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Benjamin Jackson, MSc Violence, Conflict and Development Off the back of the highly successful “Fleabag”, English Director Phoebe Waller-Bridge blessed BBC viewers both at home and across the pond, with a bold, innovative adaption of Luke Jennings’ novel. “Killing Eve” is the funny yet gripping story of MI5 agent Eve
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Zahra Banday, BA English The TARDIS has always been a vessel for adventure and exploring different histories. This week’s episode did just that with “Demons of The Punjab”. Written by Vinay Patel (the mastermind behind “Murdered by My Father”), the plot centred around Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) and her
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Syraat Al Mustaqeem, BA English BTS: an acronym oft-heard meaning “Behind The Scenes”. On 13th June 2013, an alternative was offered – bangtan sonyeondan (방탄소년단). The South-Korean boy band whose namesake offers many alternatives (see: bulletproof boy scouts, Beyond The Scene) has since erupted as a global sensation. “Do you know
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By Emma Louise Loffler, LLM Human Rights Law, Conflict and Justice I wanted to write a personal obituary, because the personal effect that Stan Lee has had on my life is not to be under-stated. Growing up, superheroes were completely outside my realm of being, and it was not until
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Looking for something to binge on as the days get darker and before deadlines hit? Look no further! We’ve taken it upon ourselves to do the hard work for you. Here is our list of the best shows and movies to keep you busy this month. Happy watching, and
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Bodyguard. The BBC drama that was filmed just outside SOAS and the show that got the nation talking, including myself. So much so, that after episode five, I was inclined to write a review, praising the show for its clever twist on topics of terrorism and white-collar crime. I’m
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When asked during an interview, “Why the name ‘Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions’”, Athi Patra Ruga answered: “I wanted to introduce to London a definitive body that speaks about men and the ideologies we put in power. My life’s work is then to create safe spaces (I’m getting
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Twenty years after the release of her Man-Booker Prize winning novel “The God of Small Things”, Arundhati Roy makes her fictional return with the much-anticipated “Ministry of Utmost Happiness”– and it does not disappoint. A novel with a non- sequential plot, multifarious characters and prose that is both breathtakingly powerful
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American author Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” easily puts all other antebellum novels to shame. Published in 2016, it has since received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and The National Book Award. The story is centred around Cora, beginning in a horrific plantation where no slave is immune
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Presenting this year at London’s Printworks, the Smirnoff Equalising Music initiative takes on the task of doubling the number of female and non-binary artists performing at the iconic club space in 2018. One reason often cited for the gender imbalance on club and festival line-ups is the smaller pool
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There is one event British fans of contemporary art rarely miss – the Frieze London Art Fair. Apart from having some of the most well-known galleries in the world selling works by artists such as David Shrigley, it is also one of the biggest art fairs in Europe with 160 galleries
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Glitzy, glamorous, and as glorious as the trailer claimed, this summer’s feel-good Crazy Rich Asians took the world by storm. The adaptation of Singaporean author Kevin Kwan’s book is an all-Asian romantic comedy à la Pride and Prejudice with a dash of Great Gatsby flair. The movie follows