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Aoifke Madeleine

Music 

RED (Taylor’s Version) review

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine

“It’s what makes Swift an icon.” Aoifke Madeleine reviews Taylor Swift’s album: RED (Taylor’s Version).

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Creative Writing 

here’s what I remember

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine, Verity Laycock

“The flush dances through me”
Aoifke Madeleine’s poem explores the delicate nature of identity and reconciling personas in the pursuit of the self.

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Books Print Edition 

The Gordon Burn Prize shortlist – the run-down:

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine, Cerys Edwards, Georgia Hall, Holly Downes, Imogen Marchant, Sarah Henderson

As we await the announcement of this year’s Gordon Burn Prize winner, our reviewers offer an overview of the short list.

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Books 

The Book Pharmacy: prescriptions for starting Freshers’

October 8, 2021October 9, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine, Emily Oliver, Imogen Marchant

Three contributors offer their prescriptions for a selection of Freshers’ Week induced ills as part of Books’ new series The Book Pharmacy.

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Comment Durham Comment 

Talking about discrimination against Northern and working-class students

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine, Lucy Milburn-Greenwood

Lucy Milburn-Greenwood and Aoifke Madeleine discuss the discrimination they‘ve experienced as Northern and working-class students at Durham and what can be done to solve this problem.

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Music 

Album review: Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine

“Ultimately, Taylor Swift will always win”: Aoifke Madaleine reviews Swift’s ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’

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Food and Drink 

Review: Mr Bojangles Coffee House

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine

‘Bojangles is a sure addition to the overwhelming amount of choice we are so lucky to have.’ Aoifke Madeleine reviews one of Durham’s newest additions.

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Books 

Books in the context of 2020: ‘Normal People’ and ‘Station Eleven’

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine, Charlotte Grimwade

“It was the perfect novel to epitomise 2020”. Books reflect on the novels they read in 2020 that held a striking resonance.

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Books Indigo 

Diversifying your bookshelf: ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Aoifke Madeleine

“The novel is a criticism of the boundaries of literature overall.” Aoifke Madeleine praises Adiche’s ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ and its radical reworking of the literary canon.

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