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Cameron: Playing God

“For centuries, religious faith has been invoked at the limits of our moral and scientific understanding – but, more recently, at the threshold of political legitimacy.” More than a decade ago, at the height of the bizarre alliance of Labour and Republican governments that would typify the last…

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Monday 30th January 2012

In Search Of New Horizons

When it comes to matters of travelling, I encourage pure, unadulterated exploration. Whilst travelling promises new experiences, a personal vendetta of mine is towards the more commercialised holiday destinations. A chance to flee your home town for a while should be an exhilarating adventure, not a time in…

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Friday 27th January 2012

A Very Peaceful Problem – Why the Dalai Lama remains one of China’s biggest Issues

The Dalai Lama: for many a Nobel Peace Laureate and a peaceful ambassador; for others, notably Beijing, “a wolf in a monk’s robes”, a dissident determined to undermine and overthrow Chinese rule in Tibet.  Either way, the 76-year-old Tibetan monk has been the figurehead of a struggle that…

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Monday 23rd January 2012

Competition – Win 5 DVDs Courtesy of Momentum Pictures

  ****This competition is now closed.**** It’s the first competition of the new year and boy do we have a great prize for you. Shame – director Steve McQueen’s second feature – was released in cinemas last Friday, and as a follow-up to our 5-star review last week…

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Friday 20th January 2012

The Baftas 2012 – Predictions

Below are all the categories in the upcoming 2012 BAFTA Film Awards. The nominees are listed below each heading, with my prediction for the winner in bold. BEST FILM THE ARTIST Thomas Langmann THE DESCENDANTS Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor DRIVE Marc Platt, Adam Siegel THE HELP…

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Friday 20th January 2012

In the Bleak Midwinter: Thomas Greens Insight Into an Athletes Winter Trials

The winter is certainly a tough time for athletes to dig in and expose themselves to the hardships of mother nature. The bitter cold winds sweeping uncomfortably up the shorts, numb hands suffering from peripheral shutdown, hailstorms, sleet, early darkness. All these factors are a tough test for…

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Sunday 15th January 2012

Album Review: The Maccabees – ‘Given to the Wild’

The album art inside ‘Given to the Wild’ shows a cairn, first surrounded by fire, then by scorched earth, and ultimately, by new growth. Whether it’s intended as a metaphor or not, the imagery is apt for the boys’ third album, which in itself seems to be a…

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Wednesday 11th January 2012

National Theatre Live: ‘Collaborators’ Review

Collaborators is a new play by John Hodge (screenwriter of Trainspotting and The Beach) currently on show at the Cottesloe Theatre in London until March 31st. As part of the National Theatre Live initiative to showcase the best of British theatre, Collaborators was broadcasted live to cinemas across the UK and around the…

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Friday 6th January 2012

Can we really rely on Forensic Science?

Forensic science has come a long way since the days of Stephen Lawrence, a young man the mystery of whose savage, racist murder in 1993 only reached a conclusion this week. Forensic science now enjoys much higher standards of evidence handling and more sensitive technology, and these advances…

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Thursday 5th January 2012

Surviving Your Year Abroad

If you’re worrying about what could go wrong on your year or semester abroad, it’s probably happened to me and it’s never as bad as you think: Tip #1 Don’t let the organisation get you down. It’s important to make the most of your year at home because…

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