Off the back of their fifth studio album, The Spark, Enter Shikari returned to Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse with yet another grandiose gesture of hard work and passion. Ten years on from their debut, Take To […]
Made In Dagenham: A Laugh and A Kick All At Once
Made In Dagenham, about Ford women’s strike, is driven by laughs while also kicking your heart into gear. Amidst a world where globalisation has led to cruel companies exploiting their workers and arguably women have […]
Why #Metoo Is Not Synonymous With ‘Men Too’
The Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood sexual abuse scandal is one that needs no introduction: it has been the – perhaps unsurprising – revelation that women in Hollywood are being abused, manipulated and raped by men […]
Coming out of Conservatism – Australian Marriage Equality
“Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?” – A piece of paper put in my letterbox which determined the course of LGBT+ history in Australia On the 14th of November at […]
King Krule @ The Refectory, 23/11
From Zoo Kid to King Krule, to Archy Marshall and back to King Krule again. Marshall’s rich and distinctive sound has captivated us under many pseudonyms since 2010. His voice, textured with a South East […]
Protesting the Protestors
Many of you will have noticed the small group of pro-life protestors next to the Parkinson Building one Thursday afternoon (16th November). In itself this is not particularly unusual; a protest or stall is far […]
Away in a Manger, No Crib for a Roll
The bakery chain Greggs faced criticism last week for the advertising image they used to promote their new advent calendar. The image replaced the baby Jesus in the nativity scene with a sausage roll, sparking […]
Fresher spends loan on Depop in attempt to look ‘different’: ends up looking like everyone else
A student at Leeds University has reportedly spent all of her student loan on the clothing app ‘Depop’, in a bid to look ‘unique’ and ‘different’. She has since expressed regret at the fact that […]
Natty to play Belgrave Music Hall, 27/11
North London native Natty is known for his soulful reggae with classics like ‘July’ and ‘Bedroom eyes’. Off the back of supporting Ziggy Marley, Natty’s UK tour is now set to start. After Natty’s debut […]
Blue Planet 2 – Week 4: The Big Blue
Last week we explored the “Big Blue” – the wide expanses of oceans in which there are no visible coastlines and organisms are exposed to the elements. These conditions really test the marine animals which […]
White male activist group demand safe spaces
Reports of white men wanting safe spaces are on the rise. In the last year studies suggest that 73% of white, heterosexual cis-gender men take offense at being called privileged and demand safe spaces to […]
Violet Chachki makes ‘herstory’ by becoming RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni to star in an international lingerie campaign
Violet Chachki, the winner of the 7th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, has become the first star from the show to front an international lingerie range. The “Never The Girl Next Door” campaign in the […]