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18th Oct 2019
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The Watsons: Jane Austen Spin-off Fiction Fan Club

3.5 stars Laura Wade set herself up for a difficult task: to finish, as a play, a novel that Jane Austen couldn’t complete. It follows the story of Emma Watson, a young woman used to a luxurious lifestyle, who finds herself dumped back home, and financially dependent on

By Maria Portela Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
How Eliud Kipchoge Ran a Sub-2h Marathon

How Eliud Kipchoge Ran a Sub-2h Marathon

Sub-2 has happened, and it still hasn’t sunk in completely. Yes, the conditions were VERY optimised and it is not record eligible, and we’ll get to that later, but the enormity of such an effort is almost unbelievable. Prior to this time last year, only one man had

By Henry Hart Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
Tick, Tick… BOOM!

Tick, Tick… BOOM!

A musical worth the generous punctuation?

By Syon Lee Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read
What is Capitalism?, Part 1: Boss Makes a Dollar, I Make a Dime…

What is Capitalism?, Part 1: Boss Makes a Dollar, I Make a Dime…

In the first segment of an 8-part political economic series: “What is Capitalism?”, we look at wage labour and the class divide

By Ansh Bhatnagar Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com4 min read

Up Pompeii - An Audio Revival

Classic British comedy - is it just me who finds it a bit dated?

By Claire Chan Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
United States Supreme Court Weighs New LGBTQ+ Rights Cases

United States Supreme Court Weighs New LGBTQ+ Rights Cases

Three cases will decide whether LGBTQ+ Americans have any protection from discrimination in employment

By Alex Hodges Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read

A Soviet Still Life in Eight Chapters - Theatre of Nations

A collection of stories by Vasily Shukshin, visited the Barbican under the direction of Latvian Alvis Hermanis to an audience more Russian than Kandinsky’s caviar

By Martin Flerin Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
Shaky Foundations: Unrest in Ecuador Offers Important Lessons for the Latin American Left

Shaky Foundations: Unrest in Ecuador Offers Important Lessons for the Latin American Left

Comment Editor Andrew Melville thinks that the Premiership emphasis on corporate interests are killing the game

By Nicolas Manrique Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com4 min read
Riot Games is Trying to Kill Blizzard: the 10th Anniversary Announcements

Riot Games is Trying to Kill Blizzard: the 10th Anniversary Announcements

Riot’s 10th anniversary special broadcast saw a wild amount of announcements - both to do with their flagship (and to date only) game, League of Legends, as well as myriad new game announcements. Felix Games gives the run-down, as well as speculates on what this signals in terms of

By Henry Alman Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com7 min read
Red Palace

Red Palace

Lose yourself in the fairytale - but try not to lose the plot

By Claire Chan Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
The Prem de la Prem

The Prem de la Prem

Comment Editor Andrew Melville thinks that the Premiership emphasis on corporate interests are killing the game

By Andrew Melville Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
Noises Off

Noises Off

A comedy that was just... off

By Ozbil Ege Dumenci Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com18 Oct 2019 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
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