A Guide To Studying Abroad
Bianca Skrinyar shares everything they tell you, don’t tell you, and what you really doneed to know about a Year Abroad.
January 2020
‘Coronavirus Will Kill Millions’
Is this the best way to go about it?
The Glaring Link between Climate Change and Insurgency
The consequences of climate change are almost universal knowledge. Global temperature increases, ice melts, oceans get warmer and sea level rises. The list of dangers associated with each is endless…
Review: Rocket Theatre Company’s ‘The Showcase’
I didn’t know what to expect from Rocket Theatre Company’s Showcase, but whatever I expected I was sadly disappointed. I must respect what The Showcase was trying to do; bringing…
All The Fires We Do Not See
One of our environment editors explores how the urgency of the current climate crisis is presented in the mainstream media. What do we read? But, more importantly, what do we…
The Climate Crisis and Davos: A Cause to Celebrate or More of the Same?
At the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, lofty promises were made to tackle the climate crisis. Will they follow through?
How to make 2020 your year
With the relentless continuation of Brexit, the looming possibility of a Coronavirus apocalypse and the national emergency that was the closure of Durham’s beloved Jimmy’s, 2020 isn’t off to a…
Review: Phoenix Theatre’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi’
I’d heard about Webster’s 17th century drama The Duchess of Malfi, but had never read the script or seen a production of the play before watching Phoenix Theatre’s adaptation on…
All them talkers
A short poem that contemplates the nature of thoughts, words and their essence in a mocking fashion.
Cheer: Another High-flying Documentary from Netflix
TV Editor Olivia McCann reviews new Netflix documentary Cheer and explains how the programme making a positive change.