More democracy please: Labour’s internal reforms
Chloe Tillyard looks at Keir Starmer’s attempted internal reform of the Labour Party.
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Anna Kuptsova
Durham on the way to being a leading centre for women in computer science
The N8 CIR, which includes Durham University, has recently been recognised as a chapter of Women in High Performance Computing. This, along with university societies and technology initiatives, is helping Durham become one of the top destinations for women in Computer Science.
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Review: ‘Money Heist’, season 5, volume 1
“There is a certain degree of trepidation as the story of the Professor and his odd bunch of rebels comes to an end”: Hannah Thompson explores the unpredictable twists and turns of the most recent season of ‘Money Heist’.
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Covid-19 and the EU: an issue of fragmentation or centralisation?
James Meakin explores the EU’s approaches to two major pandemic crises- border control and vaccine procurement.
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‘Old’: ambivalence at Shyamalan’s take on ‘aging anxiety’
“For the most part, ‘Old’ succeeds in its efforts to represent how humans react to the two fears that dominate contemporary society: death, and the short and rapid journey to death”: Saffron Dale revisits Shyamalan’s sinister tale, ‘Old’, to review its many complicated twists and turns.
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Embracing staycations is a vital step towards fighting the climate crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic caused international flight traffic to fall by 74% last year. Rebecca Willans discusses the importance of staycations and alternatives to flying in keeping air travel at this reduced rate.
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Becoming the next Hermione Granger
“Finally, someone like me”: Yasmine Dean learns what it means to grow up alongside, and accept the flaws of, a favourite fictional character.
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‘The Waves’ and saying goodbye
“‘The Waves’ captures the bittersweetness of moving on and letting go”: Ryan O’Shea says goodbye to Durham with a little help from Virginia Woolf.
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Meeting myself again
“I buried you in our back garden, begging for your colours to return from the ground”: Magali O’Brien’s moving poem depicts the struggle to regain selfhood in a heteronormative society.
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Review: Motherland, Season Three
“From beginning to end, Motherland season three is an easily re-watchable series and absolutely packed with jokes and character drama which anyone will enjoy”: Harvey Joyce explains why the latest season of Motherland is the perfect show to watch to destress.
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