Should martial arts be active or passive players in politics?
The ‘far right’ are politicising their martial arts practices. What does this mean for martial arts practitioners?
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The Circle closes in
Channel 4’s new reality show, The Circle, is more than a rehashed Big Brother.
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Question Time: serious political debate or a popularity contest for needy egos?
For all its faults, we should be glad Question Time still exists
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Will Boris Johnson see No. 10?
His track record suggests that he operates with the casual certainty of a privileged man who knows that whatever he says won’t be held against him.
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Documentaries, rom-coms – and tentative first steps in a new era of Sino-British film collaboration
The era of Sino-British film co-production has arrived.
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(Thai) Football’s Coming Home
What the #ThaiCaveRescue tells us is that when human beings work as a team, then remarkable things can be achieved.
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When your students turn you into a Jungle Book character
England have turned me into Baloo and I’m wearing a grass skirt and coconut bra while sashaying into a situation where, unquestionably, I think England are going to win the World Cup.
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Is it time to re-evaluate Jurassic Park?
25 years after the launch of Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, Dr Ross Garner looks at its cultural impact and cinematic legacy. (Spoilers!)
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A bad week for fake news…
When the core principles on which journalism rests are casually toyed with by governments, extremists and even the news business itself, what chance is there of rebuilding trust in news?
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The Stories of Birt Acres
What was Birt Acres’ relation to the Bute Building and to Cardiff more generally? This is the first article which reveals the Welsh side of stories.
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