The Oscars best picture nominations were once one of the cultural events of the year, now they have become stale, boring, and controversial.
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Tick, tick… BOOM! And why musical theatre is great – even if you don’t get it
I don’t get musical theatre to be that on stage or the screen. I never have, and never really will. But musical theatre is a great medium for art and the story of tick, tick… boom! Is an interesting and important story for representation, and crucially it’s...
Opinion: The Hijacking of Working-class Politics
The policies and benefits of Brexit that Johnson promised have not come to fruition, and more than likely never will but Johnson has taken the power from the working class he needed for him and his friends to enrich themselves.
Football Beyond the Hooligans
Football is even a medium for life with all its struggles and triumphs, its heartbreaks and its jubilation. But like life itself, there is a dark side to football.
A Love Letter to Anthony Bourdain – a Lesson in Being More Human
Bourdain was ever the explorer and more often than not his search for beauty left him disappointed in the reality that surrounded him.
Opinion: Onlyfans – A Study In Corporate Social Responsibility
We no longer live in the days of economist Milton Friedman who argued businesses only had a responsibility to their shareholders to increase profits, in an ever more globalised world and economy imply appearing to be pro or anti issues is not merely enough.
Kanye West – Musician, Artist and Money Maker
As Kanye releases his latest hotly anticipated album Donda seventeen years and nine albums on since The College Dropout it is no longer the music that is the focus. Instead, it is all about Kanye himself and wondering, what will he do next?
A body-positive #hotgirlsummer
Summer fashion is a celebration of diversity, colour and of you the individual. The idea of #hotgirlsummer that is played out over social media and in our lives is a celebration of that identity and body positivity showing us the best of what London and the UK can be.
The War Studies Department … A School For Spooks?
From generals to senior soldiers – the department is home to those who are experts in the very art of conflict between nations in all its dark and gritty forms. But could it be a school for spies?
Disney and the US Department of Defense – weaponising streaming
The American Department of Defence housed in the Pentagon has access to weapons and technology the likes of which you would think come from the movies, but they also have another weapon – the movies themselves.