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The trailer for Brand New Day (2026), the fourth Spider-Man movie in the MCU, was released last week, promising the most poignant movie in the quartet. Following the end of No Way Home (2021), Peter Parker is all alone as he tackles not only a new mysterious enemy but also...
Autumn Durald Arkapaw has won the Oscar for best cinematography at the 98th Academy Awards, for her work on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, becoming the first woman to have received the honour. She is also the first person of African-American descent (Arkapaw is part Filipino and African American Creole) to have...
Ryan Gosling’s latest film Project Hail Mary is set to release this week, to much anticipation from fans and critics alike. So, as viewers flock to the cinemas to see his latest endeavour, it is time we explore: what is it about Gosling that is so appealing? His popularity is...
The release of Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, has received high acclaim, not only for its lead performance but also for Stewart’s uncompromising and deeply visceral adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir. The decision to enter directorship from acting is often borne from working on set for years and...
Culture
Woodhill encapsulates the meaning of theatre. Electric, political, and lyrical, this is a must-see at Fringe. Through a combination of a verbatim script and physical theatre, Woodhill tells the stories of three young men who took their lives in HMP Woodhill, and their families’ subsequent attempts to unravel their stories....
Lynne Jones’ The Naked Truth draws on poetic and musical elements of the spoken word form, taking the audience on a 30-minute journey into her experiences of midlife reinvention. Jones’ creative persona changes throughout as her identity shifts from poet to song-writer to story-teller to comedian. Whilst this mixing of...
Elsa Jean McTaggart and Gary Lister’s Caledonia is the perfect musical escape for those wanting a break from the amazing, yet albeit emotionally heavy, material that some of the shows at this year’s Fringe have to offer. This 45-minute performance promises light-hearted, humorous commentary from McTaggart and Lister as they...
Toast opens with a woman (played by Jude Green) sitting on a waiting-room chair. She’s having a frustrating conversation with a call-centre worker whose voice sounds ominously from behind us. “What jobs have you applied to this month?” they ask. The woman answers the Universal Credit helpline caller with a...
Lifestyle
The irony of influencers telling people that suncream causes cancer – when it is quite the opposite – is shocking. One must wonder, how can people ergo suncream to slap natural ingredients on their skin and call it a day? And what’s the politics behind this movement? Multiple news outlets...
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The novelty of moving away to university has not quite worn off yet. The fresh-felt freedom that sits at the edge of your fingertips on the drive up to your first year halls is a brand-new feeling full of opportunities and excitement. What you do with your time lies entirely...
With the advent of sporting events clouding the media this summer, sport is playing a much more dominant role in our everyday lives, and the world of fashion has noticed. With FIFA World Cup flags in pubs, and the current idolisation of toned muscle, sport is truly everywhere. I want...
Following a long day of lectures, the last thing the hangry student wants is to limbo under outstretched arms reaching for milk and eggs, or weave through the everlasting queue which snakes down the aisles of Nicolson Street’s Lidl. One would think, given the crowds in Lidl at 5pm, that...
