What’s going on with Julian Assange?
Julian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, has been pretty under the radar since he took asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy 7 years ago. That was until early April when his name began to fill up...
PHANTOM MEDIA. WHAT'S NEW?
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The Internet of Bodies
You may have come across the term the “Internet of Things”, a phrase that has came to encompass everything that is already connected to the internet such as PCs and mobile devices but also...
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The Cultural Significance of Notre Dame de Paris
In the wake of the fire that engulfed parts of the Notre Dame last night in Paris, the centuries-old cathedral is more than just a scene of tragedy. It is the beating heart of...
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Jodie Whittaker: What I think of the Thirteenth Doctor
I’m considerably late to the conversation, but never the less I will give my opinion on Jodie Whittaker in her role as the new Doctor. To say there has been a lot of controversy...
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When #MeToo becomes #MeFirst
The founder of the #MeToo campaign, Tarana Burke, has expressed concerns that the movement has been hijacked by mainstream media as a “witch-hunt” with the purpose of defaming masculinity as “fundamentally toxic”. The campaign...
Welcome to The Farage Show
During this European Election campaign, both major parties have been rarely seen or heard on radio or television, and have been completely overshadowed by the dominant ramblings of the Brexit Party leader.
Derby WiP Art Exhibition
Work in Progress, The University of Derby’s Fine Art Exhibition. I spoke to a few of the artists, Mollie Taylor, Paige Langley and Aida Slobodniciuc; to get an idea of what we have install...
Derbyshire’s Literary Connections to English Literature
Derbyshire and the Peak District has not produced a Charles Dickens or a William Shakespeare but has attracted a wide range of literary visitors and admirers over the years. The relationship between Derbyshire and...
A Guide to The Literary Pilgrimage
Perhaps the most famous story about a pilgrimage is Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and now literary tourism, a new form of secular pilgrimage, has now become an increasingly popular way of connecting readers with their...
Hellboy – boy, go to hell.
GORE, FOUL LANGUAGE and A COOL yet REPETITIVE soundtrack does not always make a movie good and with Hellboy 3, the long awaited cult fictional comic book made movie, a series of good movies...
The Fault in Our Stars
With the latest addition to John Green’s arsenal of books (Turtles all the way down) confirmed to hit the big screen, I felt a throw-back-Thursday was in order. The Fault in Our Stars (TFIOS)...
Our year in BSL Soc!
What has BSL Society been up to this year? As the year starts to draw to a close, a summary of what we have been doing and what has gone on in the world...
Get Out (2017): Racial Alienation as Satirical Horror
With director Jordan Peele’s new movie Us (2019) now out in cinemas, I figured now would be a good time to take a look back at the film that made him more than “just...
The History of the Book
With World Book Day – an annual event commissioned by UNESCO in 1995 to promote reading and publishing – being celebrated across the United Kingdom and Ireland recently (7th March), it is only fitting...
Theresa May: A Poisoned Premiership
Theresa May is an opaque politician. Awkward, stubborn and unwilling to reveal her inner thoughts. Her chaotic tenure, littered with misjudgements, has plodded along due to no one mustering the bravery to tackle Brexit themselves.
