The premise of Sugar Free Farm had potential. Take six celebrities (albeit Z-list ones), place them on a traditional English working farm, deprive them of sugar for two weeks and teach them how to eat […]
Preview – Butter Side Up Ostgut Ton Showcase
This Friday, Butter Side Up are set to grace us with Berlin’s best at Leeds’ most important basement, The Wire. So be prepared to lose your sheiße and skank on down to the likes of […]
Review – Up4 at Musicquarium
On January 29th in a small, relatively unknown venue on the outskirts of Kirkstall, one of Leeds newest and undoubtedly most promising club nights, Up4, returned to Musicquarium for its second sold out event. With […]
Feature – A Toast to Butterz
The explosive re-emergence of the genre once hailed to be the UK’s answer to hip hop has been astronomical and well documented. Most put this down to the work of a select few huge personalities, […]
The Audition Must… – Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Auditions
Mariana Avelino talks us through her experience auditioning for her very first student production… There are many reasons to audition for a play at university. Acting might be a hobby or a career aspiration of […]
Review: Daddy's Home – A classic Will Ferrell comedy
Daddy’s Home once again sees the comic union of Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in their latest slapstick comedy. The general premise is a standoff between the try-hard step-dad, Ferrell, and the overtly macho, biological […]
Galentine’s Day: Eliminating Girl Hate
“What’s Galentine’s Day? Oh it’s only the best day of the year. Every February 13th my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, […]
Opening Six Nations weekend sees grand slam hopes dashed for Ireland and Wales
THE start of February usually means one thing for rugby lovers: the start of the Six Nations. As ever, the stadiums were packed, the crowds were in great voice, the anthems were rousing and the […]
France, Ireland and England excel in opening round of Women's Six Nations
THERE were convincing wins for three sides this weekend which saw the start of the women’s RBS Six Nations, which, since it’s launch in 2010, has become one of the most emblematic and most watched tournaments for women’s […]
Words of Wintour
“Seek to be relevant, to be agile and to be educated” This was the advice Anna Wintour gave to students seeking success, in a speech made at The Northern Youth Fashion Show. The Editor of […]
Teachers boosting A-level predictions to help uni applicants
An increasing number of teachers are now deliberately overestimating their pupils’ predicted A-level grades in order to secure them offers from top universities. Figures from UCAS show there has been a 9 percentage point increase in […]
Does my Pet Love me?
Over recent years, academics from around the world have been paying the question of non-human emotion the attention it is due. Many of us, (myself included) would happily testify; I love my dog and my […]