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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
This Must Be Heaven returns to the Edinburgh stage for this year’s Fringe, and with it an ADHD dream of oysters, Model UN, and (of course) the Margate Crab Museum. John Tothill had the year from Hell where he contracted malaria and then appendicitis (intentionally and then to his surprise),...
Kafka for Beginners is Scottish playwright Julian Henry Lowenfeld’s exploration of truth and freedom in his dystopian ‘Ozymandian Empire.’ Opening with Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem ‘Ozymandias,’ a sonnet about power and legacy, the performance is set entirely in the prison cell of one man who has rejected the lies of...
The Postcode Lottery explores Britain’s inherent class system, critiquing the irony of the ways in which people are treated based on the social class and race they were born into. The play follows six characters, all with different perceptions of who is above or below them, and all trying to...
Scottish history lesson meets spy thriller in this riveting reimagining of the moments before the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. Shooting Fish Theatre Company absolutely delivers with a skilled cast, and a premise that is sure to ignite audience interest. The Spy Network makes the Britain of 1587 feel...
Lifestyle
In term-time, Pleasance Courtyard is unassuming. It is reserved for gym goers and University societies, and tends to be a quieter area of campus. However, in August, the space is unrecognisable. Transformed into three bars, with tens of performance spaces in rooms previously reserved for writer’s meetings and dance classes,...
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...
