I’m really late to ‘Persona 5’. The game came out ages ago at this point, with the original being a 2016 release for PS3 and PS4. Despite ‘Persona 4 Golden’ being one of my absolute favourite games of all time, I didn’t really push myself to get the game. I didn’t have either console, but…
Science
2016 saw record breaking climate change
Year on year climate change attracts greater attention as its impact is felt more frequently and the need for action intensifies. 2016 was no different. So let’s have a look back at the hottest stories our planet had to offer in the past year. 2016 was the warmest year on record; the third year in…
Music
Best albums of 2016
Blackstar – David BowieDavid Bowie’s swan song Blackstar is the best album of his career, let alone of 2016! Blackstar sees Bowie facing his own mortality, and the result is a moving forty-minute tribute to his career. ‘Lazarus’ is an example of genius both musically and lyrically. This Starman’s music will live on eternally. – Claud…
Global
2016 may prove to be a bleak year for the EU
2016 is likely to be a defining year in the history of the European Union. Nearly just one month in to the year and already the evidence is clear: the continued problems caused by the migrant crisis has led to the collapse of open boarders and the British in-out EU campaigns have begun to up…
Comment
Celebrities are not ours to mourn
It would be fair to say that, so far, 2016 hasn’t been great. In the past few weeks, the world has suffered the losses of David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Glenn Frey (founding member of the Eagles), Lemmy Kilmeister, Natalie Cole and Daniel Dion. Reactions to their deaths have varied. In some cases, the media has…
Features
How to bear witness? International Holocaust Remembrance Day
“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” Eli Wiesel’s words stress the very importance of remembering those events we might rather forget, of paying attention to what might be more pleasantly ignored. Events take place throughout the year to commemorate victims of war and genocide, and International Holocaust Remembrance Day is just…
Travel
The must-see events of 2016
The new year always seems to bring an immense sense of opportunity that ignites the ambitious side within us, and it is absolutely true regarding travel. Seeing the whole year ahead never fails to give a huge sense of excitement and inspiration. Feeling ready to dream about where to go this year, we love to…
Features
Politicians: often ridiculous, not always a joke
Broadly speaking, it is fair to say that the defining theme of democratic politics in 2015 was that of protest. From the decisive victory won by Alexis Tsipras’s hard-left Syriza party in Greece and the four million votes accrued by Nigel Farage’s Ukip in the UK general election, to the enormous grassroots support generated by…
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