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27th February 2017

Recapping The 89th Academy Awards

The 89th Academy Awards gave us one of the most shocking award shows in recent memory. I initially thought the biggest controversy of the night was going to be La La Land winning Oscars at the expense of Moonlight, until it happened. La La Land accidentally read out as winner of the Best Picture at the #Oscars2017 but winner was...

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22nd February 2017

Rap Names Part II: For a Few Rappers More

Like we talked about last time, rapper’s stage names usually fall into two categories: Boasts = Mos Def Or Name-based puns = Nelly [first name Cornell] We’re going back to the well to look at more of these ridiculous names, and shatter the illusion that rappers are cool. I mean, there’s a dude on Dr. Dre’s label who goes by...

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9th February 2017

One Album Wonders Part 1 – the Debut Smash

We’ve all been there when the latest band comes out and their debut album is fucking lit. I mean, seriously these guys are going to be next big thing. I can’t wait to tell my friends about this new artist I discovered. Now whenever they are on TV I can smugly tell people that I heard of these guys before...

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25th January 2017

Rappers’ Names – What Do They Even Mean?

Obie Trice, real name, no gimmicks – Obie Trice I love rap music: a genre with many colourful characters, where every song is basically an excuse to boast about how dope you are. The whole genre is basically a dick measuring contest, and that’s what we love about it. Of course the best way to impress the world and [more...

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12th January 2017

Star Wars, Morality & Dark CGI

Drop jewels like Yoda my young students love me – LL Cool J BEWARE MILD SPOILERS AHEAD Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon, an epic space opera that has spawned eight films; along with spinoff video games, TV shows, books, novels and all sorts of other shit. The most recent entry to the franchise was Rogue One: A Star Wars...

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30th December 2016

The Premier League Title Sophomore Slump

Had a spark when you started, but now you’re just garbage – Jay-Z Leicester City won the Premier League title last season and now they’re shit. Chelsea won the title the season before that and struggled equally in their title defence. What’s up with that? Is it coincidental or an emerging trend for the Premier League?

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