There’s something magical about watching an athlete dominate. Like when Lionel Messi strides up the pitch like there are no defenders there and slots it in the top right corner. When LeBron James jumps over and through 5 guys to destroy a basket. When Usain Bolt literally seemed to dance his way to the finishing…
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Film
The Trail of the Chicago Seven Review
It doesn’t escape me how strange it was to watch Aaron Sorkin’s Trail of the Chicago Seven in the same 12-hour period I watched Borat 2. Sacha Baron Cohen has been among the most interesting figures in film and tv for the past 20 years. When it comes to the non-scripted or semi-scripted content, he’s…
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 fan not see Aguero as a hero when he scored THAT Premier League winning goal against QPR? How could a Lewis Hamilton fan not see him as a…
Main Stories
UEA u-turns after trying to charge self-isolating students £18 per day for food
UEA have changed the price of the meal plan for self-isolating students from £18 a day to £12 a day after intense backlash. Initially, Campus Kitchen had set up a plan to supply students with food for £252 for 14 days of isolation. Since then, the plan has been reduced to £168. Further criticism came…
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 period, I had seen every single film that came out. This is my way of showing I care about cinema. And cinemas. The…
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? Even worse. It was an abomination. It took the narrative of 5 books, merged them together, and crafted 106 minutes of pure audio-visual torture (that’s right,…