Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ There’s some really interesting stuff going on in Amazon’s Soulmates. Despite being dangerously close to a Black Mirror spin-off, the series makes a real stab at trying to carve out its own niche, approaching each episode with an eye for subtlety and an impulse to explore the furthest corners of its warped world, […]
I am a person who holds onto things; past hurts, missed opportunities, sentimental mementos, failed friendships, lost loves… I cling onto all of these as if my current existence depends on remembering all my past experiences. But it has got to the point where, rather than using these memories as learning curves, they have become […]
Since March, we have been looking forward, constantly, towards the future, the light at the end of the tunnel – in a few weeks, next month, next summer, next semester, next year… As a new year dawns, with another strict lockdown and no clear end in sight, what do young people – the generation who […]
Dress X is the newest and most sustainable way of shopping, so sustainable in fact, no material is used in the creation of their clothes, as they are purely digital. With clothes starting at about £19 and going up to £188, the cheapest item I found on their website was a $25 (approx £18.40) By_Soficor […]
The expression ‘uncertain times’ is everywhere at the moment, from emails to TV adverts and political speeches. So when American pop punk band Waterparks announced a tour with no set dates, vaguely named the See You In The Future Tour, the infuriating uncertaintyperfectly summed up the live music industry’s precarious future. Coming out of a […]
The BAFTA-winning Victoria Derbyshire Show is to be axed by the BBC due to spending cuts. Praised for being progressive and female-led, the show has become a nation favourite for younger generations, who have become more withdrawn in attaining headline news from traditional media outlets. In 2018, the BBC faced criticism for grossly underpaying their […]
On Sunday, 24 March, the R Sustainable Social Enterprise will host a fashion show and an exhibition focused on sustainability practices within the fashion industry. The Student got the opportunity to speak to the organisers, Milda Matilda Lebedyte (she/her), a student ambassador for Fashion Revolution Organization, and Daniela Ioana Antonia Groza (she/her), a student ambassador […]
Black Mirror has received critical acclaim and widespread viewership since it first premiered on Channel 4. Series creator Charlie Brooker was applauded for his unflinching dark satire on the nature of humanity and the road an over-reliance on technology may be leading us down. Series Four has just premiered and while it is still excellent […]