We’re almost finished with the first month of 2019, and it appears that this year is already shaping up to be fantastic for a wide range of quality TV shows. Here’s a list of a few to keep an eye out for in the coming months: Killing Eve Killing Eve...
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Although books such as The Iliad, The Odyssey and The Aeneid make up many of the required readings lists on many English Literature and Classics courses, they rarely feature in the original languages that they were written in. Is there anything to be gained from reading classical texts in their...
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Following Black History Month, it is important to reflect on the relationship that the West has with former colonies and to ask whether time has done any healing. Inevitably, the reparations debate comes up time and time again. Most recently, The University of East London has been making an effort...
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Books are getting longer, their spines thicker and, as far as I’m concerned, this is in part due to the growing popularity of epic fantasy trilogies in the Young Adult genre. The growing market for books requiring a greater time commitment seems to have affected the average length of other...
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I recently watched the first episode of the new tv show You based on a young adult novel of the same name by Caroline Kepnes. Within the first minute, the main character, a young man named Joe becomes infatuated with the female lead who visits the bookstore he works in....
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The politicisation of art has ushered in a new wave of contemporary artists revaluating the depiction of religious figures in art and film. One such image is the Madonna who, although hailing from what would now be called Palestine, has long been depicted as a fair, blue-eyed blonde. Now, with...
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In celebration of Valentines Day, some of our writers have selected their favourite TV couples and the reasons why their love is some endearing to viewers. Eleanor and Chidi (The Good Place) – Mufaro Kapfunde Existing on two entirely separate ethical spectrums, at first glance Eleanor and Chidi from The Good Place...
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With many sexual harassment allegations in the past few months, two popular TV shows have lost their main character - how can they continue?
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