Author: Harriet Cross

Photo Source: Kai Pilger on Unsplash. This article contains spoilers, read at your own risk! Stephen Graham has done it again. The scouser and his team deserve one hell of a round of applause for their unbelievable new series that launched on Netflix on the 13th of March. The four-part series follows the events that take place after a 13-year-old boy is arrested for the murder of a high-school girl. Each episode of Adolescence is shot in a single continuous shot, giving an impression of urgency as the camera flows from one character to the next. From astounding breakout performances…

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You may have heard about Bangkok’s recent smog scandal, where the city’s air quality was as filthy as the floor in the Basement after a busy Hey Ewe. As a student living and working in the city let me tell you what it was like being in the thick of Greta Thunberg’s worst nightmare. So, what caused Bangkok to become the 7th most polluted major city in the world, and for the city to attain the highest Air Quality Index reading in five years? To give some context, the air quality is considered safe at an AQI of 50, yet…

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Eye sore, landmark, home. Call it what you want but Towers is undeniably iconic. Built in 1965 and designed by Gollins Melvin Ward Architects, this accommodation hall has been standing for 59 years. So could it seriously be torn down before celebrating its 60th birthday? Recent rumours that have been spreading around campus seem to suggest so, but is any of it true? Thousands of students have made lifelong friends and memories in this pretty unique building. Despite getting a notably bad rep due to its debatably dull exterior, Towers appears to have more to offer than what meets the…

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