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The Favourite (2019)

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 21 Jan 201921 Jan 2019

By Lucy Mainwaring-Parr.
This is not your regular historical drama. It’s contorted in every element and cuttingly modern despite its backdrop of the early 18th century.

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Cambodia: Part Two

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 20 Jan 201917 Jan 2019

By Weixuan Lu. Consisting of more highlights Cambodia has to offer, and some traveller’s tips at the very end, this is the second of two articles focusing on Cambodia.

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Changing the World: The Power of Little Acts

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 18 Jan 201918 Jan 2019

By Freya Butler. It’s easy to feel a little hopeless and insignificant, but the world is made up of individuals and everyone’s actions matter and make a difference. You’re never too small to change the world, just a little.

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The Silence Breakers: Does it include #MeToo?

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 16 Jan 201915 Feb 2019

By Alice Sleightholme. The hard-hitting and ground-breaking anti-sexual assault and women’s empowerment movement #MeToo has been a constant feature of public conversation since its start in 2017. However, many women, and indeed men, across the globe still ask, do these movements involve me?

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  • Arts and Culture

An Era of Consciousness: The Pioneering Brands in the Sustainability Race

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 14 Jan 20192 Feb 2019

Whether labelling themselves as sustainable, anti-fur or even vegan, the fashion industry has made major moves in recent years towards the creation of an era of consciousness. Here are a few lesser known pioneers in the sustainability race.

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Governance: John’s College Council and Why it’s So Important

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  • Posted on 11 Jan 20195 Nov 2025

By Dr James Harrison. How do we know that what we are doing is right and fulfils what others ask of us? The duty of governance at St John’s falls to the College Council.

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The New Year and Me

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 9 Jan 201918 Jan 2019

Many of us still feel pressure to find a New Me with the New Year. But nobody is perfect. If we choose to make a change in our lives, shouldn’t it be exactly that: a choice?

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  • Arts and Culture

The Turner Art Prize: Challenging the Definition of Art

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 7 Jan 201918 Jan 2019

The Turner Art Prize is the UK’s most publicised art award. Organised by the Tate art gallery and awarded annually to a British visual artist, it has often made headlines for controversy more so than for innovative mediums.

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  • Life in John's

Seeing is Believing – (un)believable eye facts

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 2 Jan 201913 Dec 2019

Professor Roy Quinlan delivered a fascinating talk on the biological mechanisms behind visual perception at Cafe Scientifique.

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  • Arts and Culture

Windows of War

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 31 Dec 201811 Mar 2019

By Freya Thomas. One of the most startling and unusual tributes to the war can be found in my local parish church, St Mary’s in Swaffham Prior. These stained-glass windows illustrate something unique: a remembrance of the war as it was.

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