Colourised WWI Footage Offers Unique Perspective On Imperial War

'They Shall Not Grow Old', directed and produced by Peter Jackson, brings footage from the frontlines of World War One into the Twenty First Century, through adding colour and audio to the archaic film. Jackson trawled through hours of footage from the Imperial War Museum (IWM), before directing the painstaking process of bringing it into …

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Planned obsolescence or Built-in Obsolescence is a concept in economics and design whereby products are deliberately created with a limited life span or fault, making the product obsolete after a certain amount of time. For years, many iPhone users were suspicious that Apple Inc may purposely cause their products to slow down, in order to boost sales of their newest product. The world’s biggest …

Call of Duty WWII – Disappointingly familiar

Call of Duty WWII takes the best-selling franchise back to where it all began. The first game to be set in World War 2 since 2008, when COD World at War hit the shelves, and cemented the franchise as a force to be reckoned with, following Modern Warfare’s success. The fourteenth instalment offers players an …

Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 review

The misfits of the marvel universe are back, and an action packed sequel with another nostalgic soundtrack provides a film worth seeing. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 offers an uplifting two hours of entertainment, which is only held back by a somewhat shaky plot, some weak jokes, and a bit too much Hasselhoff. Spoilers …

Further debt rise for students

The interest rate on student loans will rise by a third this September, for all students who started university after 1 September 2012. The rate was previously 4.6%, but rose to 6.1% due to inflation. Graduates will still be charged an interest rate, which depends on their income, but those currently at university will be …

What a snap election could mean for British politics

Today MPs voted to move the 2020 general election forward to 8 June 2017 by 522 votes to 13. The vote followed Theresa May calling for a snap election yesterday. The prime minister said Britain needs certainty during Brexit negotiations, and this U-turn could lead to unexpected changes in Britain’s political landscape. Conservative Domination Since …

Ipswich triumph 3-1 over Toon with excellent display

Match Report Ipswich Town sealed a superb 3-1 win over Newcastle United in front of their biggest crowd of the season this Easter Monday. Goals from Freddie Sears, David McGoldrick and Emyr Huws helped the Tractor Boys to a deserved win over promotion chasing Newcastle. Ex-blue Daryl Murphy managed to score on his first return …