Stanley Murphy-Johns assesses the two primary managerial candidates for Manchester United and their potential to bring the club’s interminable nightmare to an end.
Gradstonbury
Gradstonbury Stanley Murphy-Johns evaluates the University of Exeter’s upcoming Gradstonbury festival As the end of another academic year approaches like an ominous cloud of regret and misspent time, we look towards graduation. This year the University of Exeter will be holding its first ever graduation festival, Gradstonbury, to celebrate hosting three cohorts worth of graduation […]
PSG: Bad Habits
As PSG suffered another shock exit from the Champions League, this time at the hands of Benzema and Real Madrid, Stanley Murphy-Johns looks at the fundamental issues that plague the Parisian outfit.
Review: Snowpiercer (TV Series)
Review: Snowpiercer (TV Series) With the release of the show’s third season, Stanley Murphy-Johns makes the case for going back and watching the flawed yet artful show in its entirety. Is the acting a strange amalgamation of melodramatic and wooden? Yep. Does the writing fall flat in the quieter moments? Absolutely. Is the central metaphor […]
The Fourth Wall: Deadpool and The Big Short
The Fourth Wall: Deadpool and The Big Short Stanley Murphy-Jones assesses the damage of Deadpool’s surprising, meteoric success on the cinematic fourth wall break and identifies a way forward. We all want to feel like we understand films and it doesn’t get much better as an audience member than when you know you understood all […]
The COP26 Summit – A cop out?
Stanley Murphy-Jones discusses the recent Cop26 climate summit and what we can expect the nations of the world to do in the coming years.
Signings of the Summer
Stanley Murphy-Johns gives his take on this summer’s football transfer window.
The Psychology of Penalty Shootouts
After another disappointing loss on penalties for England, Stanley Murphy-Johns takes a closer look at the psychology behind penalty shootouts.
Excuses, Excuses: France’s Shock Exit from Euro 2020 Explained
Stanley Murphy-Johns expands on a recent article by The Athletic detailing the causes that led to France’s unexpected exit from Euro 2020.
Disney+: Star Power
Stanley Murphy-Jones comments on the overwhelming success of Disney+ and its ongoing expansion in the streaming industry.