Have a flick through this week’s top stories, curated by Alexandra Defterios
Top Stories: 27th November
26th November 2020
Is Tim Burton racist?
20th November 2020
I, like many others, spent Halloween in bed watching a spooky Tim Burton movie. As the credits of the Corpse Bride starts playing I decide to look up the cast. Under a list of names and characters, I discovered a series of articles on Tim Burton and multiple racism accusations. How did this happen?
The Cinematography of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is impeccable. Here’s why.
19th November 2020
I think it is fair to say Beth Harmon took the world by surprise. Figuratively, literally, in the 1960s and in 2020, but she did it.
While I absolutely would love to discuss the thought-out plot, accurate context and the feminist message, I will leave that to you to think about after binge-watching the miniseries, like I did. I will, however, share my thoughts on the cinematography.
Note – contains some spoilers
The West Lothian question: a partisan issue?
19th November 2020
“For how long will English constituencies and English hon. Members tolerate not just 71 Scots, 36 Welsh and a number of Ulstermen but at least 119 hon. Members from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland exercising an important, and probably often decisive, effect on English politics while they themselves have no say in the same matters in Scotland, Wales and Ireland?”
Ridiculous election candidates
12th November 2020
Now that Trump is out and we’ve #settledforbiden2020 with much celebration, the absurd course of the election feels like a long ago fever dream. Unless you’re Nevada. Anywho. With a newfound jubilance, we liberal Londoners are free to chortle at the most ridiculous candidates from the US and the UK, presented to you here: