Culture Q Culture Q

The Superhero Industrial Complex

Superhero moves offer simple solutions to simple threats. There are bad guys and good guys and nothing in between. The Boys takes that view and turns it in on itself. There are no good guys and bad guys: there are simply corporations and people fighting for power. And they can do whatever they want.

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Politics Q Politics Q

Election Fever 2: Electric Boogaloo (A Guide for the Undecided)

For the third time in five years, the UK is having a general election. Again. We have more general elections than Marvel has female-lead superhero films. The rate of us having general elections is higher than the rate of Frank Ocean releasing albums. We have so many general elections, everyone in the UK has a chronic case of tinnitus.

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Politics Jake Bolton Politics Jake Bolton

Um… wtf was that, Boris?

Boris Johnson gave a speech at 18:00 outside Downing Street that appeared to be announcing nothing, leaving everyone asking: What the fuck was that!? Allow me to tell you what the fuck that was.

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Politics Jake Bolton Politics Jake Bolton

How to Vote in the UK Local Elections Tomorrow

Even though local councils have nothing to do with Brexit, the conservatives are braced for a “Brexit rebellion” at the polling booth tomorrow. This presents a great opportunity to kick the tories out of local councils if we can capitalise on it.

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