The Art of Conversation
This table is heavy, laden with your pithy thoughts. You gurgle your Pinot Grigio as you laugh, apple crumble sliding down, easy does it, two halves each one ought to leave at nine it does not do in this place to overstay one’s welcome and you’ll have waxed your lyrical on p
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Où est le poulet is the story of a chicken that disappears. Taking influence from France, its language and culture, the film exists as a romanticised yet absurd retelling of a mundane event. It speaks about existentialism, asking what it means to be free and happy. ∎ Words and Artw
Katie Hopkins at The Oxford Union
Well, here we go again. The sense of déjà vu was strong this week, as the Oxford Union belched up its freshest controversy by inviting Katie Hopkins to speak. Hopkins is the latest fascist du jour to be invited, goose-stepping into the footsteps of Steve Bannon and Marion Marechal-Le Pen, both of
Weekly Roundup: Barr, Climate Emergency, and Marvel Movie History
Gaza conflict intensifies Despite a truce agreed last month, protests in Gaza against the blockade of the area led to a Palestinian gunman shooting and wounding two Israeli soldiers. Israel then retaliated with an airstrike that killed two militants. Palestinian militants have fired over 450 rockets
Weekly Roundup: Beyoncé, Extinction Rebellion, and the Redacted Mueller Report
Notre Dame fire garners donations In the wake of the fire which devastated Notre-Dame on Monday night and Tuesday morning, donations to rebuild the scorched cathedral have flooded in from around the world. In just four days, donations have already exceeded 1 billion euros (£864,962,455). However, i
Investigating algorithmic bias in criminal justice
When Eric Loomis was sentenced to six years in a Wisconsin prison, he didn’t know why. What he did know was that he had been detained in connection to a drive-by shooting in La Crosse. The car he was driving had been the getaway vehicle. He even pleaded guilty to two of the less severe […
Weekly Round Up: Guava Island, A Black Hole Pic, and Fire in Notre Dame
Assange arrested On Thursday, April 11, WikiLeaks founder and director Julian Assange was arrested by British authorities at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange had been escaping extradition to Sweden and the US since 2012 under Ecuadorian protection at the embassy. However, Ecuador revoked As
Weekly Round Up: Coronation Street, The Bezos Divorce and the Sultan of Brunei Petition
Petition to revoke Sultan of Brunei’s honorary Oxford degree A petition calling on the University of Oxford to rescind the honorary degree granted to the Sultan of Brunei has reached over 56,000 signatures. The petition was set up by Oxford alum Ellie Dibben after the University initially refuse
Weekly Round Up: Agnes Varda, the Apple Card, and the end of Broad City
Agnes Varda French New Wave director Agnes Varda has died this week. It would be impossible to summarise her influence and career in this round up, but you can get a taste of her talent in this clip, and take read of her obituary in The Guardian here. – Antonio Brunei Queer Death Penalty The