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2 weeks ago | 
thecourieronline.co.uk | Kate Kennedy
Image Credits: greymatters, PixabayA sunny, summer Newcastle is right around the corner so everyone will be thinking about their after-assessment plans. The most obvious plan will be a trip to Tynemouth, you can make sure to bring your swimsuits and a picnic, maybe a portable barbeque or something to make a bonfire with. A long day at the beach is the perfect medicine for post-exam relief or pre-exam stress.
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1 month ago | 
thecourieronline.co.uk | Kate Kennedy
Sign up to our mailing list so you never miss any future updates Image: IMDbYellowjackets is a thriller which follows a girls’ soccer team after their plane crashes as they fly to Seattle for nationals, Purnell’s character Jackie being the captain. Ella Purnell plays just about the only character who hasn’t readily accepted that the wilderness is their new life now, which causes a lot of tension amongst the group.
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1 month ago | 
thecourieronline.co.uk | Kate Kennedy
Sign up to our mailing list so you never miss any future updates Image Source: IMDbMany of the costume designs in Emma took inspiration directly from Regency period clothing. For example, Emma (Anya Taylor-Joy) herself dons a pink spencer styled after an 1817 garment from the Chertsey Museum collection. Emma's individuality in having more control over her clothing signifies that her reputation is dictated by her. The costumes also highlight the division between the characters.
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1 month ago | 
thecourieronline.co.uk | Kate Kennedy
Sign up to our mailing list so you never miss any future updates Image source: IMDbHairspray is a musical set in 1962 Baltimore. There are two main plots of the musical, the most important being the civil rights movement and the fight against segregation on the 'Corny Collins Show', the other is the stigma against plus-size people.
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1 month ago | 
thecourieronline.co.uk | Kate Kennedy
Sign up to our mailing list so you never miss any future updates Image Credit (Pixabay, StockSnap)However, there is a still certain stigmas about part-time jobs and how they interfere with university. I have had my part-time job since the summer before my first year and when I was struggling with a first semester module, my lecturer suggested I quit it but that was not an option.
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1 month ago | 
thecourieronline.co.uk | Kate Kennedy
Sign up to our mailing list so you never miss any future updates Image Credit: Pixabay, StockSnapKate KennedyOver Christmas break, my grandma passed away. I found it difficult to cope with managing university at this time as I had as I had multiple assignments due the following week. I was heartbroken and it affected my motivation and ability to even open my laptop. I was able to get longer extensions than normal due to my extenuating circumstances which was a huge relief.
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2 months ago | 
thecourieronline.co.uk | Kate Kennedy
In preparation for Bridget’s wardrobe in the franchise’s fourth instalment, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, costume designer Molly Emma Rowe revealed in Cosmopolitan that they shopped in charity shops in Hampstead (where Bridget now lives), as well as buying second hand so that Bridget’s wardrobe was more authentic. We also see references to some of Bridget’s most iconic outfits like her miniskirt and sheer top from her skirt saga with Daniel Cleaver in the original film.
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2 months ago | 
thecourieronline.co.uk | Kate Kennedy
Sign up to our mailing list so you never miss any future updates Image source: IMDbBorn in Dublin, Ireland in 1992, Barry Keoghan’s mother died when he was 12 after struggling with a heroin addiction. After this, Keoghan and his brother spent 7 years in foster care, in 13 foster homes before living with his grandmother. He attended drama school in Dublin at Bow Street Academy (formerly The Factory while he was in attendance), with his acting career beginning in 2011.
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2 months ago | 
player.fm | Kate Kennedy
This week, Kate is joined by the Pop Apologists, sisters Lauren Atkinson and Chandler Bledsoe to discuss a variety of pop culture-adjacent topics, e.g., their fascination with Mormonism in media, the Lisa Barlow paradox, the rise of Salt Lake City as a cultural moment, and how growing up in a conservative environment shaped their reality TV obsession.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Kate Kennedy
When I was 15 I won a scholarship to study at Wells Cathedral school, a specialist music school in Somerset. I had wanted to be a cellist for as long as I could remember. I got up at 5am to play scales, practised at lunchtime and returned to my cello after lessons. I discovered the fireworks of Dvořák, the frenetic drive and nerviness of Shostakovich and the melancholy of Bloch. But above all I fell deeply in love with Elgar’s Cello Concerto.
