its popular fast-track graduate scheme in 2023 to accommodate for job cuts within the civil service. This move, which is expected to last for at least one year, comes after the government revealed plans to reduce the size of the civil service to 2016...
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Team England reveal 72-strong Commonwealth Games Athletics Squad
On 22 June, Team England announced its 72-strong England Athletics Team for the Commonwealth Games, which is taking place in Birmingham, and is set to kick off in just over a month’s time. The athletics squad will join the rest of Team England’s hopefuls to create a formidable squad of...
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It’s Unlimited Love for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ latest record
Katie Bevan explores the latest record from LA rock stars, the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Taylor Hawkins: a tribute
Katie Bevans remembers late Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins.
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