OF CHRISTMAS by Hannah Craven
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MEET THE TEAM George McMillan Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Congratulations on making it through the first semester of this uni year, I hope you’ve enjoyed these past three months. Here at Nerve we’ve been working hard round the clock to showcase some of the talented writers we have here at the university. In issue #3 of the mag we bring you interviews with DMA’s and Lewis Capaldi, some great features on the upcoming festive season and our big review of the year. Have a great couple weeks off, enjoy your Christmas and we’ll see you in the new year! Ryan Evans Aakash Bhatia Zlatna Nedev Design & Deputy Editor Features Editor Fashion & Lifestyle Editor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Silva Chege Claire Boad Jonathan Nagioff Debates Editor Entertainment Editor Sports Editor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 3 @nervemagazinebu CONTENTS /Nerve Now 60 DMA’s Photo credit: Sven Mandel on Wikimedia Commons 88 DARTS WORLD 6 CHAMPIONSHIP BIG REVIEW 2018 4 Powered by ISSUE 3 | DECEMBER 2018 | CHRISTMAS EDITION BIG REVIEW 6 FEATURES 16 Commercialisation at Christmas 17 Christmas in Scandinavia 20 CONTRIBUTORS Help for the Homeless 22 FEATURES Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week 24 Hannah Craven Jake Carter FASHION & LIFESTYLE 26 Charlotte Willis Secret Santa Ideas 27 Ryan Evans Fashion on Campus 30 Best places to visit at Christmas 34 FASHION & LIFESTYLE Clare Stephenson Christmas Traditions across the World 36 Raluca Rusoiu Party season outfit Inspiration 38 DESIGN Jacob Donohoe A Boyfriend’s Guide to Christmas presents 40 Ryan Evans Ivo Rashkov George McMillan Gracie Leader Jake Carter DEBATES 42 Ingrid Cox Should there be a climate tax? 43 DEBATES Radhika Swala Gentrification in Brixton 46 Silva Chege James Harris Heidi Merrony TWEETS FROM THE STREETS 48 ENTERTAINMENT George McMillan ENTERTAINMENT 52 Ross Mondon Music interviews & reviews 53 Harry Shufflebotham Stan Lee tribute 64 James Inge Movies 66 Daniel Harden Coffee House Sessions 70 Adekemi Roluga We Broke Free 72 Emma Reynolds Muse - Simulation Theory 74 Claire Boad BU’s award-winning Nerve Radio 75 James Stephenson Maya Derrick SPORTS 76 Danielle Werner England’s Nations League review 77 SPORTS European Football update 80 Harvey Camp Darts World Championships preview 88 Kieran Green Rugby: Autumn Internationals review 90 Frankie Rudland F1 over & underachievers 93 Luke Hewitt Local teams’ Christmas preview 96 Luke Weaser-Seychell Chris Billam-Smith Christmas update 100 Joshua Buck AFC Bournemouth Christmas preview 102 Jamie Downes Dan Davis Nerve magazine is produced by BU students at Jonathan Nagioff Nerve Media HQ, 4th Floor, SUBU, The Student Jake Green Centre, Talbot Campus. BH12 5BB. Anybody can Akshay Kulkarni contribute to Nerve magazine, just contact the team or come and visit us. 5 BIG REVIEW Design by Ryan Evans & George McMillan What a year it’s been! From snow in March to the hottest summer on record, Brexit to the World Cup, there’s been plenty going on wherever and whenever you look. So grab yourself a mince pie and a mug of hot chocolate, sit in front of the fire (or the budget electric heater) and check out our review of all things 2018! - Ryan Evans, Deputy Editor 6 PERSON OF THE YEAR By George McMillan Gareth Southgate led the England football team to the 2018 World Cup hosted in Russia. Although they were eventually knocked out in 1 the semi-finals, Southgate won the nations heart with his charm and signature waistcoat. He even had the London underground station ‘Southgate’ renamed to ‘Gareth Southgate’ for a period of time. He may not have brought football home but he definitely put a smile on our faces, here’s hoping for 2022. Meghan Markle stole the country’s heart this year becoming the Duchess of Sussex but more importantly, Prince Harry’s wife. The 2 wedding took place in Windsor in May and despite not getting a bank holiday the British public still came out in force to celebrate. Although some were disappointed that Meghan who prior to marrying Harry was an actor, had to retire. Season 7 of ‘Suits’ saw Markle leave the show never to return to acting again. Chadwick Boseman - The Marvel universe treated us to their newest group of superheroes earlier this year with smash-hit 3 movie ‘Black Panther’. Released in February the movie broke records becoming the largest solo superhero launch of all time. Aside from the numerous awards that the movie won it was also heavily praised for its diversity in casting and promoting of black culture, Chadwick Boseman became the first superhero of African descent in mainstream American comics. Design by Ryan Evans & George McMillan 1 2 3 Photo credit: Genevieve on Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: Gage Skidmore on Wikimedia Commons 7 BIG REVIEW TOP ALBUMS By Maya Derrick Black Panther Soundtrack - If the cast of Marvel’s Black Panther wasn’t star studded enough for you, the soundtrack won’t fail to disappoint, 1 either. This album is home to an experimental collection of unique, varying sounds. Not only does it compliment the Black Panther film, but it also stands on its own two feet as an individual album. Invasion of Privacy - Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy is as outrageous as she is in real life. The rags-to-riches star isn’t afraid to speak 2 her mind – her honesty towards herself, and her peers no less, is encapsulated in every single hit on the album. The fusion of Bronx and Latin vibes pays homage to her heritage; her biographical album has completely changed the rap game. Staying at Tamara’s - George Ezra’s getaway second album was the soundtrack to everyone’s summer. The mix of catchy hooks 3 and moody ballads captured the hearts of the nation, seizing the chaos of the modern-day world and catapulting into the lives of his listeners, no matter how old. It’s clear that Ezra’s escape to the furthest corners of Europe fuelled his best song writing to date. POLITICAL STORIES By Ryan Evans Brexit - You couldn’t get away from this if you tried. David Davis resigned as Brexit secretary in July, replaced by Dominic Raab. Just as 1 it seemed like there was going to be a deal, Theresa May was set back with seven high profile resignations in one day. Who knows what’s going to happen before Brexit day in March? Irish Referendum - In May, Ireland voted heavily in favour of overturning the country’s abortion ban. The eighth amendment had 2 outlawed abortions unless the mother’s life was at risk, but now the Irish parliament will introduce new, more liberal laws. The vote finished 66% to 34%. US Mid-terms - This year’s mid-terms were just as interesting as world politics has been in the last few years. President Donald 3 Trump had made the significance of the vote quite clear, and it was mixed results for him. The Democrats picked up 30 seats in the House, but the Republicans gained a couple of Senate spots. 8 1 2 3 CAMPUS MOMENTS By George McMillan Pride - The university’s LGBT student leaders alongside SUBU’s Democracy and Equality team came together earlier this year for pride 1 day on campus. The event was the biggest and wildest Bournemouth Uni has seen, students paraded round campus to show their support for the community. Nerve FM - Nerve had it’s annual FM fortnight, for two weeks the radio station went on the local airwaves and was listened to by 2 listeners across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch on 87.9FM. Highlights included a whole cucumber being eaten on air and presenters trying to host whilst playing chubby bunny. Graduation - In November we said goodbye to our fellow students after enjoying their company for the past three years. Thousands of 3 students came back to Bournemouth with their classmates for one last send off at the BIC. Also in attendance was Frank Bruno who was among many other honorary doctorates including Madeleine Wickham and former AFC Bournemouth chairman Trevor Watkins. 9 BIG REVIEW BEST FASHION STYLES By Zlatna Nedev 80s/90s-style Belt Bags - The ’80s were a time of economic boom, when fashion and lifestyles were fast and frivolous. With millennials 1 delaying home purchases and starting families, they have high disposable incomes which revisits some of that 80’s hedonism. Pure escapism from the harsh realities of life. Next-level Functionality - 2018 is all about being comfortable. People today travel further from home more frequently, for work 2 and for leisure, while living in increasingly busy and crowded cities and have more varied and flexible work lives so being comfortable became top priority. That resulted in clothing that responds better to the weather, that travels well and is hyper-versatile. Anything Yellow! - We are finally over the millennial pink, as 2018’s color was a lighter tone of neon yellow. This trend is directly 3 influenced by the impact of street and workwear. Hot brands like Off-White and Gosha Rubchinskiy have used iconography of street signage in their prints and apparel and Kanye West’s Yeezy line and Nike have picked up on the references. 1 2 3 10 BEST SPORTING EVENTS By Ryan Evans World Cup - Following fears for safety of English fans, concerns of racial abuse and widespread negativity over the Three Lions’ 1 chances, this year’s World Cup will go down in memory. Coupled with the unprecedented heatwave, the feel good factor that surrounded the nation for a couple of months this summer is certainly something that hasn’t been seen in my lifetime.