Fashion focus: Erykah Badu - The Boar
Nov 19, 2024 · L ast week, I focused my column on the 2024 CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards. I mentioned an array of designers who were celebrated for their exceptional contribution to fashion. However, I did not discuss the achievement of Erykah Badu, who was awarded the honorary award of 2024 CFDA ‘Fashion Icon’.
Books - The Boar
4 The power of re-reading: why revisiting your favourite books this autumn could be the best thing you do
Has Christmas lost its meaning? - The Boar
Dec 16, 2019 · A s the temperature drops and Christmas fast approaches, the festivities have been well-underway since the start of the month. From 1 st December and often earlier, in shops across the country, decorations are up, Christmas items are out and expensive marketing campaigns have begun. Today, nobody can escape the money-making colossus of business that Christmas is forced to tow along behind it.
What is the relationship between science and politics?
T he last year has probably taught the average person – if there can be such a thing – more about science than they ever knew before. Be honest: who knew what an epidemiologist was before February 2020? And that’s before you get me started on SARS-CoV-2 and herd immunity. The frequent appearance of UK scientific and medical advisers Patrick Vallance and Chris Witty has demonstrated how ...
Should governments be able to limit population growth?
Nov 13, 2020 · T he global population is increasing by around 1.5% per year. If this growth rate continues, in less than half a century the number of people who live on the planet will have doubled. Various countries have attempted to control population levels over the past century, but in recent years, it has become enmeshed in debates surrounding climate change.
The poetry collection – Mary Oliver: the poet of the natural world
Nov 26, 2024 · In her poetry collection, Blue Horses, Oliver “reminds us of the transformative power of attention and how much can be contained within the smallest moments”, as detailed in the blurb.I feel as if these notions of the mundane are best captured in her poem ‘The Country of the Trees’. Within the poem, she describes a utopian ‘country’ of trees, as the title suggests, where hierarchy ...
Should exams be abolished? - The Boar
Feb 8, 2021 · F or young people, exams, like death and taxes, were once certainties of life. That was the case, at least, in a society that couldn’t have imagined a pandemic shutting it down and forcing it to adapt as radically as it has.
How the media can make and break a troubled star
Jul 23, 2020 · N ine years ago today, the world saw the death of a mortal icon and birth of an incomparable legend. For the public, the death of Amy Winehouse was shocking yet simultaneously all too predictable. Through the use of unflattering pictures and sensationalised stories, the media presented an irresistible gateway into the life of the misunderstood singer.
The most underrated albums of 2024 (so far) - The Boar
Sep 26, 2024 · M usic in 2024 has been dominated predominantly by the ‘powerpop girls’ – Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Charli xcx, with studio albums Short n’ Sweet, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Brat respectively. The dominance of these artists, while well deserved, has eclipsed the release of many other compelling and …
Understanding Paddington Bear: the beloved cultural icon with an ...
Nov 8, 2024 · I s it time for British Airways to offer marmalade sandwiches on their flight menus? One customer who supports this amendment is the famous Paddington Bear – full name Paddington Brown – who has now been granted an official UK passport.