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Maaryah Rashid, Co-Deputy Editor, BA Politics and International Relations If your social media feeds are anything like mine, you would have also witnessed the frenzied excitement surrounding the first four episodes of Netflix’s Stranger Things, season five; from fan edits, to predictions for the next four episodes, to endless
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Amy Kan, Co-deputy Editor, BA International Relations and Japanese In case you haven’t been caught up with the rest of Britain, the first season of The Celebrity Traitors (The Traitors spinoff) was finalised November 6 (2025). 19 celebrities gathered, with Claudia Winkleman appointing three of them as traitors. A
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Chinaza Iwe, Culture Section Editor, BA History & World Philosophies Body positivity and inclusivity could be dying. But more likely it's dead and buried. 2025 seems to be the year of post woke culture. With the rise of Ozempic and Mounjaro and the health concerns related to the
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Lina Kabbour, Culture Staff Writer, BA Politics and International Relations Netflix has recently released a new film adaptation of the literary classic Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro investigates the theme of prejudice through the mistreatment of the Creature played by Jacob Elordi. The scars on the Creature
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Kenza Bajjar, Sports and Societies Editor, BA Politics and International Relations The objectification of women is nothing new. In fact, it's old news. We all know it happens. We’re all used to the exploitation of our bodies, of the commodification of our parts, emotions, and appearances. With
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Harry Izzard BA International Relations After capturing the nation’s attention in March of this year to critical acclaim, with the Guardian praising it as ‘the closest thing to TV perfection in decades’, ‘Adolescence’ is back in the media with its Emmy’s performance. ‘Adolescence’, its actors and production team,
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Joseph Guglani, BA History and Politics We, consumers of spectacular violence in the media, are becoming numb to sincerity, and perhaps sincere empathy. Surrounded by horrors, how can we grasp onto the ability to feel, all-whilst adapting to a new world of easily-accessible streamed atrocity? The film industry has had
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Isabel Balkhi, MA Social Anthropology and Persian As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, it can be difficult to find new and exciting things to do in the cold of the Autumn and Winter months, rather than being wrapped up tightly in a blanket at home. Though
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Chinaza Iwe, Culture Section Editor, BA History and World Philosophies The seasons have changed and cuffing season is upon us. What is it about the cold weather that has us all feeling sad, lonely, and ready to rush into relationships? For those of us who don't know, cuffing
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Lina Kabbour, BA Politics and International Relations Taylor Swift has finally released her long-awaited album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’. The album is inspired by the Eras Tour and her inner world ‘when the lights go down’, as she stated on fiancé Travis Kelce’s podcast. She also announced it
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The Brutalist, [...] could mark a shift in Academy preferences [...] reflecting director Brady Corbet’s fight for final cut. It’s already building a cult following as an allegory for artistic independence.
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The pressure to be faultless grows stronger with age and may be the reason why so many of us have left art in the past.