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Grease at the Dominion: ooh ooh ooh, it’s not the one that I want
Review at a glance G rim is the word. This version of the beloved 50s-set high school musical has a hard carapace of professionalism but underneath it’s colourless, charmless, and emptily energetic. The love story of bad boy Danny and goody two-shoes Sandy is insipid, and swamped by a tideContinue Reading
Birth control: what to expect if you choose to come off it
Your period will return quickly after you stop the pill. antoniodiaz/ Shutterstock Deciding to stop using your regular birth control is a big decision. There are a number of reasons why you might be considering this – whether that’s to have a baby, or because of negative side effects youContinue Reading
Facebook Dating was set to take over the market – instead it was dead in the water
rafapress/Shutterstock Facebook Inc, now called Meta, announced its dating application, Facebook Dating, in May 2018. There was real excitement, with people expecting a revolutionary dating app that would soon beat Tinder. And it is no wonder, when you consider the size of the company, its technical capabilities, and most importantlyContinue Reading
Lebanese election sees significant gains for independent non-sectarian politicians
Lebanese voters are signalling a desire for change, with Hezbollah and its allies losing ground across the country in a parliamentary election. Just as the recent election in Northern Ireland brought a boost for the non-sectarian Alliance Party, Lebanon’s election saw significant gains for political representatives untethered to sectarian politics.Continue Reading
Why families fight over inheritances – and how to avoid it
shutterstock Inheritance gone wrong is a popular theme in fiction. In the recent German miniseries The Funeral, the one-sided will of the family patriarch unhinges the entire ceremony, and long-held hostilities are aired at the grave. In our research, we tried to understand why families go to court to fightContinue Reading
Man Utd fans beg club to sign Bundesliga Player of the Season Christopher Nkunku
MANCHESTER UNITED fans have begged the Red Devils to sign RB Leipzig star Christopher Nkunku after he was named Bundesliga’s Player of the Season. The 24-year-old attacking midfielder has been constantly linked with a move to United who sent scouts to watch him in action in April. 1 Man UnitedContinue Reading
COVID has reached North Korea, threatening a humanitarian emergency
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020. But it’s only in recent days, in May 2022, that the secretive Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) has reported its first confirmed cases of the virus. While it may seem somewhat astounding that a country has managedContinue Reading
10 of the Best Films on Amazon Prime Right Now
From Manchester by the Sea to Jiro Dreams of Sushi, these are the best films available on Amazon Prime.Continue Reading
Europe’s biggest K-Pop festival is coming to the O2 in 2023
I t’s the pop music phenomenon that’s taken the world by storm, with acts such as BTS and Blackpink topping charts and selling out arenas all around the globe — and now a festival dedicated to K-Pop is coming to London. KPOP.FLEX, which welcomed 65,000 fans to its inaugural eventContinue Reading
The darkness of Boris Johnson: a psychologist on the prime minister’s unpalatable personality traits
Shutterstock In all the chaos that characterises the administration of Boris Johnson, it’s sometimes difficult to understand why the prime minister behaves the way he does. Why does he never really apologise or admit mistakes? Most recently, Johnson continues to insist that he did not know he was breaking anyContinue Reading