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Emma Frank If you don’t think it’s an interesting time for music - you haven’t been paying attention. A new era of pop has emerged, one...

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By Saoirse Hickey Let's be honest, we all sit on the ‘friend activity’ section of Spotify from time to time, doing a quick checkup on...

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Avery Benbow & Lizzie Ead In light of the upcoming Music Festival, two curious students decided to explore the science behind how music...

Eleanor Low Greetings, dear reader! Thank you for clicking on this article. I’ll keep this short and sweet; Music Festival is an awesome...

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By Charlotte Hartmann There’s no feeling of personal betrayal like discovering a favourite artist is problematic. I remember at the...

By Ava Carroll Who hasn’t dreamed of being a major international recording star? All you’ve got to do is write the songs, perform them,...

By Feronia Ding Moonlight (2016) A tender coming-of-age story about a young boy discovering his sexuality, ‘Moonlight’ captures the...

By Erin Longney In the bubble of my own social media echo chamber, until recently, I had been lulled into a false sense of security that...

By Clare Horan and Remy Savell-McKean Some of you may have heard the name; Walter Keane, or you may have not. However, I can assure you...

By Camila De la Cruz As part of a topic in English, “Women Speak Up”, Year 9 students have been studying feminism and why it is important...

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By Emma Frank and Feronia Ding Feminism in film is a grey area. Often it is hard to separate hyper-aware satire from work bombarded with...

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By Inara Hossain School newspapers… They seem like an average extracurricular activity. But why exactly is this certain extracurricular...

By Feronia Ding, Saoirse Hickey, Emma frank and Arabella Ahearns American Honey (2016) directed by Andrea Arnold By Feronia Ding Andrea...

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by Isabella Stewart Around this time of year, Year 12s are no doubt busy with university applications and questions like ‘Who is your...

By Alessia Anderson It’s safe to say that American filmmaker John Hughes has developed quite a legacy for himself. From the Breakfast...