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PM Announces New Coronavirus Measures from Thursday
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new measures that will apply to the whole of England, expected to last for four weeks starting on Thurs...
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Sir Sean Connery dies aged 90
Sir Sean Connery has died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 90. The Scottish actor, whose career spanned decades, was best known for his portrayal...
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Covid-19 cases at UEA reach 65
The number of Covid-19 cases at UEA has reached 65. In an announcement today, the university confirmed 40 positive test results on campus, 24 off, and...
News
Damning report into Ambulance Trust finds a culture of sexual assault and bullying
A recent report into East Anglia Ambulance Service Trust (EAAST) has found that the trust has ‘inadequate leadership’ and that this leadership ‘foster...
News
Norfolk and Suffolk Health Trust update
A regional mental health trust has admitted the removal of more than 300 young people from its waiting list was a deliberate decision and not due to “...
News
Coronavirus in Norfolk: how it compares to the rest of the UK
The government confirmed 12,872 new cases of coronavirus over the weekend, while scientists and health officials issued warnings that a vaccine will n...
News
EU pursues legal action against the UK Government for breaching the terms of the Brexit Agreement
The EU will formally begin the process of legal action against the UK government following last month’s controversial announcement that the UK will pu...
Main Stories
Three UEA students fined £10,000 each for throwing house party
Three UEA students were fined £10,000 each after hosting a house party with around 100 attendees. The police were called to the Bowthorpe Road residen...
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UEA Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to UEA Alumnus, Michael Houghton, who shares the prize with Harvey J. Alter and Charle...
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Main Stories
PM Announces New Coronavirus Measures from Thursday
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new measures that will apply to the whole of England, expected to last for four weeks starting on Thursday. According to the measures, people in England will be told to stay at home, with all hospitality and non essential shots set to close. However schools, universities and nurseries...
News
Sir Sean Connery dies aged 90
Sir Sean Connery has died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 90. The Scottish actor, whose career spanned decades, was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, appearing in seven of the movies and being the first to bring the role to the big screen. Connery was born 25 August 1930 in...
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Clive Sullivan MBE (1943-1985)
To honour Black History Month, I wanted to write an article about an inspirational Black sporting figure. The choices were plentiful; from Jesse Owens to Serena Willams, many have led the way in their respective sports as we as a sporting community continue to strive for racial equality. However, in the end I settled upon...
Books
UEA Live: Ian McEwan’s reflections on an illustrious career
Ian McEwan is considered to be one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed storytellers working in Britain, earning the Man Booker Prize in 1998 for his novel Amsterdam and the Jerusalem Prize in 2011 (given to creators who deal with the freedom of the individual in their work), with the jury commending him...
Arts
Government grants £3million from culture recovery fund to Norwich Theatre
After fears that it would not survive the devastating financial impacts of coronavirus, Norwich Theatre has been granted £3million from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund. The theatre had taken drastic action in a desperate attempt to survive the pandemic after closing in March, including major restructuring and a...
Books
UEA Live: Diana Evans on inspiration and observation
Diana Evans, who studied the UEA MA in Creative Writing in 2003, joined Jean McNeil on Wednesday evening to discuss her most recent novel, her experiences as a writer, and the nature of her fiction. Ordinary People (Evans’s most recent novel, published in 2018) came about from the gaps in the books she was reading....
Books
UEA Live: celebrating Caribbean women in literature
This week, UEA Live was joined by three prolific Caribbean writers. This event celebrated UEA’s strong ties with Bocas, a writing and literary arts development organisation based in Trinidad & Tobago, and of Caribbean women writers’ contributions to literature. Chaired by Alison Donnell, professor of Modern Literatures at UEA, the online panel introduced Guyanese-born Canadian...
Arts
Emily Ratajkowski and image rights
Emily Ratajkowski is no stranger to posting provocative images on social media, but what becomes alarmingly apparent in her essay ‘Buying Myself Back’ for New York Magazine is that her image has not always belonged to her. The essay details Emily’s painful fight to secure the rights to her own self-image, while having her privacy...
Main Stories
Covid-19 cases at UEA reach 65
The number of Covid-19 cases at UEA has reached 65. In an announcement today, the university confirmed 40 positive test results on campus, 24 off, and one member of staff who has not been on the premises. 34 student flats are also self-isolating on campus. The news comes after a weekend which saw UEA firmly...
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Books
UEA Live: Ian McEwan’s reflections on an illustrious career
Ian McEwan is considered to be one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed storytellers working in Britain, earning the Man Booker Prize in 1998 for his novel Amsterdam and the Jerusalem Prize in 2011 (given to creators who deal with the freedom of the individual in their work), with the jury commending him...
Arts
Government grants £3million from culture recovery fund to Norwich Theatre
After fears that it would not survive the devastating financial impacts of coronavirus, Norwich Theatre has been granted £3million from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund. The theatre had taken drastic action in a desperate attempt to survive the pandemic after closing in March, including major restructuring and a...
Books
UEA Live: Diana Evans on inspiration and observation
Diana Evans, who studied the UEA MA in Creative Writing in 2003, joined Jean McNeil on Wednesday evening to discuss her most recent novel, her experiences as a writer, and the nature of her fiction. Ordinary People (Evans’s most recent novel, published in 2018) came about from the gaps in the books she was reading....
Books
UEA Live: celebrating Caribbean women in literature
This week, UEA Live was joined by three prolific Caribbean writers. This event celebrated UEA’s strong ties with Bocas, a writing and literary arts development organisation based in Trinidad & Tobago, and of Caribbean women writers’ contributions to literature. Chaired by Alison Donnell, professor of Modern Literatures at UEA, the online panel introduced Guyanese-born Canadian...
Arts
Emily Ratajkowski and image rights
Emily Ratajkowski is no stranger to posting provocative images on social media, but what becomes alarmingly apparent in her essay ‘Buying Myself Back’ for New York Magazine is that her image has not always belonged to her. The essay details Emily’s painful fight to secure the rights to her own self-image, while having her privacy...
Fashion
Levi’s 501s: A love letter
Dear 501s, You are my perfect jeans. Years of my life have been spent in Topshop changing rooms longing for my legs to be thinner, so I could finally fit into a pair of Joni jeans. The year was 2013, every cool girl had them and I simply could not get them to fit. This...
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GLOBAL
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Global
At least 60 people arrested in Hong Kong on China’s national day
More than 60 people have been arrested in Hong Kong for taking part in pro-democracy protests on China’s national day. At least 60 people were detaine...
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Global
Kyrgyzstan opposition protesters storm parliament over alleged rigged elections
Protesters in Kyrgyzstan have reportedly seized power in the Central Asian republic following the storming of parliament building. This comes after da...
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Global
Humanitarian workers in the DRC accused of sexual exploitation
On the 29th of September, the UN World Health Organization reported that it was investigating claims of sexual exploitation and abuse against WHO staf...
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Global
Thousands of fires spread through Paraguay
Thousands of wildfires in South America have caused the Congress of Paraguay to declare a national emergency. There have been over 5,000 individual wi...
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Belgium forms a government after 16-month deadlock
The new Belgian government, led by Alexander De Croo of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats, or Open VLD, has taken the oath of office at the roya...
FEATURES
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Features
I Lost My Best Friend Over a Text Message
COVID-19 has put a magnifying glass over a lot of relationships during the summer lockdown; people were finding new information about people every day...
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Features
Socialising in the Covid Age
I wasn’t the only student arriving for university this year, apprehensive for the year ahead. It looked like socialising – at least in the tradi...
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Features
Must I Be Impartial?
Let’s cut to the chase: impartiality matters a lot. And yet the answer to the question posed above is far from straightforward. In matters of ju...
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Features
My tumultuous relationship with XR
You never know how people will react when you say “Extinction Rebellion.” The group has aimed to lead the human species away from walking into an earl...
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Features
Keeping the Sound of UEA alive amid Covid-19
Back in September 2018 as a young first year, I arrived at UEA with the eagerness to join pretty much every club and society under the sun. The impact...
COMMENT
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Comment
Offshoring is utterly inhumane
‘Offshoring’ – not a term I am fond of. To be found with ‘offloading’, ‘offcasting’, ‘offending’. ‘Offshoring’. In terms of business, defi...
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Comment
Banning TikTok highlights US insincerity surrounding gun control
Since the 1970s, school shootings in the USA have progressively become more commonplace. Before the coronavirus pandemic they were almost a weekly occ...
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Comment
Freshers’ week is relatively insignificant
Freshers’ Week is infamously known as the alcohol-fuelled week of partying to start the university experience. This year, due to extraordinary circums...
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Comment
Young people shouldn’t be blamed for the second wave
Did you know COVID cases are rising at an alarming rate? Outraged. That’s how I feel at the moment. That’s because, to some people, it’s beginning to ...
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Comment
Weighing children in school is counter-productive and dangerous
Following evidence revealing obese people are more likely to become seriously ill if they contract Covid-19, the National Obesity Forum has proposed s...
SCIENCE
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Science
DNA suggests that people from America had a role in populating the Pacific islands
How Polynesia was initially populated has been up for debate and speculated by scholars for many years. But a new study has found evidence and suggest...
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Science
Phosphine gas found on Venus suggests a ‘possible sign of life’
Mankind has often looked up at the night sky and wondered if we are alone in the universe. A recent discovery might just have found the answer to that...
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Science
Record breaking fires rage across California as climate change continues to take its hold
Since the beginning of the year, more than 8,300 wildfires have burned over 4 million acres across California. More than double any previous record of...
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Science
New regulations on human genome editing announced
When we think of gene editing, our thoughts tend to lean towards the stuff of comic books rather than therapies for cancer treatments or modifying cro...
TRAVEL
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Travel
The hidden grandeur of Northern Iceland
If we are building a list of hidden gems around the world, Iceland should not be on this list. Everyone knows Iceland is the epitome of natural beauty...
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Travel
Travelling a post-pandemic world for UK travelers
Ever since the pandemic hit and countries across the world are forced into lockdown, most of us have been itching to hit the road and start travelling...
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Travel
How to eat your way around Norwich
My stomach and I have had the pleasure of munching and sipping various food and beverages at many Norwich establishments over the course of my time he...
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Travel
Meet these incredible travel world record holders!
There are numerous world records relating to travel; most are truly extraordinary, and it is difficult to imagine how anyone would be able to achieve ...
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Travel
How I stayed active during quarantine
Before our descent into lockdown, my fitness routine wasn’t the best. In fact, I wouldn’t use the word “routine” at all, but rather a sporadic attempt...
SPORT
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#BLM
Clive Sullivan MBE (1943-1985)
To honour Black History Month, I wanted to write an article about an inspirational Black sporting figure. The choices were plentiful; from Jesse Owens...
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Sport
Great Scot! Can Andy Murray return to his grand slam-winning ways?
It’s not a revelation to say that we treat star athletes like superheroes. They are our idols, our legends, the modern demigods. How could a Man City ...
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Sport
How not to celebrate: The story of how Essex’s Bob Willis Trophy victory quickly became showered in controversy
Picture the scene. You and your team have just won the inaugural Bob Willis Trophy; the most prestigious trophy available to you. Brimming with elatio...
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Sport
Ferrari’s decline: How the Prancing Horse stuttered, rather than galloped into their 1000th grand prix
Remember the 2016 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix? No, not the race itself, but the interviews afterwards. An affable Sebastian Vettel uttered a one-l...
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Sport
Loyal by name, Loyal by nature: A brave display of solidarity by San Diego’s football team
As you can imagine, media coverage on second-tier football in the USA is sparse, but a recent match between San Diego Loyal SC and Phoenix Rising FC w...
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ARTS
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Arts
Government grants £3million from culture recovery fund to Norwich Theatre
After fears that it would not survive the devastating financial impacts of coronavirus, Norwich Theatre has been granted £3million from the Department...
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Arts
Emily Ratajkowski and image rights
Emily Ratajkowski is no stranger to posting provocative images on social media, but what becomes alarmingly apparent in her essay ‘Buying Myself Back’...
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#BLM
Major Philip Guston retrospective cancelled due to KKK imagery
Philip Guston’s first retrospective in 15 years has been postponed yet again. The event, which was supposed to commence on June 7, has now been postpo...
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First ever Indigenous winner of Australia’s Archibald Prize receives $100,000
Vincent Namatjira, an Indigenous artist, has won Australia’s 2020 Archibald Prize, an annual award for portraiture painted by a resident of Australasi...
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Arts
Wonderglow
With not much for students to do after the ‘rule of six’ took much-anticipated events away, UEA’s Wonderglow festival gave a thought-provoking and oth...
BOOKS
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Books
UEA Live: Ian McEwan’s reflections on an illustrious career
Ian McEwan is considered to be one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed storytellers working in Britain, earning the Man Booke...
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Books
UEA Live: Diana Evans on inspiration and observation
Diana Evans, who studied the UEA MA in Creative Writing in 2003, joined Jean McNeil on Wednesday evening to discuss her most recent novel, her experie...
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Books
UEA Live: celebrating Caribbean women in literature
This week, UEA Live was joined by three prolific Caribbean writers. This event celebrated UEA’s strong ties with Bocas, a writing and literary arts de...
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Books
What makes a book to film adaptation (un)successful?
The worst day of my life was when I went to see Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. It was not good. The sequel, Sea of Monsters? ...
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Books
The best bookshops of Norwich
Norwich (a certified UNESCO City of Literature) is full to the brim with bookshops, so if you’re feeling overwhelmed on where to get your literary fix...
CREATIVE WRITING
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Creative Writing
Grandad’s like me
They’re shouting again, isn’t that fun. I’m hiding again. What a surprise. I’ve always loved this room for hiding. Especially when Mother has people o...
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Creative Writing
I’m Yours
i think i’m falling in love I’m canot drowning in an abyss but ascending into heaven, waiting by cupid’s gate closed an instant – waiting for lo...
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Creative Writing
Please Mind the Gap
LUKE: Mother, how far is it till we arrive? MARY: I… MARY is interrupted by a manic laugh from SAMUEL, a few rows behind them. He is talki...
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Creative Writing
I Once Tried to Eat a Wasp’s Nest
I once tried to eat a wasp’s nest. The punt at the bottom reminded me of how, the bigger the indent on the bottle of wine, the better it tastes. It ha...
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Creative Writing
Home
do i greet you with a yellow blue or pink kiss? soft arms and warm embraces, you taste like home. dirty blonde hair half toned with no great success (...
FASHION
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Fashion
Levi’s 501s: A love letter
Dear 501s, You are my perfect jeans. Years of my life have been spent in Topshop changing rooms longing for my legs to be thinner, so I could finally ...
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Fashion
Can consumerism ever be a guilt-free experience?
For some, lockdown meant less shopping, but for others, it only added fuel to the ‘shopping obsession’ fire. With hours on end with nothin...
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Fashion
The commercialisation of queer identity
Marc Jacobs recently launched the collection “Heaven”, a self-professed “ode to otherness” which is a representation and celebration of polysexuality ...
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Fashion
Learning to heal: tattoos and me
I have always found it hard to describe my relationship to my tattoos. For a long time, though they were carved into me, embedded deeply in my skin to...
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Fashion
Renegade fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies aged 81
Kenzo Takada, the visionary behind namesake fashion house Kenzo, has died aged 81, after a battle with coronavirus. Having launched Kenzo in 197...
FILM
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Film
The Devil all the Time and the R Patz Renaissance
Gothic drama, The Devil all the Time has become quite the talking point on social media over the past few weeks. Based on the 2011 book, the film foll...
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Film
Mulan (2020) Review
Subscribers of Disney+ and even the most casual of Disney fans will no doubt know that the Mulan live-action remake has finally premiered onto the str...
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Film
Post Lockdown Cinema
I am very fond of films. They are my favourite things in the world. I once watched 509 films in one year. I own an Odeon limitless card and for a long...
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Film
A Year Without Marvel: A Blessing or a Curse?
Following recent news that Marvel Studios’ ‘Black Widow’ has now been postponed for a 2021 release, meaning no new releases from the studios for the r...
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Film
Enola Holmes: Review
Enola Holmes, based on a series of books of the same name, starring Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown, has been released. The film follows the chara...
GAMING
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Gaming
What have you been playing this week?
Imagine Takeshi’s Castle meets Total Wipeout but with enough people to fill a lecture theatre. That’s Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. And it’s ludicrous...
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Gaming
Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media: What does this mean for the industry?
Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, for a huge $7.5 billion. This is massive news for the next generation ...
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Gaming
The meteoric rise (and return) of Among Us
A few weeks ago, I had no idea what Among Us was. Now, I struggle to tear myself away from it. Among Us has recently shot up in popularity, especially...
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Gaming
PlayStation Now vs Xbox Game Pass: Which is better?
The age-old battle of the giants, Sony versus Microsoft, has risen once again. The latest announcement from Xbox that EA Play will be joining the Xbox...
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#BLM
The Sims 4 has a major diversity issue
The Sims is a real-life simulation game, aimed at recreating real life in a way that has been wildly successful. While it is obviously impossible to s...
MUSIC
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Music
Radiohead’s Kid A turns 20: A retrospective
Kid A is often cited as one of the greatest albums ever made. A paragon of experimental music, the album builds on the off-piste style of OK Computer ...
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Music
Concrete sits down with Kitty Perrin: Interview from Wild Fields
Kitty Perrin is a third year UEA student studying History and Politics. She works as a radio presenter for BBC Introducing and is a singer-songwriter....
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Music
Favourite Recent Singles
Travis Scott feat. Young Thug & M.I.A. – FRANCHISE Jake Walker-Charles “FRANCHISE” by Travis Scott, Young Thug and M.I.A is a stand-out track. The...
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Music
A chat with Gail: Interview from Wild Fields
Zaynab Abigail, stage name “Gail”, is a singer-songwriter and UEA student. Her debut EP Sweet Nothings was released the 25th of September. This interv...
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Music
Review: IDLES – Ultra Mono
The day I started writing this review my girlfriend passed out in the bathroom, half-drowned in toilet water and ended up in A&E for a brain scan;...
TV
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TV
Why Feel-Good Shows Still Matter
Opening your browser and clicking onto an online streaming service such as Netflix or Amazon Prime, you’d be forgiven for initially thinking that the ...
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TV
The Best Of…
Science-Fiction Matthew Stothard There is a simple reason that ‘Doctor Who’ is the best science-fiction programme: the core concept is genius. By intr...
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TV
How streaming services have redefined television
Streaming services are the new way to watch television. Streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ have become so popular due to the...
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TV
The Crown: Anticipation for Season Four
I first stumbled across ‘The Crown’ in late 2016. Now, I’m going to be honest with you, initially I wasn’t really fussed about watching the show...
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TV
Anticipated Autumn Arrivals
His Dark Materials: Season 2 I don’t watch a lot of television. I have certain shows I adore and very few I actively keep up with and religiously watc...