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Sam and the great Grandad’s donut challenge
Sam Allen is devoted to the chocolate dip from the popular North End shop that serves up classic donuts. Will he find something he loves as much? He and his dad spent their summer sampling sweet fried treats in Hamilton and Burlington. Read on to find out the donut decision. Our youngest, Sam, loves donuts. Well, one donut to be precise. The chocolate dip donut from Grandad’s. In a town that has some intersections with a national chain donut shop on two of the four corners, we sure do love our donuts.
The Hidden Epidemic: What We Don't Know About Lyme Disease in the UK
The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) reported rise in Lyme disease cases makes for eye-catching news at a time when climate-related health impacts are being felt intensely. There is strong evidence that climate affects the spatial and temporal patterns of risk. Warmer conditions can support the survival and increased abundance of ticks that can transmit Lyme disease.
SECURE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL FOR LEGENDARY BUFFALO SOLDIERS
NORTH TEXAS BUFFALO SOLDIERS LAUNCHES STATEWIDE PETITION DRIVE TO SECURE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL FOR LEGENDARY BUFFALO SOLDIERS Long-Standing Organization Champions H.R. 1437, Urges Texans to Honor Overlooked Heroes of American History CEDAR HILL, TX – May 26, 2025 – North Texas Buffalo Soldiers, Inc., a proud 20-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the profound legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers, today announced the launch of a signature-gathering initiative...
How to foster positive community in group settings
Location: United Kingdom, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland Written by Sam Allen, Project Manager at Mental Health Foundation It takes more than simply bringing people together to build a sense of community and belonging within a group. Read our blog to learn about how to foster positive community within groups that supports good mental health.
Designing for the Planet
The Evolving Corporate Environmental Responsibilities 2023 was marked by a more profound commitment to understanding and mitigating environmental impact. A blend of factors, including regulatory frameworks, investor demands, employee advocacy and a growing global environmental consciousness drove this shift. Corporations increasingly utilise third-party metrics, like CDP disclosure reports and Science-Based Targets, to quantify their environmental footprint.
The Truth about Tantra 2
About this Event In this event you will discover: The origins of Tantra 💫 The difference between Tantra and Tantra Massage 🙌 The benefits of igniting your Kundalini energy What to expect in a Tantra Massage 🔥 What to expect in a Tantra Massage ✨ How to move from performance mindset to pleasure mindset 🤩 My top tips for feeling sensual from the inside out 💋 Second chance to discover the real deal about Tantra in this eye-opening online event, happening on Thursday14th Dec 2023 at 17.00 CET.
“About trans women, by trans women, with trans women”: The Careful Catharsis of 52 Monologues for Young Transsexuals — The Cambridge Student
Something magical happened in a packed theatre in Islington this November. Laurie Ward and Charli Cowgill’s 52 Monologues for Young Transsexuals took the audience by the hand and led us through a journey of pleasure, pain, and communal healing. The end result was unlike anything I had ever seen before. I laughed out loud, but I cried quietly, and I was surrounded by dozens of people doing exactly the same.
Creatura and the difficulty of depicting desire
Image Credit: Tomos Davies with permission for Varsity Creatura is a distinctly physical film, underpinned by a rare and exhilarating depiction of female sexuality. The very first shot in the film is of a young girl growing curious about the way her body works and discovering physical stimulation for the very first time. It is a moment that occurs for every child everywhere, but one that – particularly as women – we are sworn to secrecy over.
What to watch this week
Sex Education (Netflix) 3.5 STARS Four seasons in, I can’t help but feel that all this build-up has ultimately resulted in an anti-climax. As Otis and co. arrive at their new school they are met with a hoard of vibrant new characters, each with their own nuanced identities and challenges. They undoubtedly enhance the scope of representation which the show has pioneered since its first season, but the sheer amount of new storylines leads to a season which is seriously overstuffed and underdeveloped.
Meet the CUFA presidents
Ever wanted to make a movie? These two can help. Meet CUFA co-presidents and power couple Josh Nathan and Katie Burge 1) What’s a movie everyone should see before they die? Katie: Frances Ha. Josh: Fanny and Alexander. 2) What’s your least favourite movie? Katie: I watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and it was just too much time travel and Pythagoras randomly appears and it just didn’t make sense.
Wes Anderson - ranked!
To celebrate the release of his new series of short films on Netflix, Sam Allen reflects on Wes Anderson’s filmography 11) Bottle Rocket (1996) It’s reassuring to know that even the best of the best had a rocky start. Bottle Rocket is the cinematic equivalent of going on a Hinge date with a man who thinks he’s really funny, but really isn’t: it feels far too long (despite only being 91 minutes), in place of laughter, it produces a few nose exhales at most, and it’s pretty much devoid of feeling.
What’s On?
Meg 2: The Trench (dir. Ben Wheatley) 2.5 STARS There are good films, and there are bad films – Meg 2: The Trench is somehow neither, and yet also somehow both. The script is one of the worst I’ve ever come across, and the acting resembles parody, but I just couldn’t stop laughing.
It’s time to revisit Miranda
She was Fleabag before Fleabag existed… and she stands the test of time I recently found myself stumbling down a friend’s stairs at about midday, so hungover I thought I might still be dreaming, and desperate for anything to lift my (non-alcoholic) spirits. I was greeted by my friends sitting in front of the TV, all laughing out loud, watching an episode of Miranda. Almost miraculously, my headache subsided, my fatigue disappeared, and I was instantly transported back to 2015.
Scrapper is a bold but sensitive piece of cinematic treasure
Sam Allen finds a lot to love in Charlotte Regan’s colourful feature debut “What stage of grief are you at now?” Georgie’s best mate asks her at the beginning of Scrapper. “I think I’m almost finished,” she replies, crossing “bargaining” off a list she’s written and stuck on the fridge. Georgie is a 12-year-old girl living alone in a flat after her single mum has passed away, having successfully convinced social services that she’s actually living with her uncle ‘Winston Churchill’.
The Bear will fill the Succession-shaped hole in your heart
Sam Allen praises the first two seasons of the 13 time Emmy-nominated drama series After the credits rolled on the final episode of the final season of Succession, I sat motionless in my bed for at least an hour, tears drying on my cheeks, wondering what on earth I was supposed to do with my life now. Several days of mourning and hours of scrolling on Twitter later, I concluded that there was only one cure for my heartbreak: Jeremy Allen White in The Bear.
What’s happened to Black Mirror?
“It’s all a bit Black Mirror isn’t it!” is a phrase I’ve heard a worryingly large number of times in the last few years, to refer to all manner of things: increased CCTV surveillance, deepfakes, AI, and pretty much anything Elon Musk has ever done.
We Rate 16 Non-Alcoholic Beers
Kim and I are on a sober curious journey this summer. Being ‘sober curious’ is all about questioning why drinking has become practically a social necessity in some situations. It allows you to opt out of drinking, without swearing off alcohol altogether. As much as Kim and I like to drink socially, we noticed recently that it’s not always serving us. Sober curiosity is about being intentional versus drinking alcohol mindlessly.
Turning the page on Hello, Bookstore
Sam Allen speaks to the director and star of this charming documentary, as they discuss business, books, and building community “What I do every day is almost performance,” bookstore owner Matt Tannenbaum told me when I asked how it felt to be the subject of A.B. Zax’s new documentary Hello, Bookstore.
Gazing With Open Eyes at Succession
“Nobody is ever missing”. So ends John Berryman’s Dream Song 29, an elegiac poem from over 50 years ago that has found new contemporary life with Jesse Armstrong’s brilliant Succession, its lyrics forming the titles of each season finale episode. But, of course, something is very much missing from our lives now – after four celebrated series, the best show on television about the worst people on television has finally come to an end.
Vulture’s May Week Watchlist
Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995) is the perfect antidote to May Week madness. This tender and understated rendering of young-love-found-abroad is a filmic deep breath sure to slow you down, all while fuelling you up with enough wistful yearning for a whole summer of maladaptive daydreaming (though do bear in mind it’s unlikely every stranger you encounter on holiday will be as charming as Ethan Hawke or Julie Delpy…).
Refreshing talent on display at CUFA’S Fresh2Film premiere
The student film scene in Cambridge is all too often overshadowed by its domineering older sibling that is The Cambridge Theatre, but this year’s Fresh2Film shorts showed enough promise for me to hope that this will soon change. The four short films made by Cambridge students were shown in the auditorium of St John’s Old Divinity School, prior to the premiere of the 2022 Big Cambridge Movie Thesis Submission.
Sick of Myself will make you feel like the best person in the world
When people ask what my favourite film of all time is, I say, without hesitation, that it is Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World (2021), an excruciatingly raw depiction of how it feels to be a young woman in our age of uncertainty, which is as funny as it is gut wrenching, and as beautifully shot as it is written.
The Cambridge guide to breakups
How to get over your ex while staying on top of your supo work 8 mins ago Let’s face it, breakups are hell – wherever you are, whoever you are, and whatever happened. But I can think of worse places to be than Cambridge. It may seem like being part of one of the most academically gruelling institutions in the world would hinder the healing process, but I’ve compiled a list of ways you can try and use it to your advantage.
Harpswell resident's handmade jars collect change for Ukraine
It’s easy to feel helpless when hearing about a tragedy in another country. Some disasters, like the war in Ukraine, are far too large and distant for anyone here to solve. But while we may not be able to solve those problems ourselves, a small group of Harpswellians are trying to show that every little bit counts, even if all you have is spare change.
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