Breaking News
Coronavirus: weekend updates
Friday 26th November A new variant of COVID-19, the Omicron variant, has been identified and described as “the worst one we’ve seen so far” by a healt...
BREAKING NEWS
Breaking News
27 people dead after boat sinks in Channel
At least 27 people have been confirmed dead and a number of others remain in hospital after a small, inflatable boat sank off the British coast on Wed...
Breaking News
Booster Vaccine Added To NHS Covid Travel Pass
Travellers in the UK who have received their booster dose of a Covid jab are now able to evidence this as part of their vaccination status through the...
#BLM
Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty
Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, was acquitted of five felony charges on November 19th at Kenosha County Court, Wisconsin after killing 2 men in the summer of 20...
Breaking News
Union Council votes for JDA definition of anti-Semitism
In a Union Council meeting held in the evening of 18th November, Union councillors for uea(su) have voted in favour of adopting the JDA definition of ...
Main Stories
UEA to become a ‘safe zone’ with new app.
UEA has joined up with Critical Arc to produce Safe Zone. Safe Zone is a new and free app for staff and students to use with the aim to make users [re...
Climate Change
Report for the Future: a collaborative effort from UEA’s Project Change and Concrete
Over the last few months, Concrete has been working with the University of East Anglia’s Project Change to create Report for the Future, a clima...
Main Stories
LCR to search one in five people following rise in Norwich spiking cases
UEA’s Students’ Union (SU) have increased their searches to one in five people among a host of protective measures designed to protect students agains...
Main Stories
UEA launches first LGBT+ club night at the LCR
With Norwich offering LGBTQ+ friendly nightclubs, pubs and bars in the city, UEA SU welfare community and diversity officer, Aaron Campbell, has now a...
TRENDING
Breaking News
Coronavirus: weekend updates
Friday 26th November A new variant of COVID-19, the Omicron variant, has been identified and described as “the worst one we’ve seen so far” by a health official. It was first found in Botswana, Africa, back on November 11th. The variant, officially known as B.1.1.529, has caused 6 countries to be moved to the UK’s...
Breaking News
27 people dead after boat sinks in Channel
At least 27 people have been confirmed dead and a number of others remain in hospital after a small, inflatable boat sank off the British coast on Wednesday, French authorities have confirmed. After a number of individuals were seen by the crew of a French fishing boat on Wednesday afternoon, a joint rescue mission by...
#BLM
Ahmaud Arbery murderers found guilty
The jury unanimously found Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan guilty of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder yesterday. The trio now face life in prison. The murder took place in February last year, when they chased and shot dead an unarmed Ahmaud Arbery, falsely claiming he had been involved in numerous burglaries in the neighbourhood in...
Breaking News
Man Charged with Homicide After Killing Five at Waukesha Christmas Parade
On the 21st of November, 39 year old Darrell E Brooks drove through Waukesha Christmas Parade with a vehicle, killing 5 and injuring 48. Daniel Thompson, police chief of Waukesha, said the suspect was charged with five counts of intentional first-degree homicide. Whilst there were initial concerns that the incident was terror related, this was...
Arts
Groan Ups: A playful look on growing up that isn’t a gripe to watch
This was my first outing to Norwich Theatre Royal. As a theatre kid, I’m ashamed, but I couldn’t have picked a better show to see! Groan Ups is the genius idea behind the creative team Mischief, of such comedy hits such as The Play that Goes Wrong and The Comedy about A Bank Robbery, so...
Breaking News
Booster Vaccine Added To NHS Covid Travel Pass
Travellers in the UK who have received their booster dose of a Covid jab are now able to evidence this as part of their vaccination status through the NHS Covid Pass. For such travellers, it enables quarantine-free travel to more tightly restricted countries, such as Israel, Croatia and Austria, all of which place a time...
#BLM
Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty
Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, was acquitted of five felony charges on November 19th at Kenosha County Court, Wisconsin after killing 2 men in the summer of 2020. Rittenhouse patrolled the streets of Kenosha during the Black Lives Matter protests and killed Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, as well as wounding one...
Breaking News
Union Council votes for JDA definition of anti-Semitism
In a Union Council meeting held in the evening of 18th November, Union councillors for uea(su) have voted in favour of adopting the JDA definition of anti-Semitism, replacing the currently-used IHRA definition. 28 councillors voted to approve the motion, 7 voted to reject the motion, and 17 abstained. Proposed by Sustainability Society Council Rep Sophie...
Climate Change
Norwich Eco Hub: Make Greener Choices Workshop
Norwich Eco Hub is a recently founded community interest company, deeply concerned with the environmental crisis looming over all our heads. With sustainability and eco-conscious living at its heart, the Eco Hub is seeking to create a dedicated space for the people of Norwich to come together and attempt to tackle climate change. Although they...
SENIOR EDITORS
Dolly Carter – Editor-In-Chief
Freyja Elwood – Co-Deputy Editor
Sam Gordon Webb – Co-Deputy Editor
VENUE
Arts
Groan Ups: A playful look on growing up that isn’t a gripe to watch
This was my first outing to Norwich Theatre Royal. As a theatre kid, I’m ashamed, but I couldn’t have picked a better show to see! Groan Ups is the genius idea behind the creative team Mischief, of such comedy hits such as The Play that Goes Wrong and The Comedy about A Bank Robbery, so...
TV
The Television Takeover of the MCU
With the release of Disney+, Marvel have been able to expand into new ways of storytelling. Ever since Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment back in August 2009, Marvel has inexplicably become one of the biggest cinema franchises in the world. With the move to Disney+ this allows the franchise to expand the MCU. However, this isn’t...
Music
Newton Faulkner at The Waterfront, 29/10/2021, with Support Acts Nati Dreddd and Sam Brookes
Nati Dreddd played lively, strummed pop songs and two covers. She seemed nervous but belted rowdily in her own Scottish accent, which is a welcome thing in a world of bland transatlantic voices. Her best-performed song was her last, an old Gaelic-language stomper. She said, “It’s really fast, I cannae breathe when I sing it...
Books
Cli-Fi: Exploring the World Through Children’s Fiction
Mitch Johnson studied English Literature and Creative Writing at UEA and is now a published children’s author. His books expose injustices of the world whilst still being fun and accessible to young readers. In October, Johnson conducted a talk as part of the Norwich Science Festival, discussing the power of children’s literature, particularly climate fiction....
Vera Venue
Labels, love and loneliness: How to figure out who you are and what you want in a relationship
“I feel like I’m loveless. I’ve been very confused about my sexuality for a really long time (I have come to the conclusion that if I had to choose a label that fit best it would be biromantic asexual). I’m not sure a relationship is exactly what I want. I’m even less sure if sex...
Music
Becky Hill: The Powerhouse at LCR
Becky Hill is one of the top pop artists of the century. With hit after hit in the charts, it’s no wonder her gig at UEA’s LCR was sold out. With a voice like hers, the LCR was an ideal venue that truly showcased her vocal talent and stage presence. Before Becky took to the...
EDITORIALS
EDITOR
How time flies16/11/2021
DEPUTY EDITORS
- Grateful writers, grateful readers.
16/11/2021
- Thoughts on motivation and aspirations
16/11/2021
CONCRETE
GLOBAL
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Breaking News
27 people dead after boat sinks in Channel
At least 27 people have been confirmed dead and a number of others remain in hospital after a small, inflatable boat sank off the British coast on Wed...
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Breaking News
Man Charged with Homicide After Killing Five at Waukesha Christmas Parade
On the 21st of November, 39 year old Darrell E Brooks drove through Waukesha Christmas Parade with a vehicle, killing 5 and injuring 48. Daniel Thomps...
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Breaking News
Canadian storms and British Columbia Floods
Canadian storms recorded increasing precipitation and floods in the Pacific north-west, bringing 18,000 people stranded in British Columbia. Oliver Ho...
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Global
Global Investigates: Nanny state: AI and CCTV
In 2018, a cybersecurity activist successfully hacked into China’s facial-recognition system, unveiling a web of CCTV cameras spanning the country tha...
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Global
Japan’s ruling LDP party takes comfortable election victory
Japan’s ruling party, the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), won a surprisingly comfortable victory in Japan’s general election held on 31 O...
FEATURES
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Features
My journey of self-acceptance in the in between
Are labels all that necessary? This is the question I have found myself asking throughout my journey in exploring what identity means to me. After bei...
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Features
Walking alone at night means being constantly switched on
To get home to my student house in Norwich, I have to walk down a long dark street. Being a young woman scared to walk home alone late at night, I’ll ...
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Features
Seasonal Affective Disorder makes winter much, much harder
With winter fast approaching, people who have Seasonal Affective Disorder (also known as SAD: Seasonal Affective, or winter depression) see a change i...
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Black History Month Special
Jamaican Patois: My Dislocated Dialect
For the first 10 years of my life I lived in Jamaica, and for the 10 years following that, I have been living in this country trying to understand my ...
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Features
‘Janteloven’: the Norwegian norm that the UK helped me unlearn
In Norway, we have this law. Well, not really a law; it’s more of a societal norm. It’s called Janteloven or, in English, The Law of Jante. There are ...
COMMENT
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Climate Change
Boris Johnson’s lack of climate care.
As the world prepared to witness the COP26 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow this year, I eagerly sat waiting for what our own prime minister w...
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Comment
Spiking: be bold and honest with us
For many of us, clubbing is a staple part of university life. Whether it’s heading down to the LCR on a Tuesday night or the streets of Norwich at the...
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Comment
An Expected Nuisance For Unexpected Guest
Christmas: a time of peace, goodwill, and it turns out racism. This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert, Unexpected Guest, has been released and it has...
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Comment
The struggle of being a young person in the UK.
It no longer comes as a surprise to me that the government’s priorities do not lie with young people of the UK, especially not with university graduat...
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Comment
Should children get the vaccine?
In recent weeks, Covid vaccinations have started to roll out for under-16s. However, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding people asking whe...
SCIENCE
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Climate Change
Norwich Eco Hub: Make Greener Choices Workshop
Norwich Eco Hub is a recently founded community interest company, deeply concerned with the environmental crisis looming over all our heads. With sust...
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Science
Bizarre Science: Do you need a brain to sleep?
Human sleep is defined by polysomnography: the movement of brain activity, eye movement, and muscle tone. However, as science progresses, varied resea...
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Climate Change
Jeff Price’s talk at the Norwich Science Festival: the impact of climate change on Norfolk’s biodiversity
From the 2015 Paris Climate Accords to this year’s “code-red for humanity” warning issued by the IPCC, it seems 1.5 ºC has been in non-stop circulatio...
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Science
Black Representation in STEM
A report commissioned by the Royal Society earlier this year outlines alarming figures on the number of Black academic staff in STEM-related fields. T...
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Science
The 2021 Nobel Prizes in Science
The 2021 Nobel Prizes for science have been awarded in the fields of Medicine, Chemistry and Physics. The prizes, founded in accordance with the will ...
TRAVEL
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Climate Change
Fight for your Flight: Travel and Privilege
In my twenty-two years on the planet, my experiences with efficient transport have been fairly limited. I grew up in an area with three buses a day. I...
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Travel
Country Spotlight: Paraguay
When hearing of someone’s trip to South America it’s not often you’ll hear of a visit to Paraguay. As one of the smaller countries in the continent, i...
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Travel
Tales From Back Home
When I tell British people that I’m from the south-west of Ireland, they think of shamrocks, leprechauns, Guinness and potatoes – they don’t hesitate ...
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Travel
The Dangers of Voluntourism: Why wanting to ‘Make a Difference’ is not enough
“Do you love to travel? Are you passionate about making a difference?” You’ve probably seen a similar slogan before. This time, an organisation called...
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Travel
'How Getting Outside Can Help You On The Inside'
As we approach Winter it can be useful to acknowledge the importance of nature to positive mental health. With temperatures dropping and days shorteni...
SPORT
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Sport
Mikel Arteta - 100 games in: has his appointment been a success?
Mikel Arteta is 100 games into his tenure as Arsenal manager, and whilst his ‘process’ finally seems to be bearing the fruits of its labours, the jour...
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Climate Change
Climate change: the threat to sport as we know it
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought a halt to all sporting events and left us without them for nearly three months. However, for many, this is mere...
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Sport
BUCS makes its much anticipated return to UEA
Last year, due to the Covid pandemic, BUCS competitions were canceled, but it now returns after more than 500 days. Fixtures take place every Wednesda...
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Sport
T20 Cricket World Cup overview
The T20 cricket World Cup is in full flow, this week marks the end of the Super 12 phase of the tournament and the start of the knockouts. The four se...
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Sport
Is football doing enough to tackle homophobia?
Josh Cavallo, Australian professional footballer for A-League club, Adelaide United, has come out at gay. This announcement means that Cavallo is the ...
VENUE
ARTS
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Arts
Groan Ups: A playful look on growing up that isn’t a gripe to watch
This was my first outing to Norwich Theatre Royal. As a theatre kid, I’m ashamed, but I couldn’t have picked a better show to see! Groan Ups is the ge...
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Arts
Fishnets, Feathers and Frank’N’Furter: A Rocky Horror Experience
On Bonfire Night, I went to see The Rocky Horror Show for the first time in my life, and let me tell you, it was a firecracker of a show. Going to see...
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Arts
How theatre is helping create conversation about mental health: An interview with playwright Mark Daniels on his new play Coronavirus-A Great British farce.
After being met with such incredible audience reactions and reviews, playwright Mark Daniels’ show Coronavirus – A Great British Farce, based on his o...
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Arts
The best Norwich art galleries to visit this winter
Norwich has an abundant array of galleries for you to explore this winter. Whether you’re an old master’s enthusiast or more of a modern art lover, th...
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Arts
Nothing Happens in a Petrol Station
On opening night, I huddled into UEA’s Drama Studio for Minatour’s first show of their season. I was also particularly excited as it was my first piec...
BOOKS
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Books
Cli-Fi: Exploring the World Through Children’s Fiction
Mitch Johnson studied English Literature and Creative Writing at UEA and is now a published children’s author. His books expose injustices of the worl...
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Books
Elizabeth Day talks Motherhood, Fertility, and Failure at UEA Live
On 27th October, UEA Live was joined by Journalist and podcast host, Elizabeth Day, in discussing her current projects and latest novel, Magpie. Day s...
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Books
#BookTok: Worth the Hype?
If you’re not familiar with the concept of BookTok, it’s a communal space for the readers of TikTok where books are recommended and discussed between ...
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Books
Mitch Johnson and the Importance of Cli-Fi
Before his talk at Norwich Science Festival, I got to sit down with Mitch Johnson and ask him about his novels, and the impact he hopes they are havin...
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Books
UEA Live : “Whatever #Merky Books will be… is powerful.”
Moving through their glorious panels, UEA Live welcomed the editors and authors alike from #Merky Books on the breezy evening of October 20th. #Merky ...
CREATIVE WRITING
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Creative Writing
What A Wonderful Winter World
Even before you open your eyes, you know it’s brighter than usual. That something has happened overnight. Something magical. Your eyes flutter open, d...
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Creative Writing
An Ordinary Man, and Extraordinary Day
Mr Jones liked to think that ordinary was better. If youíre ordinary, you’re neither noteworthy for being smart, nor noteworthy for being dumb; neithe...
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Creative Writing
A Divorce from Tradition
2012. Christmas with Mum. You’ve been told to act normal, so you’re singing while you bring the coal but now you’re singing solo. There’s still ...
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Creative Writing
A Wife of Bluebeard
You tell yourself you loveThe prince who dashes inWho storms the castleAnd slays the dragonAnd takes away a part of you in doing so.You tell yourself ...
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Creative Writing
Who Needs a Prince?
I am not your typical fairy tale figure. My name is Princess Helena, but most people call me Princess Charming. I think they’re trying to be funny bec...
FASHION
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Fashion
Mary Quant - Defining an Era and Inspiring the Future of Fashion
Mary Quant has had a huge impact on the fashion industry. There is a very good chance that some clothes you wear today can be traced back to the found...
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Fashion
Funky Trousers and Groovy Garms – How 1970’s Fashion is Stayin’ Alive
If I walked around UEA’s campus right at this moment, I am almost certain that I will see someone donning flared trousers, platform boots, or some sor...
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Climate Change
Colorifix: The Next Leading Company Calling For Change
On the 24th of October 2021, Norwich Science Festival hosted the event ‘Hello Future Fashion’, a panel of those representing their companies calling f...
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Fashion
Fashion Companies to Limit Overall Clothing Production
Are consumers buying too many clothes? We all know that buying from huge fast-fashion companies has a detrimental impact on the environment. The fast-...
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Fashion
The Changing Nature of Halloween Costumes
The evenings get colder, the leaves turn brown, and the smell of Pumpkin Spiced lattes is in the air – autumn is officially here, meaning Hallow...
FILM
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Film
The Hunger Games - Why The Trilogy Could Have Been So Much Better
I remember first watching The Hunger Games in 2013, just before Catching Fire came out. I also remember the chills and utter shock I felt at the end o...
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Film
Norwich Film Festival Is Back Better Than Ever!
The privilege to watch films in person was tragically taken away from film-lovers last year. Norwich Film Festival celebrates having this experience o...
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Film
Last Night In Soho: Review
The Last Night in Soho is Edgar Wright’s newest polarising film. Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) comes from rural Cornwall with big dreams. Once she ...
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Film
Asian Representations in Films
The summer release, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has brought a Marvel frenzy around the world. With the appearance of Wong from Doctor St...
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Film
My Go-To Halloween Film
Halloween seems to be the only thing I like about autumn – part of the appeal behind this time of year, for my age group in particular, is watch...
GAMING
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Gaming
Exploring the highly anticipated update of Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Becca Patchett
If I’m honest, I haven’t been on Animal Crossing New Horizons for two months. My islanders were not pleased to say the least, especially Agnes. ...
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Gaming
Gaming Giant SEGA to Join Forces With Microsoft - Molly Phillips
There has been debate in the online gaming community about whether the gaming giant was being bought out by Microsoft Corporation, since SEGA publishe...
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Gaming
A Conversation with Twitch Streamer HoHoHoney
At Autumn’s beckoning, I took a weekend off and went to London. I met up with my best friend, Honey, who I have known for six years. Together we compe...
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Gaming
Do we still need to purchase consoles?
Is there any need to continue purchasing consoles? Typically, I play Xbox the old fashioned way, through my console and TV. At first I was skeptical a...
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Gaming
Christmas Gift Guide - Gaming Edition
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not really ‘in the know’ about most games. I think the last time I played a computer game was in my childhood Friv days...
MUSIC
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Music
Newton Faulkner at The Waterfront, 29/10/2021, with Support Acts Nati Dreddd and Sam Brookes
Nati Dreddd played lively, strummed pop songs and two covers. She seemed nervous but belted rowdily in her own Scottish accent, which is a welcome thi...
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Music
Becky Hill: The Powerhouse at LCR
Becky Hill is one of the top pop artists of the century. With hit after hit in the charts, it’s no wonder her gig at UEA’s LCR was sold out. With a vo...
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Music
Interview with Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner, English singer, guitarist, and songwriter, and I are talking about the song ‘Killing Time’ from his new album. It’s a cathartic, hope...
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Music
Why Bands like Jungle are Important in 2021
When Tom McFarland and Josh Lloyd-Watson burst onto the scene under the name Jungle in 2014, it seemed that the UK’s electronic scene had a new pionee...
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Music
Rolling Stone Magazine, Are These Really the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time?
Ranking music is a bizarre idea. Whilst it makes sense to rank your own favourite songs, to try to be representative of wider society’s views is nigh ...
TV
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TV
The Television Takeover of the MCU
With the release of Disney+, Marvel have been able to expand into new ways of storytelling. Ever since Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment back in Au...
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TV
RuPaul’s Drag Race and representations of queerness
It is the TV show deemed a “cultural phenomenon”- one that has launched the careers of hundreds of drag queens and introduced millions to the art of d...
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TV
Review: You – Series 3
October 15th marked the day Netflix released the much awaited third season of You. The series once again follows Joe Goldberg, the loveable psychopath...
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Climate Change
Review: The Trick
The Trick tells the story of how the work of Philip Jones and CRU on the effect of climate change on global temperatures was stolen in a cyber terrori...
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TV
The Cultural Phenomenon of Squid Game
456 players. Six ruthless survival games. An unimaginable prize pot that could magnificently change their lives. Debt-ridden and desperate, there’s li...
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