The Social Network
If asked to describe David Fincher’s directorial style, one word that constantly springs to mind is ambitious. Never one to shy away from a challenging storyline, here he tries his hand at dissecting the petty playground politics of Facebook’s founders and the subsequent struggle for power in The Social Network
Despicable Me
Let’s get this out of the way: I cried at this film. That’s not saying much, admittedly, considering you’re reading the words of someone who cried at Cool Runnings, but then that same person is one of the few who believes that Cool Runnings is a masterpiece of modern cinema
Come and See (1985)
Critically acclaimed upon its release, and clocking over 25 million admissions in the Soviet Union alone, Come and See is the tale of a child soldier, Florya, and his fight for survival in Nazi occupied Belaru
The Churchill Hotel
There is simply no argument strong enough to dispute the well established fact that student eating habits fall into one of two categories; student cooking or takeaways. Take your pick
Wine
After the undeniably delightful debauchery of Freshers’ Week, the Week Three grim can hit even the hardiest of freshers
Pub
Let’s start with the bad news. The House of Trembling Madness, on Stonegate, is not somewhere to save the pennies. There’s no way to get round the fact that it’s £3.50 a pint across the board here, but telling you that now means the only way is up from here
Global Focus
The Nouse Politics team summarises the biggest stories from around the world
Controversial ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy remains
Hopes for a landmark ending of the US military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy were dashed on Wednesday, when the Court of Appeals allowed the Pentagon to continue enforcing the policy
Internet data storage policy resurrected
Barely five months ago the Liberal Democrats campaigned to remove all unnecessary data storage. However it has recently emerged that plans, proposed by Labour to monitor and store all internet and phone data, are being considered again by the coalition government
The Chilean miners: two weeks later
Following the rescue of the Chilean miners from their underground incarceration, the interest of the world media has wandered elsewhere
WikiLeaks leak 400,000 documents
Controversial website WikiLeaks has released 400,000 confidential US army documents on Friday. The documents’ reports, written by soldiers detail thousands of incidents, including torture of detainees and civilian deaths
Violence erupts in troubled state of Chechnya
Chechnya returned to it’s violent past last week when Islamic terrorists attacked the republic’s parliament in the capital Grozny
Osborne’s bold gamble
Nouse Politics team assesses the Comprehensive Spending Review: prudent cuts or reckless gamble?
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