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 postponed until 2024 amidst heightened racial tensions, as well as the current global health crisis. Guston’s portfolio contains multiple paintings of Ku Klux Klan figures, including a painting of himself…
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TV, Uncategorized, Venue
Emmy Nominations 2020: Diversity, Surprises and Snubs
The Emmy Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, July 28, with HBO’s Watchmen leading with a total of 26 nominations. Amazon Prime’s comedy series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel is in second with a total of 20, followed by Netflix’s Ozark and HBO’s Succession, both with 18. While the list was made up of the usual,…
Music, Uncategorized
Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell!
A long-awaited album by the ‘Queen of the American Dream’ Lana Del Rey. It’s her sixth album and provides quite a different tune to her typical sound. Lana Del Rey’s album is littered with artistic references, alongside the explicit mention of Norman Rockwell in ‘Venice Bitch’, she names Sylvia Plath. Lana is infamous for referencing…
Film, Uncategorized, Venue
Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters
In spite of mixed critical reception, King of the Monsters serves as a powerful continuation of Legendary Pictures’ Monsterverse series and as a love letter to long-time fans as well as the franchise’s pioneers. The film hosts some of the most impressive cinematography seen this year, with the true weight of its super-sized stars being…
Sport, Uncategorized
Women’s Hockey: Beauchamp happy after Derby Day friendly
UEA Women’s Hockey President Katie Beauchamp says her side had “a lot of fun,” despite their Derby Day match being decided before the first whistle. Essex did not have enough players for a team, so the match was conceded, but the sides agreed to play anyway with UEA supplementing the Essex team with six players….
Sport, Uncategorized
UEA Blue Sox claim fourth place at Softball nationals
UEA Blue Sox are one of the smaller sport clubs on campus, but that didn’t stop their Softball team getting a massive result this past weekend in Slough. Softball is still a growing sport in England, but the UEA Blue Sox have been actively playing both Baseball and Softball since 1994 (making them the country’s…