T hree writers at The Boar share their movie recommendations… Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) dir. Hayao Miyazaki By Nikolai Morton Nothing evokes new beginnings to me more than Studio Ghibli protagonists finding their feet in fantastical worlds. Any film in the fabled anime giant’s canon could go here, but my...
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Fresher’s Week: fun-filled, exciting, and full of activities, whether it’s clubbing, art, or films. Inductions, pub crawls, and a plethora of other invigorating activities await. At the crux of it, an ability, a need, to juggle about fifty social events and meet dozens of new people to find your way...
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The first time I saw her, she was coming in from Crocus Square. Someone like my mother would never notice someone like her, but someone like me instantly did. Her hair was ever so slightly greasy, a bit too long for her liking. It was clear. The way she flicked...
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From flash games on a series of browsers (including the now-defunct Internet Explorer) to Purple Place on my grandfather’s Window XP, computer games always brought me great joy. The first memory I have of being deeply immersed in a game is with Fireboy and Watergirl: a flash game which would...
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Campus accommodation is undoubtedly the best place to live in your first year, helping you settle into university life, providing general convenience, and, most importantly, serving as a great way to make friends. Choosing the right accommodation is an important decision, and, no pressure, but it will likely have a...
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In theory, Sabotage Studios’ Sea of Stars sounds like the perfect JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) – glimmering with bright colours, lovely mountains and valleys, exciting combat, and beneath it all, an immersive SciFi/fantasy story. When I purchased the game on Steam after googling ‘best turn-based JRPGs’ and reading the game’s...
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Tread softly through Yamuna Ghat, feather-light steps across the riverbank. Walk in step with the water’s flow, ahead, behind, in tandem with what you know. Look at the ripple when you throw a stone in, stare at it, glare and gawk until you sicken to your core. Heave in your...
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It’s September and I’ve moved into my new student accommodation – it’s time to liven up how my room looks, starting with the essentials. Maybe some bedding. I head over to the superstore to find colourful bedsheets and pillowcases. The only feasibly affordable bedsheet, however, is grey. In fairness, they’ve...
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Naomi Pandey recommends seven songs to start a perfect summer playlist.
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Three Boar writers give their opinions on what you should watch this Pride month! Here are their recommendations… 1. Call Me by Your Name (2017) dir. Luca Guadagnino By Yusra Babar “Because I wanted you to know.” I do not exactly remember when I first watched Call Me by Your...
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The growing turmoil in South Korea’s political climate reached a boiling point when, on December 3 2024, then-president Yoon Suk-yeol declared an emergency military takeover. The reasoning was arguably weak – Yoon feared that there was a growing number of North Korean sympathisers, and the need arose, therefore, to “eliminate...
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The seventh season of the science-fiction anthology show Black Mirror is here. With a six-episode run, and the first-ever sequel to a previous episode, ratings and public reception have increased even further – Rotten Tomatoes’ ‘Popcornmeter’, which collates audience reviews, has significantly risen to 72% for season seven. For me, the...
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There are times when you can predict exactly how a television episode will pan out and end up being exactly right. Whether it’s inconvenient misunderstandings, or a new love interest being introduced to milk the main couple’s ‘will-they-won’t-they?’ tension, there is a point where tropes stop feeling organic and start...
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