By Jan Lunette The colour of her skin makes golden hour last for days, years, a lifetime in which the sun never sets. In Maori, she is the good morning […]
Tag: culture
Has the idea of a ‘Hero’ in politics gone the way of the Silent Film?
A film taking up a lot of headlines at the moment is the Oscar nominated film ‘Vice’; broadly speaking, it’s a biopic of the notorious former Vice-President Dick Cheney, and […]
The Year Abroad: Don’t judge Paris by its cover
Most language students eagerly await the mythical Year Abroad, it’s the hot topic around the language department. It’s a year that allows us to be a bit snobby towards the […]
Could the damning of Boris Johnson backfire?
Calls to take back his words from the Prime Minister and members of his own party; damnation across the newspapers; described as engaging in “casual courting of fascism,” his career “a […]
Review: “Winning the War of Ideas: Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris and Douglas Murray.” London O2 Arena.
The popularity of music concerts is undeniable as crowds continuously flock to see music stars of the current age. However, the growth in popularity of public debates is telling of […]
Shakespeare comes to York
Europe’s first ever pop up Shakespearean theatre opened on Monday and will run until the 2nd September 2018. There will be renditions of four notorious plays, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A […]
15 Fashion Trends from around the World
On Friday the 20th of April, the fashion society of the University of York is presenting an International Fashion Show in collaboration with Leeds Fashion Society and York Fashion week […]
Feminist crusade: Campaign for legal abortion intensifies in Latin America
Today is International Women’s Day, a day marking the achievements of women throughout the years. However, it is all too easy to forget the ongoing lack of equality around the world and […]
Viewer Discretion Advised
A friend of my grandparents once smashed up his television during the sixties because he was outraged at the broadcasted media bringing ‘the world’ to his living room. Today we […]
Spinning nostalgia: the vinyl resurrection
Fashions are very much circular in motion: staying briefly, departing but then meeting again shortly. This is certainly the case in the music industry in recent years, whereby the vinyl, […]