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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...
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20 years since her first Fringe, Sara Pascoe bounced onto the stage a buzz in the room supported by something unusual at Fringe — a clear expectation of what the audience was about to see. She opened the show reminiscing on her 2006 debut in Shakespeare by the Sea. Reflecting...
Known mostly for her portrayal of a “Posh West London Mum” on her popular social media accounts, the lovable internet comedian Imogen Andrews is taking the Fringe stage for the first time this summer. In her debut show The Unlikeable Worms, the comedian brings her most popular characters, as well as...
Despite its title, Yvette Segan’s stand-up comedy show is one for the girls. Like me, you might recognise Segan from her short-form internet content on Tiktok and Instagram, where she’s known for her uncomfortably honest and awkward personal stories and niche observations, which unsurprisingly translate perfectly to a one-hour Fringe...
It’s my second year at the Fringe and, believe it or not, I can count on one hand the number of comedy shows I’ve been to. Hence, when I saw Best of the Fest advertised as “the best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh,” it seemed like the perfect opportunity to...
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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...
One of the highest forms of praise that can be given to a creative is a legacy of individuality. That’s one of the many things the revolutionary British artist David Hockney is being remembered for after his passing at the start of June. Hockney was most well known for his...
