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Writer: A friend you don’t know you have I need to get something off my chest. Phew. Here we go. Wow. This really is harder than it seems. All right. You may or may not (hopeful emphasis on the may not) have heard of Ayn Rand, and what she’
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Anonymous Born the eldest grandchild in the family, I was showered with love and praise my whole childhood. That, among other things, eventually shaped me into a man who constantly craved the validation of others. Facebook and Instagram likes only made things worse. Fast-forward several years and I now find
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To the sprightly Spirit Editor, Seeing you on Floor B brightens my day – you’re the warmest spirit in the Spirit! Anon My Favourite Hobbit, Your external nonchalance sends a breeze of fresh air through my whole existence whenever I pass you in the corridor. From M. To a special
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Silence He took his time, he waited years That night, they put the kids to bed And he watched her gentle eyes reflecting dying fire embers And when the embers were almost out, he said, “Sweetie, I have a secret. A secret I’ve never told a soul.” And her
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By Linda Arowolo, BA Anthropology When children of legendary musicians take up the same profession, there is always a feeling that they will never completely emerge out from under their shadow. Now Seun Kuti definitely put on a performance. From the beginning there was a rhythmic vibrancy that permeated the
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By Sumayyah Daisy Lane Star rating: 4/5 Running time: 120 mins Guillermo del Toro’s new release, The Shape of Water, occupies the space between the classic fairy tale and fantasy in this deeply immersive masterpiece. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the film follows a mute
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By Sumayyah Daisy Lane, BA History Star rating: 5/5 Laughter, love and loss come together in Martin McDonagh’s latest heart-wrencher, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Grieving mother Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) fights for justice after her daughter was raped and murdered and hears nothing from the local police
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By Julia Everett, BA International Relations and Development Studies Eat Up! is not a regular cook book. It will not tell you what or how to eat. This book subverts what we think we know about food, and how we think it should be written about. As a society we
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by Alice McMahon, MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies – a modern parent’s worst nightmare “The baby is dead. It only took a few seconds.” Leila Slimani’s Lullaby begins with these chilling words, gripping the reader from the very beginning as she tells the story of how the perfect
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By Khadija Kothia, BA History You walk into the low-lit cinema, sit down, and your world is transformed. Worn armchairs grow into thrones of gold. The grey winter skies outside turn a warm-tinge of permanent sunset orange. The room, a palace court. You, in silken robes. This is fourteenth century
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By Edward Pickthall, BA Politics and International Relations “Clapton in the morning, and last thing at night. Singing in the Scaffold, you know it feels right, it feels right, it feels riiight!” – Tyskie in hand, this song is often belted out by the Clapton Ultras. However, there has been no
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By Holly Sampson, BA Arabic Last week saw SOAS go head to head against London Met in the 2018 North London Varsity. For those who don’t know about varsity, it is an annual sports tournament between two competitive universities and involves a whole range of sporting endeavours. The competition