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Global Comment
- Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026
Vinicius de Carvalho, King’s College London; Boriana Alexandrova, University of York; Eva Cheuk-Yin Li, King’s College London; Karolina Watroba, University of Edinburgh; Marion Gibson, University of Exeter, and Narguess Farzad, SOAS, University of London This year’s International Booker Prize shortlist presents a diverse and intriguing array of books that all demonstrate the highly creative imagination […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
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There’s a pleasing sense of continuity in moving from last month’s films – On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Best Years of Our Lives – into this one. Where that trio traced the evolution of acting, culminating in the raw emotional immediacy of Method performance, this month steps back slightly to look […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday May 08, 2026
The month of May arrives with high-voltage energy, marking a turning point both in movie theaters and in the world of streaming. Action fans are in for a treat, as several iconic pop culture franchises return to reclaim their throne. The deadliest tournament in cinema returns with Mortal Kombat II. This installment ups the ante […]
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35 years later, Wes Craven’s best movie is also one of his least well known, and it’s well worth dusting off the VHS off in our current Trumpian nightmare. The People Under the Stairs is an urban fairy tale, a vital social commentary on the devastating effect Reaganomics had on the black working class in […]
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“Writers are unfilmable.” I forgot who told me this years ago, but while there are exceptions to this rule, the rule is there for a reason. Writing, for example, is probably the most important and also the most visually boring part of my life. You’d much rather see me doing something much less important, such […]
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Around 25 miles from the city of Leicester, in the English Midlands, is a 1000-acre (approx. 4 square kilometre) nature reserve that did wonders for my soul. Managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, in partnership with Anglian Water, Rutland Water Nature Reserve is particularly focused on birds and offers visitors a peaceful retreat with […]
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Aditi Upmanyu, University of Oxford In his biography of Mary Wollstonecraft, written after her death, her husband William Godwin remarked of her travel writing: “If ever there was a book calculated to make a man fall in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.” Today, however, Wollstonecraft is best known […]
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Attention, TV fans! May 2026 is here with a line-up of must-see shows that will dominate every platform. Netflix kicks off the month with diverse programming ranging from horror to sports drama. The streaming giant is diving into the supernatural with The Boroughs, a series that bears the executive production and distinctive stamp of the […]
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