Archive for March, 2011
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By James Dixon — March 29, 2011
Addressing the crowd, Ed Miliband invoked “the suffragettes, who fought for votes for women and won, the civil rights movement in America that fought against racism and won, the anti-apartheid movement that fought the horror of that system and won.” As well as detracting from the focus of last week’s march, this misjudged piece of rhetoric drew attention to the protest’s distance from these aim-specific movements
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By Steven Hirschler — March 28, 2011
Last Saturday demonstrators expressed their irritation with the Government’s cut proposals, but the nation’s press have focussed on the wrong aspect of the action
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By Tom Killingbeck — March 28, 2011
Resident sound-nerd Tom Killingbeck thumbs through reams of musty vinyl so you don’t have to. Here are his weekly recommendations…
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By Camilla Apcar — March 27, 2011
For the TV viewer prepared to have their understanding of gravity, time, and the notion of infinity pleasantly undermined by Prof. Brian Cox, OBE
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By Rose Troup-Buchanan — March 27, 2011
When we are already receiving reports of civilian casualties as a direct result of our intervention, what right does the United Kingdom have to interfere in the affairs of another country?
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By Anna Lewis — March 27, 2011
The Home Secretary, Teresa May, has announced the tightening of rules under which international students can obtain visas if they wish to study in the UK. However, the motives of the ruling is under scrutiny as the changes may prevent universities receiving the funding and talent that overseas students provide
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By Victoria Morris — March 25, 2011
The film is based on Michael Connelly’s novel of the same name, and sets up a typically intriguing moral and legal conundrum, letting the audience and the cast loose to solve it. Matthew McConaughey portrays an arrogantly confident defence lawyer who does business from his car, forming a strong connection with those he represents
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By Ryan Lane and Laurence Cook — March 25, 2011
Suited and brogued, with some reindeer t-shirts. Here’s what York fashion has to show this week
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By Hannah Clugston — March 25, 2011
It seems we can’t avoid strikes, demonstrations and petitions at the moment. When I turn off the TV, where someone has been screaming in the face of a bemused news reporter, and log onto the Internet I am bombarded with group invitations asking me to say “NO” to cuts
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By Matthew Evans — March 25, 2011
You get the impression whilst watching Battle: Los Angeles that someone agreed to its production extremely early on. “Shaky-cam alien invasion? Sold! As long as it’s PG-13…” The film doesn’t seem to wish to justify itself beyond that definition
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By Michael Allard — March 24, 2011
Hogg’s writing and the excellent performances maintain the feeling of control, and yet the result is what you might call one of the most realistic British films in recent years. It shows a world that feels undocumented: that is, both the beautiful surroundings of the archipelago and the discord that comes between the siblings vacationing there
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By Camilla Apcar — March 24, 2011
The latest version of Mozilla Firefox is here – developed for tab-loving fiends and synchronisation obsessives
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By Joseph Cormack — March 22, 2011
Joseph Cormack dons his selector hat to pick his team of the 2011 Six Nations
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By Alan McCormick — March 22, 2011
Alan McCormick evaluates ten things we learned from the 2011 Six Nations
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By Dong-Oh Shin — March 22, 2011
Dong-Oh Shin previews another season of high-octane Formula One drama
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Band of the Week: Beirut
The Lincoln Lawyer
Battle: Los Angeles
Archipelago
Team of the 2011 Six Nations
Ten things we learned from the 2011 Six Nations
Formula One 2011: A preview
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