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The Boy and The Heron: Hayao Miyazaki’s Legacy

The Boy and The Heron: Hayao Miyazaki’s Legacy

BY Valentina Rios – BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics 2023 has been a brilliant year for cinema, giving us so many great titles to choose from. One film that stood out in particular was Hayao Miyazaki’s long-awaited The Boy and The Heron, a reflective piece of art dealing with themes

Universal Versus Tiktok: Why the Sibling Rivalry?

Universal Versus Tiktok: Why the Sibling Rivalry?

By Melina Tavakoli Moghaddam, BA Politics and International Relations Headline: Universal Versus Tiktok: Why the Sibling Rivalry? Since one random September day in 2016, TikTok launched itself headfirst into the music industry. As an application designed around the 15-second ‘Get Ready With Me’ and ten-minute-long rants about the political climate

Who Gets to Be Sustainable? Exploring Second-Hand Fashion and its Ever-Increasing Prices

By Rebecca Marjoribanks, BA Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies Charity shops, Ebay, Depop, and Vinted are among some of the ways you can buy clothing second-hand. Most people are influenced by the low prices, the chance to find rare and fashionable items, and the large influence of social media.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…?

By Roxanna Brealey History & Politics The phrase ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ is commonly used to express the subjectivity of attractiveness. However, since visiting the Wellcome Collection’s exhibition: ‘The Cult of Beauty’, my views on this have somewhat changed. The exhibition has helped me to

Chalamet’s Tasteless Tune: Ha Ha…Not So Funny?

By Su Waddy, BA Politics and International Relations SNL has once again drawn attention for controversial jokes; this time featuring their host, Timothée Chalamet. In a skit that many deemed “too soon” and distasteful, the Comedy Trio “Please Don’t Destroy” joined Chalamet in attempting to use a struggling musician’

Pay Me What You Owe Me!

Pay Me What You Owe Me!

Geneve Harmitt-Williams, BA Social Anthropology and History Important conversations about pay inequality for Black women have recently emerged from the ‘The Colour Purple’ press tour, particularly in regards to Taraji P. Henson, the Golden Globe and SAG award winner. The 26th of January marks the UK release of the film,

Britain, are you not ashamed of yourself? Are you not embarrazzed?

Britain, are you not ashamed of yourself? Are you not embarrazzed?

By Tumininu Peters, BA Politics and International Relations In an unexpected twist for the 2023 season of ‘I’m a Celeb’, the public’s designated villain was not the divisive politician Nigel Farage but the YouTuber, Nella Rose. Known to Gen-Z for her humorous videos and sharp retorts, Rose was