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Category: Opinion

This Much I Know… – The Fearful Bystander

We can all relate to the discomfort. A busy train at rush hour, filled with damp coats and shopping bags, … More

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Russian Correspondent – What Year Is This Again?

What I really envy in Russians is their self-assured ways. They are sure about themselves and they are sure about … More

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This Much I Know… – ‘Female’ Films: A Culture Less Credible?

There’s been something bugging me about the inescapable press surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey. No, it’s not the endless, ludicrous … More

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Would Like to Meet – My Experiment: the lassie, the lipstick and the lush spaghetti

Two things are notably unusual about last week’s date. Firstly, I am in a restaurant, and I despise all restaurant … More

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Russian Correspondent – Promises of Peace and Rising Rent

Last week Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, visited Kiev and Moscow to talk to Poroshenko and Putin about a renewed, and … More

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Bethany Says… – Your Fave is Problematic: Beating Off Wide Ties With A Stapler Since 1945

Too often much lauded plans for media progress fail to meet high expectations. This year’s film award season fell short, … More

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This Much I Know… – We Are So Young

The Opposite of Loneliness is a collection of writings by 22 year old, Yale graduate Marina Keegan, published in 2013. … More

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Russian Correspondent – Rouble Trouble

The rouble is devaluating so quickly that you don’t need to know much about economics to see what is going … More

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Bethany Says… – Trolls and Why We Can’t have Nice Things

Anonymity online is usually depicted as a universally bad thing – anonymous forums and comment threads are the home of … More

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This Much I Know… – Hunting: The Elite and the Electorate

On Boxing Day, over a quarter of a million people turned out across the UK to support the last annual … More

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