British pop culture’s favourite well-mannered ursine, Paddington Brown, has become ever more beloved in recent years. Director Paul King’s 2014 and 2017 screen adaptations of the character, who first appeared in Michael Bond’s 1958 children’s book ‘A Bear Called Paddington’, proved instant family classics, with Paddington 2 at one point...
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Happy 2025! Allow all of us at The Boar to inspire you with our bold new promises for the year – whether that's new sports, no coffee, or (finally) locking in academically.
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The time of year is nigh when we snuggle into the sofa, hot chocolate or mulled wine in hand, the Christmas tree lights twinkling nearby. The only thing missing from that cosy equation is, of course, a festive film. We all have our unique Yuletide staples, but one particular series...
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What is it with men and sheds? Maybe it’s the fact that they provide an easy refuge down the bottom of the garden, where men (especially dads) can shut themselves away from the world, tinkering away at their latest DIY obsession. Warwick Arts Centre’s ‘Community Talking Shed’, however, was a...
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There’s a chance that someone has told you you’re the spitting image of a celebrity at one point or another. You might even have quietly convinced yourself of that fact. I had the Timothée Chalamet compliment bestowed upon me once – apparently, it was just the hair, but that’s good...
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Warwick students will soon benefit from a major £140 million project modernising Coventry’s bus fleet. The scheme will see 64 new Stagecoach buses roll out onto the city’s roads next year, forming part of Coventry City Council’s target to have the UK’s first fully electric bus fleet by 2025. This...
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Councillors and local residents in Coventry and Warwick have hit out at a government decision to temporarily house asylum seekers in local hotels. Coventry City Council is considering legal action after a hotel in the city (whose name The Boar will not disclose) was reserved for this purpose with only...
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Christmas officially arrived in Warwick on Wednesday, with a fun-filled evening hosted by BBC Radio 2 presenter Richie Anderson, featuring performances from several of the University’s music ensembles. A large stage in the centre of the Piazza was the first sign that this year’s ‘Christmas at Warwick’ would be a...
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During my first year of English and History studies at Warwick, my literary ‘veil’ was lifted on a few giants of the graphic novel form. Here, I’ll discuss why two of them in particular matter – Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust narrative, Maus, and Marjane Satrapi’s elegy to a changed...
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Members of the University of Warwick Boat Club (UWBC) have raised over £2,400 for charity following the Club’s annual 48-hour row. Over 100 athletes from the Club’s four squads participated in the marathon event, taking turns on a rowing machine stationed in the Piazza from Monday 21 October at noon...
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With the sombrely expected news of Rafael Nadal’s imminent retirement after November’s Davis Cup, the sporting world feels disoriented, not just the tennis one. From his humble beginnings in Mallorca to his arrival in a highly select club of Career Golden Slam achievers, ‘Rafa’ has always epitomised greatness and humility...
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You might remember watching the emotional video released by Norwich City F.C. last year to mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October: “At times, it can be obvious when someone is struggling to cope”, the club stated, “But sometimes, the signs are harder to spot”. Movember, the month-long annual...
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After scoring a recent Premier League hat trick against Ipswich, Erling Haaland smugly asked his Instagram followers: “Did you triple captain me?” He was referring, of course, to fantasy football, the popular online game in which millions of managers field a team of league players on a weekly basis, competing...
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