Sometimes, one of the toughest challenges in life is knowing when to stop. When is the right moment, when you’re doing something you love, to bow out? I’ve been at The Boar for ten years, and although I’ve talked about it for ages, I’ve been feeling for the past few...
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UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency, has recommended that Venice be added to the world heritage site blacklist unless the Italian authorities do more to protect the city. In a statement issued on Monday, July 31, UNESCO said that the city faced “irreversible” damage due to a list of problems...
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The story of Christopher Columbus, landing in what is now known as the Bahamas on 12 October 1492, is legendary. He is widely considered to be the first European to land in the Americas. However, recent research has suggested that his central claim to fame may not actually be correct....
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I’m a fan of maths problems, and I’m particularly keen on those seemingly impossible puzzles that seem to see the maths go against logical thinking. I’ve written about some of them before, including the Chinese boat captain riddle and the Monty Hall problem, a maths challenge that baffled even the most gifted mathematical...
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Vita Student’s Copper Towers residence is to open in September.
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Reece Goodall explains Finland's plans to safely dispose of radioactive waste and why they are a groundbreaking innovation as we see increased usage of nuclear energy across the globe in an effort to steer away from fossil fuels.
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With the Nintendo Switch reaching its seventh year since release, it's about time a new console rolls around. Here's everything you need to know about the latest hardware from multiple sources.
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Reece Goodall reviews Kiefer Sutherland's stellar show at Coventry's HMV Empire.
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With the writers’ strike in the news, it was almost inevitable that networks would respond in their usual way – greenlighting an absolute turn of reality TV. Now, reality TV is not my kind of thing at all, but among the schedule, I saw one name that was like music...
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Young people face many challenges in the world today, from finding a job to the ever-unrealistic dream of home ownership to even wondering whether we’ll have a liveable planet in fifty years’ time. Coupled with that, there’s an epidemic of loneliness — increasingly, young people are feeling lonely, despite seemingly...
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World number one Carlos Alcaraz is the new Wimbledon champion, defeating a record-seeking Novak Djokovic in a five-set epic. Both players showed fantastic form, but it was ultimately the younger man who won the day, claiming his maiden Wimbledon title after winning 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4. For Djokovic,...
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Reece Goodall reflects on his encounter with the absolute whale of a novel, Moby Dick.
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Reece Goodall discusses the recent allegations made by Farage against the financial services in the UK.
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