Ellen Jones

Aug 4, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Ellen Jones

‘Flat, shiny’: Zachary Levi and Benjamin Bottani in Harold and the Purple Crayon. Photograph: Landmark Media/Alamy Crockett Johnson’s much loved 1950s children’s books have been adapted several times before, though British viewers may be more familiar with CBBC’s Su Pollard-voiced equivalent, Penny Crayon . This time round, it’s a live-action film with animated elements, starring Zachary Levi as an adult version of the onesie-wearing, magic crayon-wielding Harold.

May 21, 2024 | epigram.org.uk | Ellen Jones |Hannah Stainbank |Aditi Hrisheekesh

By Ellen Jones, Second Year, Politics and International Relations We’re rarely more aware of the world around us than at the start of a new season, when that world begins to change. Though British spring tends to drag its heels, it’s the littlest things—flowers knuckling up through the earth, or a patch of blue sky—that announce its arrival in a cycle far bigger than us. With that in mind, here are three reads to take into the brighter, longer days of a new season.

Mar 19, 2024 | hercampus.com | Ellen Jones

The by-election in Rochdale at the end of February was a dramatic one, with the founder of the Workers Party of Britain, George Galloway, beating his Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat counterparts to electoral victory. The scale of his success was similarly staggering: Galloway received more votes than the three mainstream party candidates put together, with none of them even placing second—a position that went to an independent candidate, David Anthony Tully.

Feb 25, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Ellen Jones

‘Charismatic’: Irina Starshenbaum as Shoshana Borochov. Photograph: Altitude Now is as good a time as any to better understand Israel, and Michael Winterbottom may be the film-maker best placed to aid us in this understanding.

Sep 12, 2023 | msn.com | Hollie Richardson |Alexi Duggins |Phil Harrison |Graeme Virtue |Ellen Jones |Simon Wardell

Experienced explorer Mark Dickey has emerged from a Turkish cave after a successful three-day rescue operation by teams from all over Europe to carry him out of one of the deepest caves in the world. Mr Dickey said that it was “Amazing to be above ground again,” as he was taken to a medical tent for examination before he could be transferred to hospital after his ordeal, reported CNN.