Bedtime Stories

Are fairytales outdated and offensive? We asked 2,000 parents…

Parents have read their children fairytales before bedtime for hundreds of years. The chances are you’ve heard more than your share over the years, and you might even read a few of them to your kids too. They endure because they’re wholesome, fun and teach kids important life lessons like …

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10/05/2018
Chris Smith

10 films to look forward to at Cannes Film Festival 2018

Bonjour mesdames et messieurs, c’est encore cette période de l’année. In the next few weeks, we will be seeing the seventy first edition of the Cannes Film Festival beginning. There’s been a wide list of selections, so we at MusicMagpie will be counting down a list of potential features to …

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03/05/2018
Jack Monaghan
Video Camera

Which director has directed the most films?

Directing a film is an arduous time-consuming task. Most directors only manage to make one film every couple of years, such is the stress and planning involved. Some, however, manage to churn out films like McDonald’s churn out burgers. Here are the most prolific directors of the modern era (i.e. …

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25/04/2018
Chris Smith

5 of the best Rock memoirs

At the height of their fame, rockstars make amazing music, tour the world and make quite a few stories! These stories deserve to be shared with the world, so many decide to write memoirs when the party ends and they get off the tour bus. We’ve made a list of …

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25/04/2018
Laura Hamill

Why we’ll always need Shakespeare

If you were to consider who the greatest writer in the English language was, would you pick William Shakespeare? Many would and even more than 400 years since his death, Shakespeare is as prominent in class rooms and lecture halls as ever. We’re all pretty aware of how important his …

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23/04/2018
Laura Hamill