Palatinate

Despite the changes to exam results, the date for Conferral in Absentia, which has been put in place to ensure those graduating this summer can still receive their degree documents, will still be held on Friday 2nd July 2021.

Emma Foster draws attention to the archaic practice of virginity testing which, despite having no scientific credibility, remains legal in the UK.

Richard Herbert discusses the future of cryptocurrencies after Tesla invests in Bitcoin.

Jamie Sim argues that West Ham United’s unexpected success this season is primarily down to David Moyes.

“Think about how many times a month you eat pesto pasta.” Erin Waks chats to the co-editors of Parlatinate about their new project, inspired by a love for Italian culture.

Scientists at Emory University have become the cupids of the vole world by discovering that by activating specific brain circuits in the female prairie vole they could cause them to fall in love with certain males. Cameron McAllister reports.

“This month I have learned that no sunrise or sunset is the same”: Features contributors share the creative ways they’ve been coping with the lockdown

“This book is as beautifully written as it is flawed.” Freya Reynolds muses on Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel ‘Middlesex’ and its misguided take on sexual identity.

Travel and Food bring you a series of culinary adventures from home

“Netflix has irreversibly altered the way in which we consume and value films and television programmes.” Freya Williams reflects on the damage Netflix has afflicted unto the film industry.

“A very fun way to spend an evening.” Sol Noya enjoys Hild Bede Theatre’s Miscast Showcase, full of musicals and monologues.

As we enter the RAWRing 20s, Eleri Crossland looks back on the things her younger self got right.

Visual Arts catch up with the winners of Palatinate’s illustration and photography competition.

‘Many artists incorporate their LGBTQ+ identity into their music created alongside broader themes of adolescence and self-discovery’ – Charlotte Grimwade discusses ground-breaking music from five LGBTQ+ artists.

“A Stockholm embrace of lonely dependence”. Caroline Winter captures the coldness of loneliness in this poem.

Travel and Food bring you a series of culinary adventures from home

Interview Editor, Claudia Jacob, speaks to Durham’s 93% Club, which is part of a UK-wide social mobility network, dedicated to levelling the playing field between state and independently educated students

Durham faces from the Great British Bake Off, Made in Chelsea and YouTube, discus how their experiences of uni has changed, life anecdotes, and insights into their struggles with media portrayal.