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Print Edition Satire 

University Challenge: Alumni Specials Forever

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 sub.editors 0 Comments Victoria Cheng, Waseem Mohamed

Waseem Mohamed reports on the break from University Challenge tradition.

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Indigo Indigo Features 

A home away from home

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 sub.editors 0 Comments Tisa Urhioke, Victoria Cheng

“Homesickness is a common experience, particularly for those who from culturally diverse backgrounds, but it does not have to be faced alone.” Tisa Urhioke gives guidance on how to incorporate culture into life at Durham and have a more fulfilling university experience.

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Film & TV Indigo 

The Indigo Canon: ‘Fleabag’ and the power of forgiveness

October 20, 2023October 19, 2023 sub.editors 0 Comments Millie Thompson, Victoria Cheng

“Perverse tragicomedy”: in the newest instalment of the Indigo Canon, Millie Thompson explores how the themes of forgiveness in ‘Fleabag’ makes this hit series a classic

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Indigo Visual Arts 

Bare-assed: escaping the male gaze

May 5, 2023May 4, 2023 sub.editors 0 Comments Rachel Shemwell Rostron, Rae Rostron, Rae. M, Victoria Cheng

Rae Rostron celebrates the history of Life drawing and Women’s freedom

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Film & TV Indigo 

The Indigo Canon: ‘Set It Off’ and the timeless politics of blackness

April 16, 2023April 10, 2023 sub.editors 0 Comments Matikudza Chiromo, Victoria Cheng

“Audiences are thrust into a world of the haves and the have nots”: in this latest instalment of The Indigo Canon, Matikudza Chiromo explains why ‘Set It Off’ (1996) should be hailed as a classic

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Indigo Print Edition Style 

The victory suit of modern day

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 sub.editors 1 Comment Dherran Titherington-Bragg, Victoria Cheng

“Whilst the minimal designs of the 1940s were created out of a need for frugality, there is much to be said in favour of focusing on a few simple pieces and styling them effectively.” Dherran Titherington-Bragg explores how 1940s style influenced the fashion of today.

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Durham News Film & TV Indigo Print Edition 

Celebrating cinema in Durham

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 sub.editors 0 Comments Alice Purves, Jacob Dax Harris, Victoria Cheng

In honour of Palatinate’s 75th Anniversary, Film & TV Editors Alice Purves and Jacob Dax Harris discuss the student role in Durham’s film scene

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International Comment 

Society’s obsession with wellness has gone too far

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 sub.editors 1 Comment Dherran Titherington-Bragg, Victoria Cheng

Dherran comments on the cult of wellness and how it is taking a turn for the worse.

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Indigo Visual Arts 

Making Modernism: pioneering women take centre stage

March 7, 2023March 4, 2023 sub.editors 0 Comments Rose Stott, Victoria Cheng

Rose Stott writes on the Royal Academy’s recent exhibition showcasing female German Modernists.

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Film & TV Indigo 

The deconstructed gender roles of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’

March 5, 2023March 4, 2023 sub.editors 0 Comments Anoushka Mundey, Victoria Cheng

“Lumet undermines and subverts the status quo”: in celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, Anoushka Mundey discusses the significance of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’

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