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By Duncan Pelham — February 10, 2009
“When the president does it, then it’s not illegal.” It is this damning admission by 37th US President, Richard Nixon, that is the crowning achievement of the real-life Frost/Nixon interviews.
By Nouse — February 10, 2009
At York we are teetering on an increasingly wobbly sporting pyramid. Alex Lacy admits it; Matt Oliver swears by it; TM hates it.
By Emily Scott — February 10, 2009
We all know that York’s sporting facilities aren’t exactly on a par with other similar universities. This year saw York in 9th place in The Times Good University Guide, and we should be proud to be there. But is doing well in league tables and developing the campus for future York students more important than improving the facilities that we’ve already got, and helping York achieve its full potential?
By Henry James Foy — February 10, 2009
An initially offensive concoction that begs to be buried deep in the annals of history with slavery and communism, this culinary oddity requires nothing more than the innards of a lamb and a sturdy stomach.
By Hugh Salway — February 10, 2009
There is nothing more mind-numbing for most students than hearing their gap year friends bemoan the poor quality of Britain’s international restaurants compared to the real fare found on their ventures. The vindaloo down the local Indian never seems to shape up to the home-cooked curry they ate while doing a handstand on a yoga course in the Himalayas.
By Richard Smith — February 10, 2009
Il Bertorelli is actually a restaurant chain so I expected a run of the mill, pizza/pasta type affair on a par with the heinously overpriced Pizza Express. What I got was an authentic and original menu, excellently priced and with a good atmosphere to boot.
By Gina Heslington — February 10, 2009
I normally try my best to avoid chain restaurants, and Cafe Rouge did little to sway that judgment. I was prepared for disappointment yet the emergence of ‘2 for 1’ vouchers encouraged me to indulge my childhood judgment and go for the most expensive thing on the menu.
By Brooke Chandler — February 10, 2009
As Valkyrie begins, bringing with it the scenes of war and explosions typical of films of its genre, the classic picture of Nazi Germany is painted. The similarities, however, appear to end there.
By Victoria Lloyd — February 10, 2009
Ordinarily, this would be a film to despise: the premise is far-fetched, the Pygmalion development of the central character contrived, and it has a couple of cheesy montage sequences accompanied by cheesier 80s synths.
By Isaac Hewlings — February 10, 2009
Some things in life sometimes appear totally inexplicable – the printed sign in my local, which has the legend ‘Drugs’ crossed out, for example. I like to imagine a situation in which a couple of junkies walk in, spot the sign, turn around and then head off to a more welcoming hostelry, muttering something about bigoted locals
By Laura Hulley — February 10, 2009
A girl, and a guitar. A ‘singer-songwriter’, dare I venture. Throw your preconceptions out the window, because the stereotypical labels that surround the ‘anti-folk’ Emmy the Great (real name Emma Lee Robson) fall away from her the minute she opens her mouth.
That’s Not My Name.By Tom Killingbeck — February 10, 2009
One of the first things any wannabe band does is to start thinking about a name. Almost all would-be musicians feel the need to christen their creations before they can assume the mantle of ‘bandship’.
Killology: warfare and tortureBy Lida Mirzaii — February 10, 2009
Lida Mirzaii examines the training methods used by the British armed forces
By Nouse — February 10, 2009
Filthy Dukes – ‘This Rhythm’: The latest single from London-based band Filthy Dukes is inoffensive, and at best mildly entertaining.
By Lily Eastwood — February 10, 2009
Are students underestimating the risk of drugs? Lily Eastwood investigates
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