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Syraat Al Mustaqeem, BA English Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Portion size: 2 person INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ onion, finely chopped (optional) 2 peppers, chopped 1 tin chopped tomatoes or canned tomatoes 4 cloves garlic, sliced (optional) 1 green onion, ½ for cooking and ½ for […]
Rihab Attioui, MA Postcolonial Studies No, our critique only comes in one shade now: scathing. The official trailer for Hala was released on 5 November 2019. Hala is a new film that supposedly made so many “waves” at Sundance that Apple deemed it worthy enough to purchase its worldwide distribution rights, streaming it exclusively on […]
Destiny Adeyemi, BA African studies The requirement of non-English prevents countries like Nigeria…from using and fluctuating between a variety of languages The Nigerian film ‘Lionheart’, was disqualified from the Academy Awards’ ‘Best International Feature Film’ category, on 5 November, for having too much dialogue in English. Lionheart, which is currently on Netflix, details the story […]
Josh Mock, BA Arabic and Persian The matriarchal reimagining of 1590’s Italy in this production and the objectification of male characters leaves men squirming in their seats Each year I look forward to the winter RSC Shakespeare productions at the Barbican, and this year I was not disappointed. With each performance offering 20 £5 tickets […]
Jasmine Hearn, BA Global Liberal Arts The process of healing is a silvery thread woven through the album’s nine tracks. As the year draws to a close, FKA Twigs’ record ‘Magdalene’, released on 8 November by Young Turks record label, stands out as one of the most unique and spiritually conscious albums to come out […]