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    Are Video Games Too Expensive?

    With the ever-increasing price of video games along with the cost of living crisis in the UK, gaming seems less accessible to those who don’t have £60 to spare on top of keeping up with the latest consoles and PCs. Alice discusses the rising cost of games and the...
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    The Rise of Rewatching: Nostalgia in the Age of Streaming

    Joseph Child Television has been a staple of modern entertainment for decades, providing audiences with endless hours of drama, comedy, and everything in between. Yet despite the constant influx of new content, many people find themselves drawn back to old TV shows. From Friends to The Office, Seinfeld to...
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    The Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase 5 and Beyond

    Who doesn’t love a Marvel film? The ‘80s soundtracks, the comedy, the action. Both as stand-alone films and an entire Cinematic Universe, they are iconic. Kicking off in 2008 with Jon Favreau’s ‘Iron Man,’ the Marvel Comic Universe has exploded into the most popular, profitable, and impactful fictional universe...
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    Back to Diddly Squat: Clarkson’s Farm Season 2 Helps British Farming

    100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 9/10 on IMBd, and a 4/5 from The Independent. What show could this be referring to? Well, the smash-hit of Clarkson’s Farm, of course. Even the Guardian could not help themselves in their reluctant 4/5-star approval, their reviewer saying, ‘his Meghan Markle column might have...
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    What Makes a Celebrity Memoir Irrelevant?

    Due to Prince Harry’s book 'Spare', more celebrity-penned books such as self-help books are being published and critiqued online. Emma Robinson shares what she thinks makes celebrity memoirs irrelevant....
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    Italian Cinema: A Forgotten Art Form

    Luca Colliva Italian cinema: not an area of cinema many of us English-speakers are familiar with. With the power to influence some of the most important and famous directors in Hollywood, Italian cinema is an underrated genre that deserves more recognition on the global stage. Luca Colliva reflects on...
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    Why Is The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Being Held In The UK?

    Ellie-Mae Davies Impact’s Ellie-Mae Davies outlines the reasons that led to the UK holding the next Eurovision despite not winning and how Liverpool was chosen as the city to host. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eurovision Song Contest (@eurovision) The UK will host in honour...