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Sport

Charles Leclerc falls victim to the cruel luck of Formula One

It was all going so perfectly for Charles Leclerc at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Monégasque racing driver was ten seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton and had him comfortably in his pocket. He had dominated the race after recovering from a race-start wobble, and was fully deserving of his first career victory in Formula One. […]

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Film Reviews

The Dirt

The Dirt is exactly what it says in the title. It is film where for the first hour every second scene is sex, drugs or notorious nonsense, where one of the biggest bands of the 1980s embody masculinity at both its most toxic and subversive, and where Ozzy Osbourne snorts a line of live ants. […]

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Art Culture

Robots, National Museum of Scotland

Museums are places where the past remains, just fragmented, in the present moment, and yet robotics discovers new limits about future possibilities and aspirations. It is blending the past, present and future that makes Robots so enchanting. The exhibition guides you through 500 years of robot history, and leaves you reeling with the technological fantasies […]

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TV

Post-Comic Relief Criticism of David Lammy is a Joke

The Friday before last, Comic Relief donations poured in and millions were glued to their screens, albeit somewhat less than of late. By the end of the night, around £63 million had been raised – an £8 million drop from the last Red Nose Day in 2017. Also down were viewer ratings, averaging 5.6 million […]

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Film

The 2019 Oscars: What Will Be Remembered

The awards season is over for another year, and 2019 has been a bizarre one. The Golden Globes and the Baftas seemed to throw up different results, making the Academy Awards show more unpredictable than normal. While some of the prizes were never in serious doubt, others have left critics and viewers alike asking how […]

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Film Reviews

Captain Marvel

It’s fitting that this 21st entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe starts with a reimagining of the Marvel title introduction that honours the late legend Stan Lee. Captain Marvel is all about memory and uncovering the past to learn more about yourself, and using this knowledge in the name of a better future. The first […]

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Environment Review Science Science Technology

Why has the Fallout 76 Experiment Failed to Spark?

It had so much promise. Fallout 76 was meant to be Bethesda’s next great leap into the unknown. The tantalising online ad reels and longer trailers demonstrated how beautiful the game looked, it was a title on everybody’s lips. What we actually ended up with was disappointment. Endless bugs, gargantuan patches, and an apparent lack of […]

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Lifestyle What's On

Review: Humpit, University of Edinburgh’s newest dining addition

Leeds, York, Newcastle… Humpit has been slowly creeping its way north in recent years and has finally made its way to Scotland. The hummus and pitta specialists have found a new home in Potterrow, occupying the space where the Dome Cafe used to be (although the heat and eat station has stayed put). It’s first […]