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    Captain Phillips : Fearless or Feckless?

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    Words by Lisa Burns Captain Richard Phillips has been immortalised in Hollywood’s latest Oscar-nomination-grabbing outing. Captain Phillips was released in the UK on 18th October, and is a real edge-of-your-seat affair.   A slow starter, it follows the real-life story of merchant mariner, Phillips, as he heroically handles the situation of his Maersk cargo ship…

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    The Russell Brand Issue

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    Photo from Google images. Words by George Odysseos Russell Brand’s appearance on Newsnight and his essay calling for revolution has raised a few eyebrows, if only for a short while. Brand is no stranger to the limelight and it would seem almost pointless to list his various achievements and controversies. The questionable ethics of the comedian-cum-actor with…

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    Eye & I

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    Words and Photos by Chloe Marie Thornton Rambunctious and giddy from the lunch-time fizzy drinks, I walk into a mauve coloured ‘room’ – a cube within a cube. Spattered across the plain walls are various slits all around at head height, and immediately, calm and quiet ensue. This is weird. Intrigued, I tip-toe softly, in…

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    Horror Writers Hit Manchester

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    Words and Photographs by Frazer Tudor MacDonald. On Sunday Night, a group of Horror writers convened in Manchester’s International Anthony Burgess Centre to give a reading of some of their works as part of the final event included in this year’s Manchester Gothic Festival. Organised by Dr. Linnie Blake, Dr. Xavier Aldana Reyes and David…

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    An Education In Innovation – School Pupils Inspired At Teen Tech

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    Words by students from Loreto College and Siobhan O’Toole Teen Tech came to the city this Wednesday, facilitated by a collaboration between The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. The event was designed to enlighten year 9 pupils and encourage them towards potential career paths. The day kicked off with a ‘remote controlled’ presentation…

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