RED (Taylor’s Version) review
“It’s what makes Swift an icon.” Aoifke Madeleine reviews Taylor Swift’s album: RED (Taylor’s Version).
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“The flush dances through me”
Aoifke Madeleine’s poem explores the delicate nature of identity and reconciling personas in the pursuit of the self.
The Gordon Burn Prize shortlist – the run-down:
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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The Book Pharmacy: prescriptions for starting Freshers’
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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Talking about discrimination against Northern and working-class students
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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Album review: Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
“Ultimately, Taylor Swift will always win”: Aoifke Madaleine reviews Swift’s ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’
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Review: Mr Bojangles Coffee House
‘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 in the context of 2020: ‘Normal People’ and ‘Station Eleven’
“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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Diversifying your bookshelf: ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’
“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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