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Iolanthe: A Review
Isabelle Bylett reviews Durham Opera Ensemble’s production of Iolanthe, an impressive and engaging operetta filled with light-hearted farce and satire.
It is time for a new self
Gwen Smit questions the way we have come to understand ourselves and place in the world through alternative ideas of the self as found in Buddhist thought.
The cultural phenomenon of ‘Severance’
Meredith tells everyone why they should sit down and press play on the first episode of Apple TV’s ‘Severance’.
Parasociality, Gen Z and the Plight of Luigi Mangione
‘Straight up GILF – Guy I’d Like to Free… and F***.’ This comment taken from Reddit’s r/popculture, boasting a wealth of upvotes and a wealth of replies in similar vein, leaves no doubt about the overwhelming online and public opinion of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old ex-Penn student who was accused of killing United Healthcare CEO […]
Video game nostalgia: what makes it unique?
Sofía Davies-Jurado explores why the medium of video games creates such powerful nostalgia
Creative but questionable food masterpieces
Amelia shares her most creative and unique bakes and dishes
Beauty as social currency: why are we so afraid of real skin?
Let’s unpack our cultural obsession with achieving pretty privilege and if it is truly worth spending all our mental energy on perpetuating such unrealistic goals.
This weeks’ editorial from the General Editors.
Should we be able to give books a bad review?
In this article, the Editor-in-Chief discusses the pressing debate surrounding whether we should be able to leave books a public negative review, following the Cait Corrain scandal.