It was an exciting day five at the Masters, as favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan was knocked out by Mark Williams – the Welshman advanced into the semi-finals, and it later transpired that Jack Lisowski would meet him there. But there’s another semi-final to fill, and that would come down to the...
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Reece Goodall explains why humans never evolved to hibernate and looks to this kind of stasis as a potential solution for the future.
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We’ve now reached the quarter-final stage of this year’s Masters, having lost some major names along the way. Two old rivals butted heads on the fifth day, as fellow class of ’92 veterans Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams faced each other – but, of course, only one could progress to...
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Rick and Morty’s sixth season is back for its second half, and that’s very exciting news. If you’ve been following my blogs, you’ll know that I was a big fan of the inventiveness of the first half, and I particularly loved the mixture of intimate family stories and a focus...
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The fourth day of the Masters brought around the end of the first round. Six players had already advanced to the quarter-finals, and yesterday that line-up was completed. The afternoon session pitted Judd Trump against Ryan Day – the former the favourite, but we’ve already seen how little that branding...
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Undergraduate students at the University of Exeter will tutor disadvantaged students whose learning was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The third day at the Masters showcased two very intriguing matches. In the first, season form-man (and one of the tournament favourites) Mark Allen faced Barry Hawkins, before Mark Williams came up against David Gilbert, his place at the event booked after the suspension of Yan Bingtao. All big names,...
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Former UK Championship winner Zhao Xintong has been announced as one of two Chinese players suspended from snooker as the sport’s match-fixing investigation continues. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPSBA) announced on 3 January that Zhao and his compatriot Zhang Jiankang will both be suspended. The announcement takes...
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It’s the typical Rick and Morty midseason break, but before we leave the show for a month, there’s time for one last instalment. ‘JuRicksic Mort’ pits the scientist against seemingly peaceful dinosaurs that are smarter than him, and it’s a radical shift in tone from the previous episodes of this...
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The second day at the 2023 Masters is done, and the game’s biggest name geared up in his campaign for a record-extending eighth title. Ronnie O’Sullivan faced Luca Brecel, before two titans in the form of John Higgins and Jack Lisowski faced each other. After the shocks of the opening...
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It’s the start of 2023, and the snooker season is already underway. The year begins with one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments – the Masters, in which 16 of the top players compete for one of the most respected titles on the tour. This year’s tournament takes place in...
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We’re halfway through this sixth series of Rick and Morty, and the writers have not turned in a bad episode – stripping the portal gun from Rick and forcing more grounded adventures has really benefitted the show. ‘Final DeSmithation’ is not going to buck the trend, providing a lot of...
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When I was little, my favourite animal by far was the penguin. There was something about them, both so regal yet so silly, and I remember the film March of the Penguins coming out and blowing me away. I’m mentioning this because a game was recently released that mashes two...
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