When you think of the most iconic fashion moments in film, Audrey Hepburn’s classic ensemble of black dress, black gloves and pearls or Marilyn Monroe surrounded by billowing white tend to come to mind. But […]
Amazon TV: Man in the High Castle
With Netflix pulling in the views and the phrase of the year, Amazon have seriously stepped up to the stage with their adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s novel Man in the High Castle. Set in […]
Technology Takes Over Fashion
Each year the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vogue co-host the fashion event of the year, the Costume Institute Benefit, a.k.a. the Met Gala, in New York. In 2014 a ticket would set you back […]
Review: Bridge of Spies – A hot-blooded Cold War thriller
Written (at least in part) by the Coen Brothers, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance, I was sold on Bridge of Spies a long time ago. It boasted a deep […]
Freeview flicks of the week: Cool Runnings, The Hobbit and Catch Me If You Can
Sunday 27th Hugo 3.35pm Channel 4 Hugo acts as director Martin Scorsese’s love letter to the art of filmmaking. Essentially a family film, its plot revolves around a young orphan boy living in a busy […]
Leeds city centre flooded
Severe flooding has hit Leeds city centre after the River Aire reached a record peak, with flood warnings still in place. A red warning, the highest level of alert, has been issued for Sovereign Street, […]
The Great Migration sweeps across Tanzania
In June I went on the trip of a lifetime to the second largest continent in the world, the elephant ear-shaped landmass that is Africa. More specifically, the immense game reserves of Tanzania. Our first […]
Two men found guilty of murdering former Leeds student
Two Burmese men have been convicted of the murder of two British tourists on the island of Koh Tao in Thailand. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo have been sentenced to death for the rape and […]
Cook’s Lions Ready to Pounce on Rebuilding South Africa
AFTER a disappointing tour of the UAE, a resurgent England travel to South Africa looking to take advantage of a demoralised, underperforming and rebuilding number one test team in the world. Despite losing their most recent […]
Great British Bake Off: Christmas Masterclass
Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were back on our screens last Thursday for a Great British Bake Off Masterclass. Watching them cooking and joking together did feel a bit like sneaking into the staffroom at […]
A Different Kind of Christmas: Tanzania
For many people, going home for the holidays is taken for granted – students from all over the country head home to their respective homes and Leeds becomes somewhat of a ghost town. But for […]
Rick and Morty: Back to the Future on acid
Cartoons are no longer just for kids. They’ve turned into a viable medium for, in most cases, comedy, perhaps because the sight of an anthropomorphic horse (Bojack Horseman, to be specific) dryly commenting on his […]