Yesterday saw the end of the group stages for Brazil 2014, with sixteen teams already sent packing before the knockout rounds begin and the other half still dreaming of progressing to the final. There were […]
Sport | Portugal score late to crush American dream
With the second round of group games complete the World Cup is still surpassing all expectations. Sunday’s matches gave us late drama in two games that had big consequences. After the first round of games […]
Sport | Portugal Muller-ed by Germany as Pepe sees red
They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but in the USA’s case it was served up in the blazing 30° heat of Natal last night. After defeats to Ghana in both the 2006 […]
Comment | The grotesque state of US justice
On November 2, 2013 at 1:30AM, Renisha McBride, a 19 year old black woman, was involved in a car accident in Detroit. Confused, disorientated and bleeding from the head, she was found by locals, one of […]
Comment | Wine, pizza and shutdown
The U.S Government shutdown, dubbed the ‘horrifying circus’, was last week brought to a close, which meant thousands of civil servants could finally return to work. The conflicts of the past month are, for now, […]
TV | Homeland
It’s become a bit of an accepted view amongst most critics that Homeland has lost its edge. The first season’s excellence is universally acknowledged but many criticise the second season for shedding the veil of […]
Leeds College of Art | Psychedelic Posters from the 1960's – Expand Your Mind
Known as the “turbulent sixties”, 1960s America saw the rise of civil unrest, driven by the youth culture that were newly intoxicated by sex, drugs, rock and roll. The artists of this time toyed around […]
Triggering Gun Control
Urging for changes to gun laws, Obama has proposed a range of measures such as tougher background checks and a ban on assault weapons. This week Big Debate asks, are tighter gun laws the best […]