“If Shakespeare had never existed,” he asked, “would the world have differed so much from what it is today? Does the progress of civilisation depend upon great men?” Virginia Woolf posed this question in her 1927 novel To the Lighthouse. We spend years of our life studying Shakespeare: his works surround us, from our GCSE […]
Review: 13 Reasons Why
13 Reasons Why has taken the world by storm, dubbed by some as ‘The Best Netflix Show in Years’. I read the book when I was about 14, and I remember loving it, so the news of its adaptation was an exciting prospect, and it didn’t disappoint. The story follows Clay Jensen, receiving a set of […]
What If: Communism were a reality in the UK?
I’ll start this off with saying that I, by no means, am a communist. But as a historian, I find myself drawn to this idealised concept which in a perfect world would mean true equality on all bases. Communism in its true form, as set out by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the Communist Manifesto, […]
Live Review: Deaf Havana @ O2 Academy Bristol
After battling the northern winds of Bristol (we’d forgotten to factor the slight temperature change into our wardrobe choices), the sight of the O2 Academy was a welcome one, especially once we realised we weren’t going to be surrounded by fourteen year olds – as is sometimes the danger when seeing bands that you’ve listened […]
What If: We drank like our parents?
You know those stories you hear from your parents about how good they were when they were teenagers? And how they don’t understand how you can consume so much vodka in one night, let alone the one of more bottles you get through a week? I always put that down to a little bit of […]
An Exeter student’s christmas list
A ll I want for Christmas is my two front teeth…and perhaps some books…and a new phone or something like that. We all want the latest gadgets, or some new looks to update our wardrobe for Christmas, but realistically, as a student, what do we really crave? A student’s Christmas list may not be the […]
The real cost of sport at Exeter
In a university as sporty as Exeter, it’s hard not to get caught up in the flow of girls dressed in gym leggings and boys dressed in shorts (all the way through December and beyond). The one problem is the cost. There’s no doubt that Exeter has one of the best, well-equipped gyms on a […]
Has the fire changed Exeter forever?
With a trending hashtag on Twitter and my Facebook timeline full of fellow students sharing multiple news articles, photos and videos, #exeterfire has been the talk of the city this past weekend. Beginning at 5.20am on Friday morning, and the final flames still flickering on Tuesday as ‘hot spots’, the fire has affected many of us […]
Student Idea: pregnancy tests
A Student Idea popped up last week to start selling pregnancy tests in both the Guild Shop and the Marketplace. The vote closes on 20th October, and currently stands with 52.9% in strong support of the idea. Nevertheless, with only 68 votes cast, the question stands as to whether this is the true opinion of […]
Radio Ratings: Is xpression.fm expressing if we don’t listen?
Exeposé is printed in its thousands fortnightly, and placed in distribution racks around campus. They’re picked up, and read – cover to cover, a favourite section or maybe just a quick skim. In any sense, it is promoted, critically acclaimed and noted by all Exeter students. So what about the rest of Xmedia? Namely, the […]