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Indigo Indigo Features 

“God save the Queen!”: an exploration of the Queen’s role today

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Hannah Ferguson, Verity Laycock

“Those under the breadline cannot be blamed for an absence of feeling personal connection or commonality with this woman”: Hannah Ferguson explores the Queen’s significance within modern Britain.

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Indigo Print Edition Visual Arts 

Homosexuality on the canvas

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Ælfred Hillman, Erin Waks, Margot McDonald, Verity Laycock, Victoria Cheng

Visual Arts contributors contemplate a selection of paintings depicting homosexuality.

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PalatiDates 

PalatiDates: hopefully not a complete psycho?

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Christian Bland, Verity Laycock

Olivia from Grey and Cleo from Stephenson meet for a blind date at Spags. Marmite proves as divisive a subject as ever but can they bond over Durham’s infamous nightlife?

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Indigo Visual Arts 

Immerse into the art; feel a painting come alive

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Nicole Wu, Verity Laycock

“The trendiest and most well-known collaboration between art and technology.” Nicole Wu discusses the recent phenomenon of immersive art exhibitions.

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Film & TV Indigo 

The Indigo Canon: ‘Maurice’ and its significance within queer cinema

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Holly Hughes-Rowlands, Verity Laycock

In the latest instalment of ‘The Indigo Canon’, Holly Hughes-Rowlands makes the case for why ‘Maurice’ is significant in the history of LGBTQ+ representation in film.

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Indigo Visual Arts 

Chila Kumari Burman and the ‘museum aesthetic’

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Holly Downes, Verity Laycock

“Judging the way people appreciate exhibitions won’t get you anywhere.” Holly Downes discusses how social media users are challenging cultural conventions.

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Film & TV Indigo 

Must-watch docs: ‘Joan Didion: The Centre Will Not Hold’

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Elizabeth Buckley, Verity Laycock

“Her unscripted testimonies are crafted just as strikingly as those read from her acclaimed novels and essays”: Elizabeth Buckley is fascinated by ‘Joan Didion: The Centre Will Not Hold’.

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Film & TV Indigo 

Taskmaster: the best of British comedy

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Emily Doughty, Verity Laycock

“One of the best shows on TV”: Emily Doughty looks back on Taskmaster’s memorable moments and makes predictions for the latest season.

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Indigo Indigo Features 

Cultural straddlers: navigating the fine line between “who I am” and “who I’m not”

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Ian Cheung, Verity Laycock

“I started to experience an identity crisis because I did not know where I belonged in this world”: Ian Cheung, a second-generation Asian immigrant, details his experience being raised in a predominantly Western society and the cultural dissonance felt by studying abroad.

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Comment International Comment 

What is the problem with girlboss feminism?

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Florence Clifford, Verity Laycock

Florence Clifford analyses what a ‘girlboss’ might really stand for and how it might be a false promise.

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