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Fri, 09/02/2024 - 00:00

12 a.m. This is not working out as planned.

12:01 a.m. You toss aside earlier goals; the new goal is to wind this thing up as soon as possible or at least by daybreak.

12:05 a.m. You put on your go-to attire: comfortable and able to absorb sweat and other bodily fluids.

12:30 a.m. It’d be easier to focus if the space around you wasn’t so cluttered.

1 a.m. Prep books you don’t have the energy to read needle you.

1:10 a.m. A little bit of alcohol wouldn’t go amiss, but you don’t dare.

3 a.m. If only you could get some sleep, this might actually come together.

3:15 a.m. Bleary-eyed and desperate, you call your mother. She doesn’t answer.

3:20 a.m. The support group you joined doesn’t respond to your texts; it’s just you and your endurance.

3:30 a.m. You swig down an extra-large tea or coffee; you can’t tell the difference anymore.

3:45 a.m. Uh-oh, you don’t have time to go to the bathroom.

Created
Fri, 09/02/2024 - 00:00
Despite the mistakes, video assistant refereeing works. A 2020 study showed that overall decision accuracy improved with the use of VAR from an already high 92.1 per cent to 98.3 per cent. So what’s all the fuss about? Part of the problem is that although the right decisions are being reached more often, it doesn’t feel like they are.
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Thu, 08/02/2024 - 21:04

As we approach the fortieth anniversary of the miners’ strike, Channel 4 has delivered a groundbreaking three-part documentary: Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain. As the filmmakers state, this was a watershed of the post-war era — an event that wounded and changed Britain forever. The series reveals the painful realities and traumatic divisions […]