The death of the talent show
The X Factor and Strictly return once again, attracting fewer stars and fewer viewers, while Big Brother is indefinitely cancelled. Have these talent shows had their day?
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Reece Goodall
Are we living in a simulation?
Reece Goodall explores the possibility of Elon Musk's suggestion of our reality being a simulated one, and what that would mean for life as we know it.
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Farewell, Big Bang Theory
As 'The Big Bang Theory' comes to an end, Reece Goodall takes a look at what has the made the show simultaneously so popular and unpopular - is it the right time to call it a day?
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A brief history of video games at the movies
Recently, a film based on the Minecraft franchise has seen a delay – its writer and director have been replaced, meaning the film will not reach its 2019 release date. This pushback has led to many decrying the curse of video game movies – that they are all, without exception,...
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Is the ‘Popular Film Oscar’ a winner?
This week, the Academy announced that it was creating a new Oscars category – Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film. To say that it went down poorly with Hollywood stars and the public alike would be a massive understatement, so what is the Academy’s game here? Why are they planning on...
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The Foundations of Finance – Inflation
Inflation is the rate of increase in prices for goods and services. So, say you live in a country with 4% annual inflation – on average, the price you pay for goods and services will be 4% higher than in the previous year. This is a general increase across the...
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Why ‘The Twilight Zone’ was one of the greatest TV shows ever
Reece Goodall looks back at the iconic 1960s science-fiction series 'The Twilight Zone' and makes its case as one of the greatest TV shows ever made
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Shape of new – introducing the scutoid, geometry’s new shape
What is the scutoid, and how do you find a new shape in a world where there surely can’t be much geometry left to discover?
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A look back at Shyamalan’s ‘Unbreakable’ in preparation for ‘Glass’
The film Split showed M. Night Shyamalan back on form with a terrifying psychological horror. The film saw three girls try to escape ‘Kevin’ (James McAvoy), a man with multiple personalities. One of the most exciting moments in the film, however, was almost incidental. It just so happens that at...
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Does Netflix have what it takes to stay at the top?
Netflix recently revealed that it missed its own forecasts by more than a million subscribers, sending it shares down sharply – for a business model that relies on remaining in constant high-growth mode, it’s a worrying sign. Add in the facts that most of the ‘easy’ subscribers in major western...
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The best TV cliffhangers
What do you do if you’re making a TV show and you want to tempt your audience to come back for another series? The answer, increasingly, is to end on a cliffhanger – leaving your viewers hanging on a big question or a shocking event can generate tons of discussion...
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A history of the Punch-Out!! series
Nintendo isn’t typically associated with sports games, but here’s a look at one of its most iconic sporting series. The first Punch-Out!! was born out of technological and economic necessity, rather than any particular desire to make a boxing game. Nintendo was investigating new sprite handling technology at a time...
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Get Schwifty with multiverse theory
Reece Goodall explores the multiverse theory in the world of Rick and Morty.
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