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Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life: Review 27 Aug 2013 | 12:58 am
Though hailed the great painter of the Industrial Revolution, Lowry has been under much rhetoric of being an outsider, an overlooked artist and particularly one pushed away by the Tate. In fact, he ha...
Elysium 26 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
Director: Neil Blomkamp Cast: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley Length: 109 minutes Country: USA Home-grown South African director Neill Blomkamp burst on to the sci-fi scene in 2009 with poli...
The Third Eye Centre 26 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
Belle & Sebastian’s last compilation, 2005’s Push Barman To Open Old Wounds – which collected the consistently excellent singles and EPs the band released on Jeepster Records between 1997 and 2001 – a...
Arcades: Gambling with addiction? 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
This summer, many British people have descended on seafront towns and staycation resorts such as Butlins. Arcades are a firm fixture in most of these places and have been for years. However, I am conc...
Paralympian secures place at Warwick Uni 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
London 2012 Paralympian Amy Ottaway has secured a place at the University of Warwick for the upcoming 2013-14 academic year. Amy competed for Team GB in the London Paralympics last year in goalball, ...
“A Democratic Challenge” 25 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
We all complain about student politics. Most students don’t see the point to it. I don’t blame them. ‘What does it do, other than run a few food & drinks outlets?’ ‘Does the Students’ Union ever stand...
Flourish // Perish 25 Aug 2013 | 02:42 pm
Braids are a Montreal-based experimental pop act, and for their second full-length LP (also their first without founding member/keyboardist Katie Lee), the group have largely shed the dreamy meanderin...
Kick-Ass 2 24 Aug 2013 | 08:57 pm
Director: Jeff Wadlow Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey Length: 103 minutes Country: USA How on earth do you go about reviewing something like Kick-...
Should we pay to play game apps? 24 Aug 2013 | 02:11 am
Minion doesn’t know what to do either As far as my friends with smart phones are concerned, they are split down the middle when it comes to paying for game apps. Some of them refuse to pay a penny fo...
The Boar guide to student budgeting 22 Aug 2013 | 09:37 pm
Before coming to university, many students have never had to stick to a real budget. Rent, groceries and course fees are new expenses to many freshers, and knowing how much to spend and save can be a ...
