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A Film About Soul-Searching

This article explores Joyland, a film about a young man who falls in love with a trans woman and navigates the ambiguity of his masculine identity.

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Black Political Struggle and its Iconography

Joseph Yorke-Wescott explores the different ways in which black struggle has been narrativised through time, highlighting how the idea of the Black Revolutionary ultimately relies on eventual death.

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Freshta

A conversation with the West London raised DJ and radio host. She discusses being a South Asian woman in her field, her unexpected journey into coding, and more!

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Spirituality in Jazz

John Coltrane is one of the most revered jazz musicians of all time, but many do not fully recognise the role of his wife Alice. Dillon Gohil explores their relationship and how their Eastern philosophy helped popularise Spiritual Jazz.

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The Death of Cyberpunk

Cyberpunk is dead and we have killed it, argues Owen Dawes. From cyborg consumers to stem cell immortality, science fiction has returned with a vengeance.. but big capital holds the keys.

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Reforming Education

Henry Kidney analyses British educational inequality using Wes Anderson’s Rushmore. He contrasts it with Finland's education system, which is consistently ranked as the best globally.

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The Other

Exploring Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland’s One Nation project and drawing parallels to the work of Marina Abramovic & Ulay in creating an ego-less identity underpinned by trust.

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Tertia May

The soulful singer-songwriter Tertia May shares her journey with Fourth Floor.

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Poverty & Police Violence

Owen Dawes explores Ladj Ly’s Les Miserables and its portrayal of the complexities of Paris’s urban projects.

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Johnny 316

Dillon Gohil explores the lost-then-found indie film starring the controversial Vincent Gallo.

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Cannibal Holocaust

Henry Kidney the controversial film Cannibal Holocaust and its reinforcement of the cannibal stereotype.

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