News
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators speak in UEA Square
Hundreds of UEA students and staff protested in support for Palestinians against Israel at the Square on the 25th May at 5pm. Organized by the UEA Ara...
BREAKING NEWS
News
Cannabis Factory found on Prince of Wales Road
Two men were brought before Norwich Magistrates Court on Thursday 22 April after police discovered a cannabis growing factory in the centre of the Nor...
News
Coronavirus update
Now that England has entered Stage Two of the government’s plan to ease lockdown restrictions, businesses such as pubs and hairdressers have been allo...
Global
Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder of George Floyd
The police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, has been found guilty of second and third degree murder alongside second ...
News
Prince Philip buried in Windsor Castle
Following his death on 9th April, Prince Philip’s funeral took place on Saturday on the grounds of Windsor Castle in St George’s chapel. Now laying in...
News
UEA to introduce blended learning after Easter
The University of East Anglia plans to resume teaching on Monday 26 April with a mix of in-person sessions and continued online learning. With c...
Main Stories
Less than 5 in 50 cases of rape or sexual misconduct ‘found proven’ in past two years at UEA
50 people have reported rape or sexual misconduct in the past two years at the University of East Anglia. With 2 accusations of rape and 48 accusation...
News
Norwich Police Commissioner Candidate Shares Xenophobic Views
Would-be Norwich Chief of police, David Moreland, has made xenophobic comments causing him to be branded “completely unsuitable” for the role. The ind...
News
Coronavirus update 12/04
The AstraZeneca vaccine remains under investigation for its potential role in blood clots observed among recipients of the jabs. Its use has been rest...
TRENDING
Music
Squid bring incredible energy to The Halls with help from Bath Days
Squid are easily one of the most exciting bands in the UK – probably the world – so the chance to see them in such an intimate setting as The Halls is one that has to be leapt on. To make things even more interesting, their performance was for their Fieldworks Tour, a tour in...
Music
ALBUM REVIEW: Casino Rockets – Reality Distortion Field
Reality Distortion Field is the debut album from Halifax four-piece Casino Rockets, and it’s been a long time coming. The first single for the album, ‘Black & Red’, was released back in 2018, and since then the band spent a huge amount of time refining each track alongside their day jobs, not to mention the...
Music
ALBUM REVIEW: Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend
Wolf Alice’s Blue Weekend isa tightly packed and exquisitely produced album which takes the best of their previous works while managing to create its own identity. The instrumental arrangements are refined and contained, while Ellie Rowsell’s vocals and lyricism are at an all-time high. The album opens with ‘The Beach’, a beautiful arrangement of acoustic...
News
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators speak in UEA Square
Hundreds of UEA students and staff protested in support for Palestinians against Israel at the Square on the 25th May at 5pm. Organized by the UEA Arab Society and UEA Palestinian Solidarity Society, speakers shared stories through a microphone in between shouts calling to free Palestine to an audience sat on the steps of the...
Arts
Spring wakes up to Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is an emotional rollercoaster. In early December, The University of East Anglia’s Drama and Musical Theatre Society made the decision to put on its own version of the Tony Award Winning Musical. It was rehearsed entirely on Zoom. It was recorded independently. It was filmed. In other words, this show was unlike anything...
UEA Live
UEA Live with Ali Smith and Sarah Wood: “When is a space not your space, even when it is your space?”
Here’s a joke from the 1970s: “What do you do when you see a space man?” “I don’t know, what do you do when you see a space man?” “Park in it, man” In collaboration with the East Anglian Film Archive, filmmaker Sarah Wood and writer Ali Smith presented their exclusive short film ‘The New...
TV
A Rewatch of… How I Met Your Mother
A beloved American sitcom following the ups and downs of love, friendship, and adulthood, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ triumphed in charming fans for more than 200 episodes within its nine series run. With its relatable characters and storylines, unique structure and mix of humour and drama, audiences could not help but fall in love...
TV
Eurovision 2021 – What To Look Out For!
After being cancelled last year, Eurovision is rising like a phoenix in 2021 to bring us some quality tunes! Here are five to look out for: Malta: Destiny – Je Me Casse I have to talk about Destiny really, given that she’s the bookies’ favourite to win at the time of writing, and it is...
TV
Review: The Irregulars
‘The Irregulars’ is Netflix’s new British crime drama starring McKell David, Thaddea Graham, Jojo Macari, Harrison Osterfield, and Darci Shaw. This cast is very appealing and are all very talented actors individually as well as when they work together. The plot follows a group of teenagers, named the Irregulars, living in the streets of London...
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VENUE
Music
Squid bring incredible energy to The Halls with help from Bath Days
Squid are easily one of the most exciting bands in the UK – probably the world – so the chance to see them in such an intimate setting as The Halls is one that has to be leapt on. To make things even more interesting, their performance was for their Fieldworks Tour, a tour in...
Music
ALBUM REVIEW: Casino Rockets – Reality Distortion Field
Reality Distortion Field is the debut album from Halifax four-piece Casino Rockets, and it’s been a long time coming. The first single for the album, ‘Black & Red’, was released back in 2018, and since then the band spent a huge amount of time refining each track alongside their day jobs, not to mention the...
Music
ALBUM REVIEW: Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend
Wolf Alice’s Blue Weekend isa tightly packed and exquisitely produced album which takes the best of their previous works while managing to create its own identity. The instrumental arrangements are refined and contained, while Ellie Rowsell’s vocals and lyricism are at an all-time high. The album opens with ‘The Beach’, a beautiful arrangement of acoustic...
Arts
Spring wakes up to Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is an emotional rollercoaster. In early December, The University of East Anglia’s Drama and Musical Theatre Society made the decision to put on its own version of the Tony Award Winning Musical. It was rehearsed entirely on Zoom. It was recorded independently. It was filmed. In other words, this show was unlike anything...
UEA Live
UEA Live with Ali Smith and Sarah Wood: “When is a space not your space, even when it is your space?”
Here’s a joke from the 1970s: “What do you do when you see a space man?” “I don’t know, what do you do when you see a space man?” “Park in it, man” In collaboration with the East Anglian Film Archive, filmmaker Sarah Wood and writer Ali Smith presented their exclusive short film ‘The New...
TV
A Rewatch of… How I Met Your Mother
A beloved American sitcom following the ups and downs of love, friendship, and adulthood, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ triumphed in charming fans for more than 200 episodes within its nine series run. With its relatable characters and storylines, unique structure and mix of humour and drama, audiences could not help but fall in love...
EDITORIALS
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GLOBAL
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Global
Navalny Protests Spark Mass Arrests Across Russia
Police have arrested nearly 1,500 people across Russia following protests calling for the release of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Nava...
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Global
Syria to hold presidential election in May
Syria will hold a presidential election next month on the 26th of May. The elected president will serve a 7 year term until 2028. Current predic...
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Global
Tax reforms cause large scale protests in Colombia
Tens of thousands of people in Colombia have taken to the streets to protest proposed tax reform legislation on Wednesday. The proposed reform w...
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Global
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan forces clash over border dispute
The two central Asian nations have seen a series of skirmishes over a disputed section of their shared border. So far it has been announced by K...
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Global
Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder of George Floyd
The police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, has been found guilty of second and third degree murder alongside second ...
FEATURES
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Features
Standing in ‘SolidariTee’
SolidariTee is the largest entirely student-run charity worldwide, endeavouring to increase awareness of the scale of the injustices faced by refugees...
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Features
What to Look Forward to This Summer
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the world in more ways than we can count, from lives lost to job issues and having to adapt to an entirely new life...
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Features
Has the Pandemic Changed the Way we Grieve?
Why does grief feel different in 2021? Death has been a discussion of two sides since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. On one hand it is a stat...
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Features
How Call of Duty saved my life
Everyone had a different reaction to lockdown. Some people did daily quizzes, some people baked copious amount of banana bread, some people tried to l...
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Features
No Graduation Ceremony: the wait goes on
According to the late Terry Pratchet, “ritual and ceremony in their due times kept the world under the sky and the stars in their courses.” So what ha...
COMMENT
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Comment
The solution to the possibly discriminatory nature of Covid passports
The end of lockdown and the return to freedom is finally on the horizon. As part of the government’s plan to return to normality, they will be introdu...
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Comment
Successful government Covid-19 responses stand out against a crowd of tragedy
Worldwide government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have been starkly varied. Where some populations suffer in overcrowded hospitals desperately i...
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Comment
Extinction Rebellion must soften their tactics to combat the climate crisis
The historical shift from environmentalists ridiculed as ‘hippies’ to being stamped as ‘ecomaniacs’ and ‘dangerous’ by media tabloids indicates moveme...
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Comment
Gradu-cancellation
Despite the UK’s lockdown restrictions lifting on 21st June, UEA have made the decision to postpone graduation – again. The Class of 2021 will b...
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Comment
The Police: A ‘service’ or a force?
Following Sarah Everard’s murder in March, the police’s tactical response was evidently a disproportionate response to the situation where members of ...
SCIENCE
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Science
Potential new treatment for sickle cell disease under development
Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of hereditary red blood cell disorders. The disease is caused by a mutation in the DNA sequence coding for...
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Science
Feline fine, England?
Conservation efforts are being implemented to reintroduce the European wildcat into England and Wales in order to bring the species back from the brin...
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Science
President Biden’s New Climate Promises: what do they entail?
In 2015, 196 parties agreed to adopt a collective goal to ensure climate change was limited. At COP21 in Paris, countries around the world came togeth...
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Science
Tiny house-living with the Whiskered Treeswift
As an amateur nature buff, I’m constantly amazed and surprised by the experts around me – these are people with a fantastic amount of knowledge,...
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Science
Plastic times call for drastic measures
Plastics have taken the world by storm ever since their invention in 1869. They have made material wealth more easily accessible, provided practical s...
TRAVEL
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Travel
The Best Cities in Germany
In these uncertain times, you’ve probably set your sights for your next trip a little closer to home. As one of our closest European neighbours, how a...
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Travel
Why Everyone Should Try Solo Travelling At Least Once
For many people, travelling alone can seem daunting, scary, and anxiety-inducing. For others, it produces a sense of liberation, self-confidence, and ...
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Travel
Why Mountains Are Better than Beaches
Incredible picturesque landscapes, clean fresh air, peaceful and tranquil; the mountains are full of unmatched beauty. They offer you the chance to di...
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Travel
Beaching About Mountains
Blowing breezes and gentle winds were voted the 2nd most popular type of ASMR on Healthline, and the beach is the live concert of these hissing, whisp...
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Travel
Why I Travel
I’ve never been able to fathom why anyone would want to stay in the same place for their entire life. Of course, everyone’s entitled to do whatever ma...
SPORT
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Sport
From Equal Racing to Racial Equality: What is Formula 1’s #WeRaceAsOne Initiative?
The new Formula 1 season kicked off last month and brought the second season of the #WeRaceAsOne initiative with it. The program was launched last sea...
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Sport
European Super League 2.0? How UEFA’s reformed Champions League is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
On the 18th of April at 1pm, the story broke that 12 clubs were forming a ‘European Super League’ (ESL). Although the idea was met with some resistanc...
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Sport
The Return of Fans to Motorsport Events is Just Around the Corner
Many of us sporting fans already have the 17th May penciled into our calendars, for this is the date that spectators in England will provisionally be ...
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Sport
How ‘the Body Snatcher’ saw World Heavyweight Glory Slip through his Fingertips
“Don’t count the days. Make the days count”. This iconic quote from the late, great, Muhammad Ali is one that we should all try to live by, espe...
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Sport
Bringing a New Meaning to ‘Knockout’ Boxing
Boxing. A relatively simple sport, where a competitor sizes up their opponent in the middle of a square ring, before attempting to punch the living da...
VENUE
ARTS
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Arts
Spring wakes up to Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is an emotional rollercoaster. In early December, The University of East Anglia’s Drama and Musical Theatre Society made the decision...
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Arts
“I am every book, podcast, movie, graphic novel I have ever loved”: Interview with Norfolk artist, Hat Leith
Hat Leith, a Norfolk based artist, specialises in creating fantasy-based pieces, inspired by their interests in mythology, folklore, and fandom. Their...
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Arts
“There are no rules”: Local zine creators on craft culture in a digital world
Historically, zines were a potent form of craft culture and a resistance to superfluous materialism. The blurring of what constitutes a zine has been ...
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Arts
Oedipus: This artwork makes me feel empowered
(This article contains spoilers for Oedipus: After Sophocles by Robert Icke) In August 2019, I headed up to Edinburgh for my very first Fringe festiva...
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Arts
What can Ancient rainforest rock art tell us about climate change?
Archaeologists have discovered tens of thousands of paintings of animals and humans in the Amazonian rainforest. The discovery was made by a British-C...
BOOKS
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Books
How do I get my creative writing out into the world?
Say you love writing, and have a growing collection of fab pieces — how do you start sharing this work and getting it out into the world? Univer...
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Books
Readers are the writers of their reading experience
I once read a domestic boiler user manual and resonated with the feeling of bursting under pressure. Reading about cooling pipes sent chills flooding ...
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Books
UEA’s Undergraduate Creative Writing Anthology launching virtually on June 25th
The Egg Box Publishing Society, the UEA Publishing Project’s student-led imprint, is holding an online launch event for 2021’s Undergraduate anthology...
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Books
The joys of the book-buying hunt
On April 13th, for the first time in five months, I walked into a second-hand book store (JK and RK Ellis, if you’re interested) and scanned several s...
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Books
Books that would make great adaptations
‘A Thousand Ships’ by Natalie Haynes I recently read Natalie Haynes’ A Thousand Ships, a retelling of the events of the Trojan War from the pers...
CREATIVE WRITING
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Creative Writing
Set Life
Your life is a Netflix series, and everyone knew it. The love of your life plays the part of the love of your life. It’s not really her. It’s Ho...
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Creative Writing
Making Friends
Dolly hadn’t exactly been glad to see them go but she wouldn’t miss the noise of thundering footsteps up and down the stairs outside her flat. When sh...
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Creative Writing
Methods of Running in the Race to the Grave
I hear them now as I heard them before, Like winter’s raindrops, whistling past my ears These hymns pour through my spirit And they fall, through dens...
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Creative Writing
A Safe Space
Therapy always began with a silence, the kind of dreadful silence that was desperate to speak. They asked him how he felt. He panicked. He always pani...
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Creative Writing
Beneath Silence
Silence is the cruelest weapon You teach her to swallow back tears Master the art of snide and contempt Fight fire with fire, burn f...
FASHION
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Fashion
Fashion versus function in the video-game world
Have you ever been really into a scene in a game, and then noticed Lara Croft is wearing earrings? Or a necklace that could certainly get caught on a ...
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Fashion
Ableism in the fashion industry: what needs to be done?
In the last few years, e-commerce images have become less photoshopped and more realistic. We are starting to see the human form represented on a rela...
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Fashion
Khloe Kardashian and toxic beauty standards
Last week an unfiltered image of Khloe Kardashian posing in a bikini was accidentally posted online. Her response: to get lawyers involved. Anybody wh...
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Fashion
The best influencers to bring some positivity to your feed
Welcome to 2021, where the Instagram influencer is now a familiar part of society. The platform is saturated with endless fast-fashion hauls, promotio...
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Fashion
The best sustainable period products for all budgets
Reducing our single use plastic consumption is something we should all be trying to do wherever possible, especially when it comes to period products....
FILM
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Film
Back to the Big Screen- What to watch this Summer
The past three national lockdowns have been hard on everyone. Families have been separated and countless people have been faced with redundancy, resul...
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Film
Promising Young Woman: Review
Trigger Warning: Rape, sexual assault Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut Promising Young Woman has been picking up awards left and right, from BAFTAs...
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Film
Godzilla VS Kong: Review
Until recently, the only “giant monster” or “kaiju” media I had consumed were the episodes of Power Rangers I’d watched as a child, the first Pacific ...
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Film
Concrete at BFI Flare
Representation, in all forms, is perhaps one of cinema’s most important tasks. Cinema is a platform that allows for individuals from around the world ...
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Film
What to Watch: April
A not so very long time ago in an office far, far away…from everyone, I sat down and thought about what films I have indulged in over the past few wee...
GAMING
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Gaming
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition - What we know so far
The Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is launching May 14th, remastering the original trilogy with all DLCs and new elements to bring the older games int...
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Gaming
Most Memorable Gaming Experiences
Pokémon FireRed Every Friday, if I’d been well-behaved that week, my mum would drive me to The Game Zone, a video game rental shop not far from our ho...
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Gaming
Gambling in Gaming
Gambling can be a slippery slope and in the gaming industry it is commonly linked to online poker, or slot machines. But gambling is so intrinsically ...
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Gaming
Console Scalping
Picture this: the brand new PS5 launches, you click onto the Game website to pre-order, and all copies are out of stock within the first 10 minutes of...
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Gaming
A Brief History of the Zelda Empire
The Legend of Zelda games have become something of a household staple. Zelda, having been around for over thirty-four years, is one of the most popula...
MUSIC
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Music
Squid bring incredible energy to The Halls with help from Bath Days
Squid are easily one of the most exciting bands in the UK – probably the world – so the chance to see them in such an intimate setting as The Halls is...
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Music
ALBUM REVIEW: Casino Rockets – Reality Distortion Field
Reality Distortion Field is the debut album from Halifax four-piece Casino Rockets, and it’s been a long time coming. The first single for the album, ...
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Music
ALBUM REVIEW: Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend
Wolf Alice’s Blue Weekend isa tightly packed and exquisitely produced album which takes the best of their previous works while managing to create its ...
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Music
ALBUM REVIEW: Squid – Bright Green Field
It’s been a couple of years since Squid’s breakout single ‘Houseplants’, an expertly organized mess of post-punk and jazz, but the band formed in Brig...
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Music
An interview with Grammy nominated Wolf Alice: talking Blue Weekend, returning to live performance, and more
Wolf Alice are a band that need no introduction, but here’s one anyway. For the past decade they’ve showcased their exceptional versatility, first as ...
TV
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TV
A Rewatch of… How I Met Your Mother
A beloved American sitcom following the ups and downs of love, friendship, and adulthood, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ triumphed in charming fans for more ...
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TV
Eurovision 2021 – What To Look Out For!
After being cancelled last year, Eurovision is rising like a phoenix in 2021 to bring us some quality tunes! Here are five to look out for: Malta: Des...
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TV
Review: The Irregulars
‘The Irregulars’ is Netflix’s new British crime drama starring McKell David, Thaddea Graham, Jojo Macari, Harrison Osterfield, and Darci Shaw. This ca...
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TV
My Comfort Watch: Gavin and Stacey
There are certain TV shows that every time you watch them, transport you back into a certain period of your life. Fuelled by nostalgia, and desperate ...
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TV
A Rewatch Of… Doctor Who
I have been obsessed with ‘Doctor Who’ since I was a kid. I’ve collected various memorabilia, snapped photos with TARDISes and Daleks, and spent Chris...
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