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The Ted Bundy Tapes: do we glorify serial killers?

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By Michelle McClair With the emergence of The Ted Bundy Tapes, along with the release of the trailer for the latest movie about Bundy’s life featuring Zac Efron, we can’t help but ask, is the new material released about Bundy insensitive? Do we glorify serial killers for our own entertainment? Serial killers have always fascinated our society, whether it's Theodore Bundy, … [Read more...] about The Ted Bundy Tapes: do we glorify serial killers?

‘You’ need to watch it

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By Rachel Garvey So, we have all heard of Netflix, right? Of course we have, we are basically glued to it after college hours. I am personally stuck to it almost every day, and when I watch a movie or series that has me hooked from the first few minutes, I tell everyone about it. My motto is: “If I annoy them enough about it, then they’ll have to watch it.” Netflix has … [Read more...] about ‘You’ need to watch it

Marie Kondo and me: the life-changing magic of detoxing your wardrobe

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By Catherine Taylor  On 1 January, Netflix debuted Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, a reality show based on her bestselling self-help book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organising.   The programme follows Kondo as she helps families whose houses have fallen victim to clutter reinvigorate their living spaces, emphasising … [Read more...] about Marie Kondo and me: the life-changing magic of detoxing your wardrobe

Riverdale: it’s so bad it’s good

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By Áine Kenny Anyone else guilty of watching Riverdale, the teen drama show set in a mysterious town that seems hell-bent on self-destructing? I started watching the show in the hopes it would be a better version of Pretty Little Liars, believing that some writers and showrunners out there actually notice glaring plot holes and remember what happened in season one, gradually … [Read more...] about Riverdale: it’s so bad it’s good