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“Blue Is the Warmest Colour” stirred a few waters when it first came out (excuse the pun) at the Cannes Festival in 2013, where it won the much-coveted Palme d’Or. Critics loved it, and it’s also received nominations for this year’s Golden Globes and BAFTA awards. So
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Spike Jonze’s new film about love between a man and a computer has the kind of plot that can either be an instant hit or go horribly bad. The SOAS Spirit went to find out which is the case. By Honor Bulmer Joaquin Phoenix is some kind of cinema
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A look at the indie folk scene of 60’s New York might sound a bit on the dull side, but considering that the Coen brothers have signed this particular film and that it won the Grand Prix at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, we’ve decided that ‘Inside Llewyn
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A new vampire movie is on the horizon, but does it fit the ‘Twilight’ trend? The SOAS Spirit takes a look and leaves mesmerized. By Cristiana Moisescu “Only Lovers Left Alive” is a deliciously macabre movie, complete with gothic overtones and psychedelic music. It is the story of two vampires,
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By Colin C. Cortbus A leading Muslim Gay Rights Advocate, has slammed a talk held at SOAS by the controversial homophobic preacher Dr Haitham Al-Haddad at SOAS on Monday the 17th of February. Omar Kuddus, an international LGBTQ Human Rights Activist and the director of Gay Asylum UK, a group
Opinion
After a relatively quiet January, this month sees the return of a myriad of commemorative days. But do such days really serve a purpose? JOELY THOMAS, BA Arabic and Politics As the new season’s creme eggs cast smug looks towards the discounted mince pies, I felt a twinge of
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The Spanish government’s recent reform on abortion legislation has seen grandmothers taking to the street to defend the rights of their daughters and granddaughters. CECILE NICOD, MA South Asian Area Studies For free mothers! Source: The Guardian How is it possible that we are seeing a retreat in women’
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Scoring political points in an epic game of Grand Theft History. IMOGEN EDWARDS, BA History General Gove uses new cannon fodder. Source: http://www.painters-online.co.uk/Gallery/David-Roy-Mullins-General-Melchett/_ga62639_pg1 For most of the country, the centennial of the beginning of World War One is something that holds much
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[Remy Geoffroy – Kathmandu, Nepal – published Feb ’14] Keeping up a tradition of political inefficiency and stagnation, the current Constituent Assembly of Nepal, elected just over two months ago, is at a relative standstill. All agree that so far, the second round of elections has been more transparent than that of
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Cleaners at SOAS will take two days of strike action on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th March in their dispute over working terms and conditions, it has been announced. The decision to take the strike action follows a ballot of cleaners who are members of the trade union UNISON, who
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Academic staff will boycott marking coursework and exams in an escalation of their dispute over pay if employers don’t engage in negotiations, the University and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced. UCU has given the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), the body which represents SOAS and other university employers,
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The film adaptation of the WikiLeaks saga proves to be less thrilling than expected. By Peter Nygaard Christensen, BA Arabic and Politics There is potential for great films in the story of Julian Assange and his life’s work, WikiLeaks, but the continuing actuality of his work, as well as