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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...
Opinion
There’s a particular species of jargon which exists solely to make unsettling news sound like a team-building exercise at a corporate job. Words and phrases such as ‘restructuring,’ ‘strategic realignment’ and the like keep cropping up with regards to the university’s reports of its financial distress. Regrettably, it is not...
Since I’ve returned to Edinburgh from the (I’ve now discovered) exceptionally broad pavements of Warsaw, I keep getting stuck behind the oblivious trudging of barely-strolling walkers. Especially with Welcome Week and various promotional events taking place across the University campus for new and potential future students, slow walkers are horrifyingly...
The Cardiff Agreement of this month has made clear the Celtic nations’ priority of a future in the European Union (EU). Bolstered by devolution conversations and frustrations of post-Brexit economic decay, this ambition offers hope of something greater. But how feasible is this promise? The pivot to Brussels presents an...
Culture
GUTTER Theatre’s Eurydice brings together the well-known myth of two tragic lovers. However, rather than focusing on Orpheus’ journey down to rescue her, Jane Morgan and Rue Richardson’s production places Eurydice herself at the heart of the tale, exploring the dynamics and intricacies that define the lovers and those around...
The University of Edinburgh’s plans to change its Literature, Languages and Culture (LLC) programmes have been engulfed in confusion, with students and academics questioning what the changes mean for the future of Scottish Literature and other disciplines. The university has announced changes to 90 degree programmes, including 48 within the...
“Omigod you guys!” The iconic Harvard-bound bubbly blonde takes centre stage at the Edinburgh Playhouse in Nikolai Foster’s touring production of Legally Blonde. In full giddy, rosy glam, the ensemble pays a neon homage to the 2001 classic in which a Malibu-hailing sorority president journeys to Harvard Law School in...
Science & Environment
The Mercator Map is the ubiquitous 2D depiction of Earth that we are familiar with – however, a United Nations(UN) General Assembly resolution has opted to shift away from this distorted representation of our globe and adoptalternative, more accurate world maps. Gerardus Mercator introduced his map for the purpose of...
The University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings (KB) campus hosts over 8,000 students studying all things STEM,from environmental science to astrophysics, and boasts some of the world’s most innovative research facilities. As a fourth year biology student, I am all too familiar with KB – so here’s my guide to some...
For years, scientists thought a small cat found in Bolivia’s Yungas Forest belonged to a species already known to science. They were wrong. Now, the Leopardus tilcayo, whose epithet pays homage to the name Bolivian locals use for it, is officially the first new member of the cat family in...
Lifestyle
The short answer is no, but you already knew that. The real question is: Why do we think that? Walking around campus, it is hard to avoid seeing classmates with better grades than me, trendier clothes that I told myself I couldn’t rock, and larger friend groups that I am...
Braving the first few weeks of third year here at Edinburgh has been interesting to say the least. By this time in the university experience you would expect to have everything figured out. But, if you are anything like me, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Maybe you thought...
Vogue has established its name as the “fashion bible,” as coined by The New York Times. Therefore, by this term, logically, all members of the public should resort to Vogue for outfit inspiration and fashion knowledge. So, why is no one seemingly picking up fashion magazines anymore? There is a...
Sport
With the rise of the fashion trend Blokecore, football shirts have weaved their way into mainstream fashion trends. This has been responded to with the mass production of shirt-adjacent products from companies like Urban Outfitters, H&M, and other dominant cheap fashion brands. Blokecore, as defined by JD Sports, is the...
This year has seen increased speculation over the demanding nature of the tennis season, and the impact this may have on the sport. The tennis season spans 11 months, from January to November. Almost by design, players have been playing in more challenging conditions, as summers around the world get...
Following Chelsea’s shock 3-0 thrashing by Brentford, it seems this season won’t be smooth sailing for Xabi Alonso’s Blues. While an injury to star striker João Pedro provides some explanation, Chelsea experienced an all-too-familiar inability to control the game, falling victim to ruthless counterattacks from their opponents. At the heart...
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