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Written by Charlotte Allex, BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics. On December 5th 2025, Netflix publicly announced their intention to purchase a large portion of the Hollywood giant, Warner Bros. For an initial bid of $82.7 billion in total enterprise value, it appeared that WB would quickly become a Netflix
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"With a recession on the horizon, short-form content and streaming platforms are dominating the viewing experience."
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"Cultural expression and practising faith are not mutually exclusive."
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“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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“ Fennell turns to sexual provocation to fulfil the emotional gaps within her adaptation.”
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"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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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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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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