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Impact Reviews Recommends

Zadie Smith, Intimations (2020) Despite being a mere 96 pages, Intimations by Zadie Smith explores what we all went through over the pandemic: a sense of ‘what now?’. Through six personal essays about 2020, she unpacks her mind in a time of crisis. She touches on the pandemic, race, politics, and more, all whilst our world was changing and we learnt to live with this new reality. Zadie Smith recognises that her essay collection is one of many memoirs to emerge from this period, but she doesn’t let that diminish her own experiences. Her writing stands out for its recognition of the constant need to be doing something – and something big at that – during this pause in our lives.

IMPACT Our Planet (2019) Sir David Attenborough’s iconic documentary, Our Planet, directly deals with the uncertainty surrounding the planet’s future. Each episode explores different natural habitats, from rivers to the rainforest and the high seas, addressing the very real question of what will be next for our planet if we do not stem human interference and ever-growing climate change. These threats are causing catastrophic environmental consequences, including melting sea ice and coral bleaching. The most memorable part of the series is the exceptional photography. By presenting the environments and their inhabitants in such a realistic manner, viewers are filled with dread at the thought of the ambiguous future of this wildlife, and also with a sense of determination to enact change. By Hannah Walton-Hughes

SZA, ‘CTRL’ (2017) ‘CTRL’ is an album that is hard to put into words; you must experience it to understand it. It’s lyrically masterful, genreblending and raw. Despite being such a personal album, it is remarkable how relatable and universal SZA’s experiences are. ‘CTRL’ will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions: happiness, liberation, anger, sadness and insecurity. The album resonates with people who are still trying to figure out their life as they transition into adulthood. It accurately depicts insecurity, relationships, and the struggle to find and formulate your identity. Throughout the album, SZA demonstrates how hard it is to gain control - and how easy it is to lose it. In SZA’s words, “God bless these 20 somethings.”

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Three Colours: Blue (1994) Three Colours: Blue, directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, follows a woman named Julie (Juliette Binoche) after the death of her husband and child in a car accident. The character is consumed by grief, seemingly unable to move forward in life as she avoids social interaction. The film is part of Kieslowski’s ‘Three Colours Trilogy’, in which each film respectively explores a theme from the French motto ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’. Exploring Julie’s freedom, but also her difficulty in starting a new life, Kieslowski crafts a film which is the quietest of emotional rampages, as the character comes to terms with the death of her family. By Alex Watkin


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REVIEWS: Impact Reviews Recommends

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pages 52-53

Sports and Pseudoscience: A Strange Partnership?

6min
pages 50-51

UoN Sports Clubs’ Season Roundup

8min
pages 46-47

Claim to Game: Could Gaming Land You Your Next Job?

3min
pages 44-45

The World of Wordle

2min
pages 42-43

Global Politics, Dictators, and Sport: A Match Made in Heaven?

5min
pages 48-49

Bodega, Bathrooms and Bowling: Talking with The Amazons

4min
pages 40-41

Impactuated: Impact Play Cupid

3min
pages 38-39

From Runways to Rejection: An Interview with a Student Model

3min
pages 30-34

Climate Change: How can we Choose Hope?

6min
pages 26-27

“Flat Earthers aren’t Stupid” Why we should Meaningfully Engage with Conspiracy Theorists

3min
pages 24-25

How will the War in Ukraine affect the Food Landscape of our Future?

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page 22

Impact Chats with Award Winning Actor Adrian Scarborough

5min
pages 36-37

Vegan Stereotypes: Are they Harming the Movement?

2min
page 23

Soul-Searching and Surfing: What’s the Point Behind ‘Gap Yahs’?

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page 28

We’re Angry and Upset: Class of 2022 got only

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Strikes, Salaries and the Students’ Union: Head to Head with VC Shearer West

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pages 8-9

Nottingham’s Nightlife: Problematic Bouncers Rife in our City?

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To Panic Masters, or not to Panic Masters?

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Commissioners, Costs and Comparisons Impact’s Stalking Investigation Continued

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pages 10-11

“Like a Really Weird School Trip”: Behind the Lines

6min
pages 16-17

of the Trent Building Student Occupation Queerness, Religion and Authenticity: A Letter to my Younger Self

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pages 18-19

35 Years of Conflict: Sir Stuart Atha, Ukraine and ‘Huge Gambles’

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Nottingham’s Dating Horror Stories

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