The Economics of Pride
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The...
‘Blanched and pureed’: what does globalisation do to world music?
"Is the hit single really a triumph of Korean music and the result of successful diversification of the globalised music industry? Or is it an omen of homogenised world music, blanched and pureed under Anglophone influence?"
Coral Kim discusses whether BTS disprove the model of "l'exception française".
Dip your toe into Schitt’s Creek
Schitt’s Creek is a show where the main character talks to her many, many wigs. It is a show which manages to make a...
The Mandalorian, The Boys and the Battle for Second Place in the Streaming World
The pretenders are trying to beat Netflix at their own game, and will hope that The Boys and The Mandalorian respectively will bring in new, loyal subscribers
I like what you like: lockdown albums and decision fatigue
"Lockdown has heightened our collective experience of album drops. In a time of physical separation, bonding over a shared auditory experience is a privilege we haven’t taken for granted."
Review: Bridge Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Set in the mystical woodlands surrounding Athens, with its cocktail of magic, love triangles, and donkey-human hybrids, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream has always...
Streaming and the seismic shift in music release formats
Like many of us quietly fascinated with Matty Healy’s
prolific output, I recently put in a shift to listen through The 1975’s
sprawling new album Notes...
Cinema: The venue transcending the visual
Maybe if I had known, I’d have stopped to take a picture. I’d have kept that ticket. Maybe if I'd known, I would have...
Mastering the group-watch with cheap horror flicks
The credits start to roll once the house is completely overwhelmed by fire. The monster is somewhere inside, and it’s already been defeated. This...
The era of digital drama
When you imagine ‘going
to the theatre’, an image of
you in your dressing gown, sitting on the sofa and eating popcorn probably
doesn’t come to mind....
Dramatics in Isolation: The Nightly Met Opera Streams Reviewed
On the 13th of March, the Met
Opera’s Twitter announced that they would begin a series of ‘nightly live
streams’ of beloved operas for anyone with...
Has video killed the Radio Star ?
Is it time to wave radio goodbye in the 2020s? Broadcasting audio across the airwaves seems antiquated. Do we not live in a world of virtual reality and TikTok videos, our eyes continuously glued to a screen?
Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Review
Jim Henson was a master of entertainment: I’ll
hear nothing to the contrary. The Muppets were a genuine delight and, no matter
how much Oxford has...
The Dangers of Disney+
For the past few years, the same small collection of streaming services has vied for the attention of UK viewers. But things are set to change rapidly in the coming months, as practically every big media company will pitch their own tent in an increasingly competitive media landscape.
