Month: September 2020

Lectures online and strictly no partying. One graduate argues why university is still the best of times

Lectures online and strictly no partying. One graduate argues why university is still the best of times

It’s not so easy making new friends when you’re social distancing and stuck watching lectures in student digs. Well, we’re here to talk silver linings (Getty Images) Ah, the promised land of university. As around 1 million students head to university and college this month let’s remember when moving away […]

So…Is Watchmen Seriously Not Getting A Second Season?

So…Is Watchmen Seriously Not Getting A Second Season?

As the annual Emmy Awards celebrate the best in the business, a number of television shows are getting the praise that they deserve. Among them is the HBO/Sky Atlantic original show Watchmen, a limited series exploring the science fiction world of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Late last year, the superhero drama […]

All Your Questions About Season 4 of The Crown, Answered

All Your Questions About Season 4 of The Crown, Answered

Royally (and generally) speaking, a lot has happened since Netflix dropped the third season of The Crown last year. In real life, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their royal exit — yes, Megxit only happened nine months ago — and, for only the fifth time during her 68-year reign, […]

The Trailer For The BBC’s Must-Watch New Drama Small Axe Is Here

The BBC has released a new trailer for Small Axe, the eagerly-anticipated anthology series from Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Shame). Premiering on iPlayer and BBC One this autumn, the anthology series will tell five different stories set within London’s West Indian community. According to the BBC, […]

One Year After The First Climate Strike, Here’s What Greta Thunberg Has Accomplished

One Year After The First Climate Strike, Here’s What Greta Thunberg Has Accomplished

Greta Thunberg, the 17-year-old Swedish climate activist is back to school after taking a year off to continue campaigning to stop global warming. On this day one year ago, Thunderg led the largest global climate strike in history, as more than 4 million people across 161 different countries went on […]

Mitch McConnell Wasted No Time Being Human Garbage After RBG’s Death

Mitch McConnell Wasted No Time Being Human Garbage After RBG’s Death

Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged on Friday to hold a Senate vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg had died just hours earlier of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer at the age of 87. Ginsburg herself said just a few days before […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Not A Radical. But She Was Still Revolutionary.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Not A Radical. But She Was Still Revolutionary.

When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from Columbia University Law School in 1959 and started her legal career, women in the U.S. were essentially second-class citizens, both “protected” and contained by the paternalism enshrined in state and federal law. Ginsburg, who died on Friday at the age of 87, helped […]

These Are London’s Most (& Least) LGBTQ+-Friendly Areas For Flatmates

With many of us hoping to work from home for the foreseeable future, it’s more vital than ever to find like-minded flatmates. After all, shared house horror stories are all too common. For LGBTQ+ people, finding flatmates who understand and totally support your sexuality and/or gender identity is especially important. […]