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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
Staged by the company Mochinosha/Book of Shadowz, Book of Shadows is a puppet show for grown-ups. While the intricate shadow puppets (hundreds of them) certainly serve to inspire awe among the audience, the narrative leaves much to be desired, and is perhaps more suited for children. In terms of technical...
NON HUMAN ANIMAL is a raw, gritty, one-woman play written, produced, directed, and teched by award-winning playwright Kat Woods, who returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the sixth year running. Embracing silence, the performance steers you away from the traditional Fringe glamour and forces you to sink your teeth into a...
Susie McCabe: Coming of Rage is a gloriously angry stand-up show that pokes fun at every aspect of McCabe’s life, from Scottish culture to religion and politics. Lamenting the stress of middle-aged lesbian dating and the effort it takes to arrange a funeral with a particularly annoying priest, she weaves...
It appears impossible me to call any Fringe show I watched the most unpredictable by far, but The Mr Thing Show reaches that unbelievable pedestal. Crass, clever, and creative to no end, it feels like they were firing at 50 jokes a minute from beginning to end. Tom Clarkson and...
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...
