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Strange Wonders: Jizi and Pioneers of Contemporary Ink from China
'Strange Wonders unravels a rich dialogue between tradition and innovation.'
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The Official Spirit Guide to the Best Small Venues Around SOAS
By Su Waddy, Staff Writer, BA Politics and International Relations & Mari Tagami, BA Languages and Cultures 28/10/2024 Spiritual Bar, Chalk Farm: Tucked around a corner just outside of Camden Town, Spiritual Bar is a popular choice for live music enthusiasts looking for an intimate setting. The venue
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The Death of Comic Book Movies?
By Nathan Hay, BA Social Anthropology Caption: Marvel has failed to captivate their audience lately in the same way they once did Source: https://deadline.com/2022/06/marvel-kevin-feige-phase-4-secret-wars-1235048750/ Superhero fatigue. With every new Marvel movie, the phrase does the rounds on social media. Since the pandemic began, Marvel Studios
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Why does Hilary Clinton care about Barbie being snubbed at the Oscars? And why should we even be outraged?
BY Hodan Sultan BA History of Art and History The internet went into a frenzy the day that the Oscar nominations for 2024 were announced, even politicians suddenly became film critics. But where has this outrage come from? The Academy Award nominations are always something we look forward to and
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YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND
By Amran Abdiqadir-Mohamed, BA Global Development and Social Anthropology Photograph conceived as a poster for Works by Yoko Ono, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, 1961 The Tate Modern is now presenting the UK’s largest exhibition celebrating the ground-breaking and influential work of artist and activist Yoko Ono (b. 1933,
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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
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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
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Souvenirs from Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru
By Gabriel Mullins, BA History On the 26th March 2023, Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru (ጽጌ ማርያም ገብሩ, sometimes romanised as ‘Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’) died at the age of 99 in Jerusalem. The Ethiopian Orthodox nun’s first posthumous album, Souvenirs, will be released this month, the result of years of collaboration between
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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
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Are the MOBOs rewarding the theft and misuse of black culture?
By Amina Khadidja Sadoun, BA Politics and International Relations. Amelia Dimoldenberg (left) photographed with Jennifer Lawrence (right) at a ‘Chicken Shop Date’ interview. The MOBOs have celebrated black artists and culture for over twenty years now, and their most recent nominations for the 26th annual event have certainly been raising
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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,
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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’