Radioactive: A lazy portrayal of Marie Curie
Catherine F Poole
For a woman who made such a massive impact in science, why was Marie Curie’s own story and her scientific achievements not good enough to focus on alone?At a time…
Catherine F Poole
Love Byeland: the finale
Sunday night saw the finale of the Winter Love Island, and like always, it was such a bittersweet feeling. We’ve spent the last six weeks emotionally invested in these stranger’s…
Daniel Isn’t Real – or is he?
4/5 stars As a child, an imaginary friend can be a comforting necessity. But carried into adulthood, they can spell a recipe for disaster as is soon discovered in the…
Gengahr: “This album is a lot more personal”
Indie-rock band Gengahr has told The River that their new album Sanctuary is their most personal and emotional record to date.
Nicholas Cage’s Color Out Of Space needs pigment of imagination
“Do you know how much those animals cost us? They are alpacas! Alpacas!” It’s a line you would never expect to hear in a film that essentially is about a…
Greed or Green: It was too hopeful of Greed to expect laughs at the expense of underpaid workers and refugees
2/5 Stars Greed had so much potential; a promising storyline, a fantastic cast and many celebrity cameos. But much like the fast-fashion the film is based on, it fell apart…
Week 5 Love Island roundup: proposals and dumpings
The untimely death of former presenter Caroline Flack has shocked Love Island fans. Tributes have poured in to commend Flack who took her own life on February 15. Caroline Flack…
JLS return and have more than One Shot to make it count
“Let’s just get back together, we should have never broke up.” Eleven years on from the release of Beat Again, JLS have announced that they are reuniting for a UK…
5 students share their customer horror stories
Working in customer service means that you always have a story or two to tell, especially when there is a Karen demanding to talk to your manager. Catherine Poole talks…
KU graduate who toured with Megan McKenna: “It’s so surreal”
A Kingston maths graduate swapped his calculator screen for his musical dream as he toured with Megan McKenna around the UK last year. Ben Whisker embarked on two UK acoustic…