Confused, disorientated and yet entertained. This is the only way to describe how I felt when finishing William Gibson’s new book The Peripheral. Set in two different futures and following two converging storylines, the book’s […]
Bus Stop struggles when it patronises the audience
Open Theatre Society’s production of Chinese playwright Gao Xingjian’s Bus Stop is not good. A commentary on social classes and the development of cities in modern-day China, the one scene long play might have intrigued […]
Escape ‘Into the Woods’ with Music Theatre Society
Remember the first time you heard a fairy tale, and how it transported you to a land of once-upon-a-times and happy endings? Remember how it made you believe, if only for a short while, that magic […]
University disputes plans for postgrad loan system
The University of Leeds is one of six universities to urge the government not to adopt a student loan system for postgraduate education. The proposal is designed to enable social mobility amongst the students who […]
Climate change consequences: the weird and the worrying
Hotter summers, melting icecaps and more extreme weather are the symptoms of climate change that we are used to hearing about. However, there are a whole range of weird impacts that are likely to result […]
In Let’s Get Lade you really have no idea what could happen next
Upon reading the synopsis for Theatre Group’s latest production of Let’s Get Lade you could be forgiven for believing the show would be quite a serious affair. In fact, you could quite easily believe you’re […]
Postcard from Abroad – Universiteit Utrecht the Netherlands
Ellen is a friendly, semi-professional procrastinator who talks a little too much and thinks about what she’s saying a little too little. Born and bred in Cardiff, she was educated through the medium of Welsh […]
The Best of Belgian Food
When you think of food and drink in Belgium, things such as waffles, chocolate, mussels, frites and beer will probably spring to mind. Having returned from my year abroad, I can say with absolute certainty […]
The Kardashian Shoot: Stripped
Paper Magazine accomplished its mission to ‘break the internet’ with its Winter 2014 cover. The cyber world, in all its voices, has stepped up to deliver an explosion of responses to Jean-Paul Goude’s striking, semi-nude […]
‘Pick-up artist’ Julien Blanc denied entry to UK
The self-styled US ‘pick-up coach’ Julien Blanc has been prevented from entering the UK after the Home Office announced they have denied his visa application. Mr Blanc, who describes himself as a ‘dating guru’, was […]
Editors’ Choice w / 18th November
This week at In The Middle, we’ve been immersing ourselves in the work of spoken word artists and local Leeds musicians. 1. Kate Tempest – ‘Lonely Daze’ In her latest album Everybody Down, Mercury Prize […]
If money weren’t an issue we’d be buying…
As the festive season approaches many people will be searching for the perfect party dress, and this one from Needle and Thread (available from ASOS) is absolutely stunning. The dress retails at £150, which we […]