Category: Culture
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Image credits: RawPixel I stayed up until 3:30 in the morning to watch the entirety of Super Bowl LX. Before you judge me, I am a big fan of the NFL, so I have sufficient justification for my five hours of sleep! You must also be aware that the following opinions of Bad Bunny’s performance…
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Image credits: Flickr Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, was first performed in 2015 and has since skyrocketed to public acclaim. It now boasts international tours and even a filmed version on Disney+. The musical follows the life of ‘Founding Father’ Alexander Hamilton, from his migration to America, to his involvement in the American Revolutionary Wars,…
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Image credits: Alex Gold As the title of the article suggests, this is not your average, bland book review. This particular review aims to frame a book about Medieval Kingship by an upper-middle-class comedian from Oxford, in the wider context of contemporary British politics. By examining the tenuous nature of our leaders’ political mandates due…
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Image credits: Picryl Superman was created in 1938 by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegal, two Jewish immigrants in the US. Superman became a culmination of both American strong man archetypes, Jewish figures like Moses and the Golem and tied together in the immigrant experience. Superman, in his conception, was designed to showcase the immigrant experience…
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Pictured: Glen Powell as Ben Richards in ‘The Running Man’ (2025) Image Credits: Heute.at The Running Man (2025), directed by Edgar Wright, is a remake of the film with the same name released in 1987; both films are adaptations of the Stephen King Novel released in 1982. The new film’s plot, which far more closely…
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Image Credits: GoodFon As a matter of fact, I’m quite partial to a Christmas song; I suppose everyone is. So as I miraculously live to fight another day in Whamageddon, I thought I’d celebrate by giving you this Leftie Guide to Christmas Music, in which we will look at the poignant political messages behind four…
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Pictured: Taylor Swift (Wikimedia Commons) and Charli XCX (Wikimedia Commons) [edited] Like her song title suggests, Taylor Swift is more than used to the idea of being ‘CANCELLED!’, and her new album reflects this sentiment. The Life of a Showgirl, Swift’s thirteenth album, was released on the 3rd of October. Under the microscope of criticism,…
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Pictured: Nigel Farage Image credits: Flickr A former member of the European Parliament, broadcaster, Reform UK party leader, and media personality, Nigel Farage has his fingers in many pies. In March 2021, after he lost his job as a radio host, he joined Cameo and very quickly added ‘meme’ onto the list of things he…
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Image credits: Heute.at The crowd roared as the acts arrived on stage, illuminated by the glow of the spotlights and the dancing flames of the pyrotechnics. Thousands of flags were held aloft before the cameras by the audience as millions of international viewers watched on TV. However, this wasn’t a normal song contest. Instead, this…
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Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons The now permanent Eurovision slogan ‘United by Music’ which was first introduced in 2024,, represents the original aims of the competition. Martin Osterdahl, the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, said ‘It’s the perfect slogan to underline our values of inclusivity, equality, universality and celebrating diversity through music.’ However, ‘United…