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The Big Screen vs The Small Screen: How is the Cinema Coping?
"With a recession on the horizon, short-form content and streaming platforms are dominating the viewing experience."
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What does ‘Authentic’ Islam Look Like for South Asian Muslims?
"Cultural expression and practising faith are not mutually exclusive."
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Pieces & Places of Hope: Ways for the Middle Eastern Community to Engage in Hope-Making Practices.
“It is in these very moments of despair that we should rely upon the strength and support that hope can engender.”
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I Just Imagined Him White
“ Fennell turns to sexual provocation to fulfil the emotional gaps within her adaptation.”
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Selling Salvation: How the Way We Connect is Changing
"Through the hot-and-cold, intermittent nature of texting and social media, we are kept on edge, waiting for that dopamine hit."
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Can a Streamer Change Perceptions of Africa?
Marthe Knutsen, MA African Studies ‘Imagine it took a single streamer to go to Africa and show you guys the propaganda you have been fed,’ said @Kwm_Pwr, a Ugandan-Ghanaian TikTok creator, responding to IShowSpeed’s Africa tour. ‘And the internet is free’ he added. In January, the 21-year-old American
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Lighting up a Fridge Cig: The Politics of Diet Coke Culture
Sia Madden, BA Politics and Africa and Black Diaspora The it-girls of the digital void are cracking open a cold one, so to speak. They’re having what they call a ‘fridge cig.’ But they’re not actually drinking or smoking. Their vice is something else completely. They’re doing
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Queerness and Sports: A Battle off the Ice
Melina Tavakoli Moghaddam, Sub-Editor, BA Politics and International Relations with a Year Abroad ***Spoilers ahead! The cast and crew of the hit Canadian TV show Heated Rivalry had a small budget and a dream when heading into filming the adaptation of Rachel Reid’s book series, Game Changers. With only
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Sinners Wasn’t Snubbed: Why Timothée Chalamet Will Win the Oscar
Midnight Adams, MSc Humanitarianism, Aid & Conflict Sinners has been an awards favourite with audiences and critics alike since its release in April 2025. In a year packed with high-profile releases, Sinners has remained the dominant choice for awards season, sweeping the board at the Critics’ Choice, Music City Film
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The Super Season: A Student’s Guide to the 2026 Awards Chaos
Elfi Eden, BA International Relations and Africa and Black Diaspora The beginning of 2026 means two things: exam deadlines are out of sight, and the Awards season has begun! The 2023 SAG strikes’ influence is over, meaning the movie pipeline is fully unblocked, which allowed 2025 to be a massive
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The Strange Case of Will Byers Thirst Traps
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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The Celebrity Traitors: Cornered at the Round Table
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