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Foreign films- or more precisely- foreign language films, have long suffered from the undeserved reputation of being more arduous to watch simply because they have subtitles. Who wants to spend two hours staring at the bottom of a screen to read the subtitles? If you look away from even a split second, you suddenly loseContinue reading “Criminally underrated foreign language films which make subtitles worth the effort!”

In an unexpected turn of events, the COVID19 pandemic has brought about something positive: theatre is more accessible than ever before. You may have noticed that in the absence of anything better to do, shut-down theatres across the UK have started streaming past productions for free online. The most prominent example is the National Theatre,Continue reading “Theatre is more accessible than ever- but only thanks to a deadly virus”

CW: Discussion of eating disorders Every day, as I scroll mindlessly through various social media platforms (a newly acquired habit since lockdown began), I’ve noticed a rather alarming trend. Although it already existed before we went into lockdown, since that fateful Monday five weeks ago, it seems to have become much more aggressive. Fitness instructorsContinue reading “The ticking time-bomb: lockdown and eating disorders- a toxic mixture.”

It feels like a lifetime since Boris Johnson assumed office as Prime Minister in July 2019. In his first speech as Prime Minister, he promised that he would solve the crisis in the social care system. We are well used to Prime Ministers breaking their promises, but in this particular instance, a broken promise isContinue reading “A social care system in crisis and the COVID19 pandemic: a real-life horror story”

Hello there! Howdy. I hope you’re doing well in these- to quote every media outlet and their mum- “strange and/or unprecedented times”. I’m Emily, and I’m a first year Modern and Medieval Languages Student at Cambridge University, and, as the title suggests, I’m a northerner (from the criminally under appreciated county of Cheshire!) living inContinue reading “The bizarre, and wholly unexpected consequences, of the 2020 COVID19 pandemic…”