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23 November 2017
Being grateful for people
Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to, well, give thanks- but we should seek to appreciate wider aspects as much as the smaller details.
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23 November 2017
Things to be thankful for
When it comes to thinking of things to be thankful for, there isn't a short list. I am thankful to the person who invented pizza, thankful for film and thankful for books. Over the three years that it took me to complete all three of my Arts Awards, I have a lot of people to be thankful for.
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22 November 2017
Excellence or elitism?
The lack of diversity at top universities is a problem – but demanding quotas and regulation is not the solution.
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22 November 2017
What are you thankful for?
Sometimes it's important to take a break and reflect on the positives
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22 November 2017
District 9
When an alien race comes to earth and is confined to slum-like ghettos, a government official sent to evict the population is exposed to an extraterrestrial biochemical.
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21 November 2017
The Breakfast Club
A review for John Hughes' 1985 cult classic 'The Breakfast Club'
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19 November 2017
Gold Arts Award Photography
Unit 2 Part D Online showing of photographic material
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19 November 2017
This Beautiful Future Review – The Yard Theatre, Hackney
Two teenagers lie naked together… A war shakes the room.
If you want a play to warm your frost, see this. If you're not feeling the frost, see this anyway. Just see it. It's a rarity to find a story which forcefully arrests your heart and soul.
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19 November 2017
Poet Emi Mahmoud at Trust Conference
Emi Mahmoud is a poet and activist from Sudan, and as the reigning 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and Women of the World Co-Champion 2016, Emi is proof of the important relationship between the arts and activism.
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18 November 2017
Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raphael around 1500. Exhibition at National Art Gallery, London
I visited the above event which opened at the National Art Gallery on 1st September 2017. The event exhibits the Taddei Tondo, which is the only marble structure in the UK, by Michelangelo.
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17 November 2017
The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca Review
Maxine Peake's powerful promenade performance marches the audience determinedly through the work of Hull's Headscarf Revolutionaries.
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15 November 2017
Cookham Arts Festival
This review covers The Cookham Arts Festival which is a yearly event that runs throughout the summer at The Odney Club in a village called Cookham. It showcases sculptures produced by local artists. These sculptures are scattered around the Club's grounds and Gardens allowing guests to walk around and view the sculptures while enjoying the beautifully kept grounds that are only open to the public for this event. Here's what I thought about it
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15 November 2017
Hey, Who Stole My Culture?
The term 'cultural appropriation' has some potentially troubling connotations.
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15 November 2017
The Great Gatsby - A Colourful Classic
A review of the 2013 novel-to-screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann.
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14 November 2017
Neha Lakhanpaul and The Dance Code - MozFest 2017
We're posting up the session plans for the youth led sessions at MozFest 2017
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14 November 2017
See Think Make on Digital Creativity in Primary Schools - MozFest 2017
We're posting up the session plans for the youth led sessions at MozFest 2017.
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14 November 2017
Dave Darch and A Little Learning on using Scratch and HTML - MozFest 2017
If you weren't able to make it to MozFest, we've got the notes from youth led session leaders so you can learn a bit from home - here's a bit of coding for beginners by Dave Darch.