The upcoming general election has opened up opportunities for smaller parties to emerge, allowing groups like the Green Party to gain a political voice, which people are gradually beginning to listen to. This is, of […]
Preview – Just A Little… Acid Trip w/ DJ Pierre and Marshall Jefferson
House music truly moves people: crowds dance – or jack – all night long. People travel from far and wide to experience the unrivalled pleasure of a house night or rave, and it can move […]
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Carnegie crush Celtics
The annual American football Varsity game between Leeds University Celtics and Leeds Beckett Carnegie was close to not being played this weekend as Weetwood sports facility wanted to protect the pitch. Thankfully another venue was […]
CROSS-COUNTRY: Leeds go the distance
Leeds went into BUCS cross country in high spirits following their convincing Varsity victory against Beckett last time out. Strong performances from Susan Partridge and Joe Steward as they claimed the first point of the […]
WATER POLO: Free-scoring Leeds make a splash to sink St Andrews
Leeds put clear water between themselves and St Andrews with a consummate display on Wednesday afternoon, winning 31-7. Owing a mix up in communication, the womens team thought they were playing, leading to a hasty […]
Are the U.S. war propaganda accusations against American Sniper justified?
Our hero, Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) stands statuesque and heroic on a windswept battlefield. Shrouded by an American flag, he stares into the far distance determinedly. The poster for American Sniper certainly does nothing to […]
Netball: Leeds get back to winning ways
As the final whistle blew at The Gryphon Centre, yet another victory was assured for the dominant Leeds 2s as they continued their terrific start to the season in the Northern 3B division against Newcastle […]
Eddie Redmayne gives a towering performance in The Theory of Everything
It’s fair to say that the Theory of Everything’s success or failure lies purely on the shoulders of Eddie Redmayne’s performance as world renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Fortunately, Redmayne more than lives up to […]
Ratworld by Menace Beach
Boasting members from other bands such as Hookworms, Pulled Apart By Horses and Sky Larkin, it’s very hard to disagree with those who dub Menace Beach as something of a supergroup. This status obviously brings […]
In Ex_Machina Alicia Vikander steals the show with unsettling artificiality
Alex Garland, frequent Danny Boyle collaborator and writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later, has started his own directing career on fine form with Ex-Machina. Although ostensibly a hard sci-fi exploration of the nature […]
Leeds Icons: The Parkinson Building
The Parkinson Building is nothing if not iconic. As much as we may take its monumental grey-stone facades for granted as we rush past to get to lectures, this grand, yet somehow tastefully understated building […]
Whiplash owes its success to J.K. Simmons’ performance
Originally conceived as a short film which premiered at 2013’s Sundance Film Festival, Whiplash is an exhilarating drama depicting 19-year-old Andrew Neimann’s passionate aspiration to become one of the world’s greatest drummers. After he is […]