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theboar.org > 2026 > 03 > lights-or-lack-thereof-camera-and-action

Lights! (Or lack thereof) Camera! And action!  - The Boar

3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (568+ words) Divya Surendren explores why modern films look so dull It seems almost a given that whenever a new movie trailer or TV show drops (or even in the context of released versions of both), a discourse surrounding lighting and colouring…...

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theboar.org > 2025 > 12 > common-contrarian-culture-instagram-at-warwick

Common contrarian culture: Instagram at Warwick

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (235+ words) Supposedly, there's a man in the Koan. How could we have been so ignorant of this flagrant injustice for all these years? How he's survived in there is, of course, a mystery to science. Perhaps some of Warwick's incredible STEM…...

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theboar.org > 2025 > 12 > staring-into-the-face-of-war-how-lee-miller-redefined-the-role-of-the-witness

Staring into the Face of War: How Lee Miller Redefined the Role of the Witness - The Boar

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (118+ words) Lee Miller was a war photographer during World War Two, and her stunning, experimental work is still as interesting today as it was then. Her incredibly unique take on war photography made aspects of the conflict look almost beautiful and…...

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theboar.org > 2025 > 11 > stories-that-made-us-exhibition-at-the-herbert-art-gallery-and-museum-in-coventry

Stories That Made Us Exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry - The Boar

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (709+ words) As of November 14, this exhibition is open to the public, a dynamic space which combines the active archive and living memory curated by Hardish Virk. Stories That Made Us tells the story of, and guides you through, four gallery spaces…...

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theboar.org > 2025 > 11 > thrivin-on-a-chair-my-race-across-europe

Thrivin’ on a chair: My race across Europe - The Boar

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (394+ words) Hour 43. Kaunas, Lithuania. 1,600km from London: My weary eyes flickered open, a neo-Byzantine church bathing in the rays of dawn momentarily startling me as it blurred past a dirtied window; I'd grabbed about two hours sleep, better than expected but far…...

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theboar.org > 2025 > 11 > photography-is-such-an-essential-part-of-showing-a-story-an-interview-with-warwick-photosoc

‘Photography is such an essential part of showing a story’: An interview with Warwick PhotoSoc - The Boar

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (56+ words) Warwick Photography Society (better known as PhotoSoc), fosters a budding community of photographers. They provide many photographic opportunities and curate a diverse range of socials and workshops aimed at anyone interested in the practice of photography, regardless of prior experience....

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theboar.org > 2025 > 11 > climate-news-university-of-warwick-launches-first-ever-harvest-mouse-survey

Climate News: University of Warwick launches first-ever harvest mouse survey - The Boar

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (339+ words) A group of keen student and staff volunteers have undertaken the University of Warwick's first-ever harvest mouse survey on record. The survey was carried out on 12 October 2025 under the guidance of Tanya Carey from Warwickshire Mammal Group, whom the university…...

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theboar.org > 2025 > 10 > what-made-londons-grand-sumo-tournament-so-spectacular

What made London’s Grand Sumo Tournament so spectacular? - The Boar

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (616+ words) Steeped in tradition and discipline, Sumo wrestling has for over a millennia formed an integral pillar of Japanese culture. With a history dating back in legend to 23BCE, the captivating sport's Grand Tournament has been held outside its native country just…...

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theboar.org > 2025 > 10 > the-art-of-decay-the-photography-of-gina-soden

The Art of Decay – The Photography of Gina Soden - The Boar

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (220+ words) Art which explores the theme of decay often encourages the viewer to question when life is most valuable. Some may argue that life is most celebrated and worthy at its physical or material peak, i.e. at its most commercially valuable. Others…...

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theboar.org > 2025 > 10 > its-funny-and-its-horrifying-humour-and-darkness-in-art

It’s funny and it’s horrifying: Humour and darkness in art - The Boar

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (799+ words) I wonder if I'm the only person who finds Andy Warhol's 1976 series "Skulls'to be mildly amusing. Warhol apparently became obsessed with the idea of death after being shot and critically wounded in 1968, leading eventually to the creation of the "Skulls…...