• The Biggest Box-Office Flops

    Maddie Dinnage Despite its blindingly star-studded cast and $80 million budget, historical drama-comedy Amsterdam faces some rather ego-crushing reviews at the box office and stands to lose $60 million after a disappointing opening weekend. Audiences worldwide seem to agree that the highly anticipated feature film, directed and written by...
  • Europe’s Summer Sweet-Spots

    With the summer holidays on the horizon, it’s time to start with the planning of your next big adventure or simply a well-deserved long weekend in the sun.  “Make the most of your experience by taking advantage of the affordable travel in and around Europe” If you are stuck...
  • Valentine’s Locations: Europe

    As Love Actually once stated, “love, really is all around us” or, if not, the competition to book a restaurant for the infamous ‘V-Day’ definitely is. Valentine’s Day is one of the most diversely celebrated events around the world, but where are the most romantic places to travel in...
  • Fly Bye Uni: Flight options from EMA

    We know the uni term is looming large, and it will soon be time to hit the books/bevs for Freshers’ Week, but there is still time for a last-minute getaway from the pressures of uni life. If you’ve not been on holiday this summer – or haven’t been on...
  • Arty Outings: Amsterdam’s Moco Museum

    During my trip to Amsterdam with friends this summer, I stumbled across a Banksy and Andy Warhol Exhibition at the Modern Contemporary (Moco) Museum, situated in Villa Alsberg, in the middle of the Amsterdam Museumplein. My friends and I intended to visit the Van Gogh museum instead, but since...
  • Stolen Van Gogh’s Recovered

    Two priceless Van Gogh paintings have been recovered by Italian police 14 years after they were stolen from the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. After a ‘massive’ police investigation into the whereabouts of the missing works, stolen in 2002 by the Italian Cammora group while the paintings were on...
  • Students Over Summer #2

    What do UoN students get up to in the long months of summer, when they’re free from the confines of Hallward and essay deadlines? That’s what Impact is finding out. We interviewed Chemistry student Tom Peters, who has just returned from inter-railing around Europe with his twin brother and a friend. Can...