Intro
Week 14. So, strangely this week I met a famous person. The poet Laureate was at my Uni, and somehow I wound up managing to get an interview.
Film
I went to the midnight showing of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald on Thursday, and I have to say, it was brilliant.
Not many films make me feel things, but this one really strikes a chord. The reason is down to Johnny Depp' portrayal of the eponymous villain, and while he is excessively powerful, Grindelwald is made terrifying because of his words.
Where Voldemort was undeniably a figure of evil and united everyone to fight against him, Grindelwald makes things personal. Throughout the film, he seduces almost everyone he meets, appealing to their desires, and as a result, he tears people apart.
The best comparison for him I can think of is David Tennant's Kilgrave, from Marvel's Jessica Jones. He had the power to literally brainwash people and for me that's what makes a truly horrifying villain: someone who change the way you think, without you being able to stop them.
Culture
It was a sad day for Marvel fans last Monday, as news arose of the death of legendary comic creator, Stan Lee.
Earlier this year, Lee revealed to the public that he had been fighting a battle with pneumonia and in February, he was rushed to hospital after his condition apparently worsened.
Lee was universally loved for his work, from the creation of characters like Spider-Man and The Avengers to his small cameos in most Marvel films to date, and social media has been flooded with tributes to the writer.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Lifestyle
Now for a story that has gone viral. A couple got engaged this week in the most Geordie way possible: the groom-to-be presented the ring in a Greggs Festive Bake.
Apparently, Tony Brown got down on one knee and popped the question to partner Rebecca, but the only thing he had on hand was the bake 'in case he got peckish'. According to him, he had been trying to work out how to propose for a few years by this point and the moment just felt right.
Afterwards, the pair and their two children then decided to celebrate in a fitting way: they got more food from Greggs.
(Source: Metro)
Legal Things
Donald's back at it again (sadly without any white Vans). CNN and Trump have been in legal battle after the President and Jim Acosta had a fiery exchange at a press conference.
When Mr Acosta, who works for CNN, questioned the Commander in Chief about the issue of a caravan of immigrants from travelling from South America, the President attempts to shut him down. A female intern attempted to take the Microphone from the reporter and Acosta can be heard saying 'Pardon me, Ma'am'. The White House alleged that he accosted (budum-tish) her, but footage shows this was not the case and he himself said that it is an outright lie.
Afterwards, Mr Acosta's 'hard pass' (a press pass for reporting in the White House) was revoked, and CNN sued the White House. The Judge who heard the case temporarily restored the licence, but the battle between Acosta and the POTUS is far from over.
Just today, a letter was sent from the White House saying that he will 'hold his credentials until the Judge's 14 day order is ended'.
Do you think the President is right to hold Acosta to account or is this the enemy of free speech?
(Source: ABC)
Brexit
While this is rather terrifying, it's quite funny. While before, the country was wondering whether or not Brexit was a good idea, now many more people are sure: Theresa May's cabinet have buggered off to a man.
A little indecent and maybe not accurate, but I'm not far off. Over the course of 6 days a total of 8 MP's have resigned, 7 of them being in the same 8 hour stretch. The most important however is Dominic Raab. For those that don't know, he was the Brexit secretary, but said he cannot i good conscience support it.
By saying this, he has basically said he doesn't want to pull the trigger that may very well kill the country. If the man in charge of Brexit is saying that, then the public should start to ask some serious questions as to where things went wrong.
(Source: Sky News)
Lifestyle
Now for a story that has gone viral. A couple got engaged this week in the most Geordie way possible: the groom-to-be presented the ring in a Greggs Festive Bake.
Apparently, Tony Brown got down on one knee and popped the question to partner Rebecca, but the only thing he had on hand was the bake 'in case he got peckish'. According to him, he had been trying to work out how to propose for a few years by this point and the moment just felt right.
Afterwards, the pair and their two children then decided to celebrate in a fitting way: they got more food from Greggs.
(Source: Metro)
Legal Things
Donald's back at it again (sadly without any white Vans). CNN and Trump have been in legal battle after the President and Jim Acosta had a fiery exchange at a press conference.
When Mr Acosta, who works for CNN, questioned the Commander in Chief about the issue of a caravan of immigrants from travelling from South America, the President attempts to shut him down. A female intern attempted to take the Microphone from the reporter and Acosta can be heard saying 'Pardon me, Ma'am'. The White House alleged that he accosted (budum-tish) her, but footage shows this was not the case and he himself said that it is an outright lie.
Afterwards, Mr Acosta's 'hard pass' (a press pass for reporting in the White House) was revoked, and CNN sued the White House. The Judge who heard the case temporarily restored the licence, but the battle between Acosta and the POTUS is far from over.
Just today, a letter was sent from the White House saying that he will 'hold his credentials until the Judge's 14 day order is ended'.
Do you think the President is right to hold Acosta to account or is this the enemy of free speech?
(Source: ABC)
Brexit
While this is rather terrifying, it's quite funny. While before, the country was wondering whether or not Brexit was a good idea, now many more people are sure: Theresa May's cabinet have buggered off to a man.
A little indecent and maybe not accurate, but I'm not far off. Over the course of 6 days a total of 8 MP's have resigned, 7 of them being in the same 8 hour stretch. The most important however is Dominic Raab. For those that don't know, he was the Brexit secretary, but said he cannot i good conscience support it.
By saying this, he has basically said he doesn't want to pull the trigger that may very well kill the country. If the man in charge of Brexit is saying that, then the public should start to ask some serious questions as to where things went wrong.
(Source: Sky News)
