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Samba
Read more: SambaDuring the Christmas holidays I went to see Samba with a friend of mine. A French film; we felt so cultured. I mostly went to get my money’s worth out of my Pathé Unlimited pass, if I’m completely honest. I hadn’t spent much time at the cinema; the Philosophy of Science exams had kept me…
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Writer’s Block Happenings: March
Read more: Writer’s Block Happenings: MarchExam week is coming up, so we thought you all could use some good advice on what to do in those delightful free days after. Or perhaps you could use a little outing this weekend to cool your nerves a bit? Regardless, you know the drill: here’s another edition of all the grooviest happenings in…
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Passionately Curious – An Interstaller Investigation
Read more: Passionately Curious – An Interstaller InvestigationAs you may well know by now, I’m a huge fan of the natural sciences. Usually, I use the space allotted to me here to try and explain some interesting bit of science in more simple terms, so that those of us who aren’t as big on the giant formulas and heavy textbooks can…
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In Defense of Young Adult
Read more: In Defense of Young AdultNext to my time as a student of English literature and final editor at Writer’s Block, I spend a lot of my time running a book review blog – or more specifically, running a book review blog that is mainly focused on young adult fiction. Usually, when I mention this to people, they give me…
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Hitchens and Titus – Gravitas and Levity
Read more: Hitchens and Titus – Gravitas and LevityI once read that stand-up comedians nowadays fulfil a similar job as journalists, as a result of journalism becoming more concerned with commentary and opinion than with reporting. Both crafts, in any case, serve a public goal. Two of my favourite public servants in those crafts are Christopher Hitchens and Christopher Titus. I can read…



