The 2025 Jonny Wookey Memorial game was one that the Typhoons and their fans won’t soon forget!

T.S. Eliot’s The Cocktail Party  (dir. Hannah Savage) was a singular experience. On the one hand, the source material was confusing,...

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Life beyond the bubble The Venerable Bede, in a fit of despair caused by the nihilistic outlook of his pagan contemporaries, compared...

Last week, I finally resolved to watch  Black Swan , directed by Darren Aronofsky. It had been on my bucket list for a while, but I had...

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From fiction to philosophy, the emphasis these days is on simplicity. Hemingway would probably tell you this is a good thing. Faulkner...

“Ma ybe someone can help you – if they can be bothered.” That was the MediaMarkt employee’s damning response to my plea for aid,...

From student papers to national headlines It is October of 1969 and you are Paul McCartney spending a relaxing couple of weeks on your...

Document open, the unassuming writer sits down. Ideas swim in their head, ready to materialise into prose. They lay their fingers upon...

If you haven’t seen Netflix’s new drama Adolescence , then I’m sure you’ve heard about it. It is currently Netflix’s top-rated show...

Taking a look around the Say No!  exhibit at the Wardlaw Museum on North Street, the first thing you’ll notice is the number of...

The life lessons found in Miranda The titular character from the BBC sitcom Miranda  is everything we strive not to be: clumsy, immature,...

The album This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway  came out on 21 June 2024 — nearly a year ago. I have to confess that this release completely...

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These days, we hear a lot about stepping outside our comfort zones — trying new things, challenging ourselves, seeking growth. But today,...

Since taking office, the Trump administration has made no secret of its assault on the arts. Over the last month alone, executive orders...

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Visiting Noor Community in Palestine At 27, Amir has seen more war than most people will see in a lifetime. Growing up in the Aida...

The interviewee’s name has been changed. In the midst of writing a 15,000-word dissertation, a fourth-year English student named Matthew...

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An apex predator cornered on stage, Johnny Rotten’s eyes flit this way and that through the crowd with feverish malice. His frame is...

Having sold over 40 million copies, Brandon Sanderson is one of the bestselling fantasy authors alive. More than that, he is one of the...

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I want to begin this review by stating that I am not a natural born Meghan Markle hater. I’m not an avid reader of the British tabloid...

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The Abrahamic religions have a contemplative proverb that goes, “For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” In Christian mass, this...

There is nothing that affects logical thinking quite like the lottery. As soon as that ticket is purchased, your full awareness of the...