From $12 million high-school deals to legal vacuums – why the UK must learn from America’s “Wild West” What is NIL Name, Image, Likeness refers to an individual’s right of publicity: the ability to control and profit from their own identity. It may sound like a harmless concept, but this term has fundamentally redefined the landscape of college football. In 2021, for the first...
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Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Professor Keith Hyams and Dr Jessica Sutherland, the co-hosts of the Democracy: Differently Podcast. The two Warwick academics have used their knowledge of political theory to launch a solutions-oriented show to discuss fundamental issues in the functioning of democratic systems. Now, in Season...
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Over the past five years, the rise in popularity of new media outlets has been significant, to the point that, in 2024, online news sources officially overtook television for the first time in history. However, this is just the beginning of the story. The Boar ran an investigation into how...
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Even without the knowledge of what “spursy” means in relation to Tottenham (nicknamed “Spurs”), to show the power of the tag, I will prove that even the most casual of fans likely has an inkling of what it stands for. Here’s what I mean: What first thought arises in your...
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I was fortunate to interview The Boar’s previous Deputy News Editor, now qualifying journalist, Kara Evans. In this interview, we discuss the challenges of coming from a working-class background and what inspired her to start a new podcast, “Breaking the Class Ceiling”, her first episode released last Sunday (7 December)...
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Convincing the British audience to watch the NFL is already very difficult. I am sure this is likely because the game being called “American football” somehow feels like a personal insult, given that it shares the same name as our own European-originated “football” – from here onwards, it will be...
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