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In marking a decade since 2016, I see both my friends and those online yearning for a return to Kylie Jenner’s blue hair, the ‘Rio De Janeiro’ filter on Instagram, and for ‘Tumblr Girls’ by G-Easy to be on the radio once again. You may be asking what your President...
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April 2026 saw the release of Antoine Fuqua’s Michael, a biopic about Michael Jackson. Following in a long line of biopics currently dominating cinema, it stars Jaafar Jackson, Michael’s nephew, as the late Pop giant. However, a spectre haunts discussions of the film. In 2019, the documentary Leaving Neverland (2019)...
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...
Opinion
In marking a decade since 2016, I see both my friends and those online yearning for a return to Kylie Jenner’s blue hair, the ‘Rio De Janeiro’ filter on Instagram, and for ‘Tumblr Girls’ by G-Easy to be on the radio once again. You may be asking what your President...
On Boxing Day 2024, Reform UK projected its membership tracker onto the Conservative Party’s headquarters as they overtook the Tories in total members. On 4 October this year, it was Restore Britain Leader Rupert Lowe’s turn: in a tweet, he claimed that his party, Restore, had overtaken Reform to become...
The sea of bright pink signs across The University of Edinburgh in the past week will not have been welcomed by all. Least pleased by the demand flashed across the top, ‘Stop the Cuts,’ is perhaps Prof Sir Peter Mathieson, principal and staunch defender of his announcement of £140m cuts, compulsory redundancies and the closure of 90 programmes, which he insists amounts to protecting “future generations of students” who “won’t be able...
Culture
Bedlam is back and in full swing, setting the stage for Red, a two-man drama following Mark Rothko’s (Rufus Goodman) commission to paint a mural for The Four Seasons’ latest and greatest restaurant. Rothko’s art assistant, Ken (Dylan Kaeuper), is a bright-eyed optimist, but similarly sees the world only through...
Tony Roper’s Scottish staple The Steamie is a particularly historic watch as its 40th anniversary arrives, and with it his final run of the show. Thick with Glaswegian wit, it is centered around a 1950s public wash house driven by working women in conversation with a changing world, underscored through...
Three decades ago, Ayub Dhin Khan’s East is East premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Set against the backdrop of 1970s Salford, the play explores cultural clashes, fractured identities and the complexities of being in the mixed-race Khan family. Directed by Kash Arshad, this production feels vivacious from the get-go....
Science & Environment
Scotland is famous for its sweeping glens and towering pinewoods. Increasingly, though, some of its most exciting woodland is only the size of a tennis court. “Wee Forests” are small, densely planted areas of woodland, designed to give communities a space to connect with nature on their doorstep. The idea...
Previously, the gentoo penguin was believed to be a singular species of penguin, with three subspecies: northern, southern, and eastern gentoos. But following extensive study of the genetic variation between them, scientists have identified that the gentoo is actually four distinct species of penguin. Southeastern gentoos live in the Kerguelen...
Meta claims their smart glasses are “designed for privacy,” but do Meta’s data practices backup this up ? Many people, particularly women, are being secretly filmed. These recordings are then reportedly passed to overseas companies and used to train further models. Meta glasses are embedded with technology that enables users...
Lifestyle
As winter settles in, I thought it best to recommend what I would consider the perfect trip for the chillier season. While island hopping is popular in regions like Greece and Croatia, I would argue that the Scottish Western Isles present an equally exciting, though dramatically different, experience. The Isle...
We all have small obscure things that bring us a strange sense of joy. After all, is it not a good day when you hear the satisfying pop of a fresh jar of peanut butter being opened, or when you curl up to watch the finale of your favourite show...
There’s a certain aesthetic about strolling around Stockbridge without a plan. One minute you’re crossing the Water of Leith, the next you’re enticed by the smell of freshly baked goods, and lured by its quirky shops – you really are spoilt for choice. A perfect way to begin your meandering...
Sport
As a lengthy international break ends, it is important to acknowledge the strong performances seen by Michael O’Neill’s Northern Ireland side in the Nations League B. Northern Ireland currently sit top of Group 2 following away wins against Georgia and Ukraine and two draws in Belfast against Hungary and Georgia,...
After a tragic retirement due to a power unit failure during the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, it seems that winning the 2026 FIA Formula 1 World Championship has slipped through George Russell’s fingers. From race-ending reliability issues, team blunders, adverse circumstances, alongside a teammate on the precipice of winning...
Many UK-based viewers will have likely set their alarms for 7:55 am on Sunday, hoping to catch the formation lap while they got cosy on the sofa. Instead, all one could see was rain around Sepang while the FIA could not give an exact start time — only an indefinite...
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