Nov 4, 2024 · I n 2019, I downloaded Battlefield V, DICEs World War Two themed first-person shooter. While it was a fun and graphically/musically stunning game (like its predecessor Battlefield I), something felt off.. What had worked in Battlefield I’s favour was that it was set in World War One, hence there was no need to code in large cities and towns. This is because most of the fighting on the ...

Sep 9, 2024 · W hile the summer holiday has always been a period of relaxation, a break from the stress of term time, this summer felt different. It is my last one as a student, and I must admit that I find myself at the end of it rather suddenly. One of my summer reads has been The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I have always been a particular fan of her writing—having loved her Unabridged Journals and any ...

Oct 4, 2024 · A rguably, it’s Apple that made podcasts mainstream.With the advent of iTunes 4.9 in 2005, the company streamlined the previous clunky process of listening to and downloading podcasts – propagating the medium to the many.. For most of the time since then, Apple has been podcasting’s top dog.

Jan 3, 2025 · I nspired by a recent Instagram story from the University of Warwick alum Rob Madge, in which their friend had roasted their eye makeup before going onstage as the Spirit of Sherwood (in this year’s 2024 Palladium Panto Robin Hood), I was provoked to consider the fashion and flamboyance of the British Pantomime and how the fashion and trajectory has changed over the centuries.

Nov 13, 2020 · R &B, along with hip-hop, are arguably the two biggest genres of contemporary mainstream music. Nowadays they are arguably interchangeable. Their rise to becoming the most popular genres amongst our generation is an almost 50-year journey beginning in the 90s and culminating with the stardom now enjoyed by prominent R&B artists, such …

Nov 19, 2024 · L ast week, I focused my column on the 2024 CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards. I mentioned an array of designers who were celebrated for their exceptional contribution to fashion. However, I did not discuss the achievement of Erykah Badu, who was awarded the honorary award of 2024 CFDA ‘Fashion Icon’.

Sep 26, 2024 · M usic in 2024 has been dominated predominantly by the ‘powerpop girls’ – Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Charli xcx, with studio albums Short n’ Sweet, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Brat respectively. The dominance of these artists, while well deserved, has eclipsed the release of many other compelling and …

Sep 15, 2020 · I cannot come up with 525,600 reasons as to why I love this musical. Hamilton has been in the limelight for quite some time, and rightfully so, but many new theatre fans may be unaware of the masterpiece that is Rent.Rent crawled so Hamilton could walk. Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired by Rent and the unconventional use of contemporary music in musicals. . Unfortunately, Rent is not as popular ...

Nov 13, 2020 · T he global population is increasing by around 1.5% per year. If this growth rate continues, in less than half a century the number of people who live on the planet will have doubled. Various countries have attempted to control population levels over the past century, but in recent years, it has become enmeshed in debates surrounding climate change.

Oct 22, 2024 · T he Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the cornerstones of American literature. Penned (or rather typed) by Mark Twain and released in 1876 in the United States, it is hard for many people to have not heard the names of Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn in the cultural zeitgeist, even if such names are heard outside of their original context.