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18 February 2025
What’s with the long gaps between seasons of TV shows?
Squid Game and Stranger Things have taken forever. Make us wait 12-18 months for the new season, not three years!
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9 February 2025
Poetry Jam’s 12th Birthday: Everyone needs to hear this
Real and raw, Poetry Jam is freedom of speech like you’ve NEVER felt before. Strikingly unapologetic, get a glimpse inside innovative minds and incredible stories with this well-kept Brum secret.
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5 February 2025
Film Review: We Live in Time – Refreshing and unusual as it is beautiful
A realistic and bittersweet film about a period in the lives of two people and the impact the choices they make have on the relationship with themselves and each other in the face of life’s daily struggles and stressors of terminal illness.
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1 February 2025
My Journey To Faith
The autobiographical account of how I came to a saving faith in God, why I made this decision, and the difference that it makes to my life today.
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21 January 2025
The Responsible AI Summit: Charting a path for ethical and responsible AI
The Responsible AI Summit, organised by Joaquin Melara and Clara Lin Hawking through the Swarm Community, brought together diverse voices to address the critical challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI).
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17 December 2024
In This Climate: More than just a cuppa
A simple cup of tea can get you thinking about the problem we face with waste and its impact on the climate crisis.
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9 December 2024
‘Is There Anybody Out There?’
For my Silver Arts Award, Unit 1, Part C, I went to Cineworld in Dundee to watch a documentary called ‘Is There Anybody Out There?’ (2023) which is based around a woman’s life.
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6 December 2024
In This Climate: Su Yu's art calls us out on our eco ignorance
Quick, get a clue before the iceberg melts. Su Yu's brilliant painting 'Iceberg Melting' has a lot to tell us about humanity's relationship with the climate.
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21 November 2024
In This Climate: Mother Earth's struggle and the power we hold
Climate change. We've all heard of it by now. Polar bears. Ice caps. Rising sea levels. The works. Doom is upon us, but there’s always hope.
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20 November 2024
In This Climate: Change... it's up to us
Climate change. It’s a big issue that affects all of us and the majority of people want to do something to help slow it down, but it can be overwhelming. Find out what you can do to help.
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21 October 2024
Is it a matter of Class? What class means to me
Much like many words in the English language, the same word can have different meanings to people of different ages and walks of life.
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12 October 2024 – 6 December 2025
Youth Leaders
Are you a Youth, aged 12-18; maybe about to start Duke of Edinburgh, and need some volunteering to fill one of the sections?
Welcome to West Midlands Active Youths, we are a Youth Care Organisation with multiple partners and MTB aspects.
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3 October 2024
Are gender inequalities reducing?
Women face many battles in day-to-day life which has been well documented throughout history. From suffering with health problems to fighting for equal pay, the battle for women’s rights is ongoing, but is enough being done to solve the inequality?
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12 September 2024 – 31 October 2024
Join the Board of Trustees at Blaze
We’re looking for volunteers to join our Board of Trustees! Be at the forefront of supporting the next generation of creative leaders and youth-led practice.
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3 September 2024
Soñar mil veces las mismas cosas: On the 40th anniversary of Soda Stereo’s debut album
40 years after its release, I’ll look into one of the greatest Latin American bands’ debut album.
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31 July 2024
Interview with The Doc And The Dancer, aka Dr Harry Brunjes and Jacquie Brunjes
"This year we are doing something much more personal and this is essentially an interview. Do not worry, we are prepared. Spontaneity is all about rehearsal."
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22 July 2024
A musician’s guide to networking
How connecting with other people can be the key to a successful career in music.
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20 July 2024
Interview with physical performer and acrobat Sasha Krohn
"The show was written to inspire an honest conversation surrounding mental health (in all its varieties), and also not to glorify it to a level where it diminishes the severity of it all."