Some say April is the cruellest month. They’re wrong; it’s actually February. Aside from the fact I always forget it’s two to three days shorter than every other month and thus my rent/essays are due […]
Science | Why are veins blue?
It is fact that blood is always red so why do the veins transporting it appear blue? Within the body the varying tissue layers absorb light of different wavelengths. Only blue wavelengths reach venous blood […]
Food | Gastronaut – Trio
Heading to Trio on a Thursday lunchtime LSi were unsure of what to expect from the rather up-market venue nestled in the heart of our scruffy beloved student area. On arrival we found the building itself to […]
Food | Chocolate Snickers Rocky Road
As an enthusiast of the outdoors, I’ve found myself out in the wilderness on several occasions recently. Whether it’s been plodding my way to a race finish or up a mountain I’ve always known I […]
Sport | Boxing – Millennial Khan should blame himself for missing out on Mayweather
When Bolton-born Amir Khan lost out to Argentine Marcos Maidana in the race to battle Mayweather, the media began to question why the Brit had not been given his chance. Khan suggested that Mayweather had […]
Opera|Girl of the Golden West – The very first spaghetti western
Image: Opera North Critic Sir Christopher Frayling said that ‘…it was Giacomo Puccini who wrote the first Spaghetti Western worthy of the name…’ and it’s a proper old fashioned western of saloon brawls, poker games […]
Science | 3D-Printed hip replacement allows teenager to walk again
Joint replacements are currently some of the most common orthopaedic operations performed in the UK (generally as a result of an ageing population) with the vast majority of replacement parts being of a stock size […]
Art | Flyposting at Leeds City Gallery – aesthetically thirst quenching
Image: Leeds City Gallery Gig posters have become a well established feature of our student environs over the years, whether plastered to a nearby lamppost on the way to uni or covering up that nasty […]
Fashion | Brand Alert : Jackson & Jerome
As North London born brand Jackson & Jerome approaches it’s third birthday, as does the launch of the designer trios latest collection. This time around, they’ve veered away from the first collections powerful staple […]
Music | Album Review – Wildbeasts
Wild Beasts Present Tense 4/5 After releasing three albums in four years, the Kendal four-piece put on the brakes for their latest endeavour, Present Tense; the result is a record that taps tastefully into contemporary […]
Sport | Lacrosse – Uni secure huge cup victory over Met
Leeds Uni women’s lacrosse 1st securing a massive 19-7 win. The side was hugely excited to get back on the grass pitches of Weetwood, after bad weather had prevented them from doing so in recent weeks, whilst […]
Film | Fritz Lang's Destiny – Hitchcock and Buñuel's gothic inspiration
As the British Film Institute’s Gothic Festival draws to an end, the Hyde Park Picture House played host to a live score of Fritz Lang’s Destiny. The film itself was born in the early 1920s […]