There is something so delightfully irritating about Chris Addison’s portrayal of Ollie Reeder in The Thick of It that you almost want to give him a round of applause and a slap in the face at the same time. Equal parts brilliant and unbearable, Ollie is one of comedy’s most...
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Clubbing is a strange craving. I constantly complain about it, as I do about most things, yet somehow, I keep going back. There’s something oddly compelling about it. The mess, stress, and maddening emotions it can trigger, for some reason, make it all the more enticing. Clubbing at Warwick is...
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There’s something oddly exhausting about trying to be efficient. Whether it’s brushing your teeth in the shower, boiling water at 6am for a flask, or laying out a breakfast spoon the night before – it seems that the cult of the microefficiency rules modern life. Tiny time-savers designed to claw...
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It is with a heavy heart and a strange cider in hand that I come to terms with the passing of Rootes Grocery Store – the uncontested ruler of Warwick campus cuisine. Though often slandered for its £2.50 potato dogs and expensive, eccentric noodle aisle, Rootes was more than just...
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I have an acquaintance whose mission is to try as many new beers as possible – no matter the perils or hardships. After exhausting the Leamington pubs and their respective beer options, he was at a loss. Depressed. Lacking purpose. Until like magic – a solution arose. The Coventry pub...
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At Warwick, there’s a weird but comforting sense that everyone is, at most, one degree of separation away from each other. You’ve either danced next to them at POP!, seen them perform at Dirty Duck karaoke, or nearly got physical with them over a T-Bar pool table. Despite the university...
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