The new and penultimate series of Peep Show has a whole new arsenal of personal confusions, ridiculous predicaments and the same dark humour around Mark’s conniving plans to steal back his past loves and Jeremy’s […]
Netflix new-in: Jessica Jones
I absolutely loved Netflix’s previous Marvel offering Daredevil, so it was with great anticipation that I waited for Netflix’s second Marvel series, Jessica Jones. When it was released I loaded up the episodes, snacks in […]
The Frankestein Chronicles
As I settled down to watch The Frankenstein Chronicles on ITV encore on a misty evening in Hyde Park, I was expecting an eerie, fog-filled period drama with a whole lot of Sean Bean, and […]
Review: Fallout 4
Bethesda engines has recently released a new game to add to the Fallout series, Fallout 4. The official release date was November 10th. When I found out this game was being made a while back […]
Doctor Who: Midseason analysis
Now in its ninth season, with Peter Capaldi filling the shoes of the thirteenth Doctor, some might think that executive producer Steven Moffat is struggling to find new places in time and space to take […]
What Is ‘Plus Size’ Anyway?
‘Plus size’ as a term was first coined in the late 70’s and is still defined as a body shape bigger than the average. But with the UK (and university) average dress size being a […]
Calling Bullshit On The Weight Debate
Although fashion week has long gone, the debate about weight within the industry continues. It is an issue which everyone has an opinion on, whether you watch the catwalk shows or not… For a while […]
Woman Hit by Bus Outside Parkinson Building
A 19-year old woman has been hit by a bus outside the Parkinson Building. The accident occurred at 4pm, and the girl was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. The extent of her injuries is not […]
The real rape joke.
Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault. If you feel like you want to discuss any issues raised, please visit the Student Counselling Centre, call Nightline, or Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds […]
Woman Crush Wednesday: Emily Wilding Davison
Through school history lessons most people probably know of the suffragette who appeared to throw herself under the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby in 1913, but I wonder whether many (until the recent release […]
The disturbing mind-set of government
When people say, as they often do these days, that politicians are out of touch, they tend to mean that they are ignorant of popular opinion or culture. Recent events have brought to light the […]
Review: The Tipple Taxi
Incongruously placed in the centre of Leeds Trinity shopping centre sits the Tipple Taxi, a London-black-cab-come-miniature-cinema, showing 5 short films on a half-hour loop, as part of the 29th Leeds International Film Festival. The interior […]