On announcing his new album and his second as Blood Orange, Dev Hynes explained that “a lot of the record is about transitions, life transitions.” Any followers of Hynes will know that he is one […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Vampire Weekend & Savages
Vampire Weekend – First Direct Arena (4/5) As the current music scene leaves us aching for new bands to present an original and unpretentious sound, it is a relief to hear Vampire Weekend moving from […]
Music | Interview – Mallory Knox
Once upon a time Mallory Knox were just another band scuttling along the underbelly of the UK rock scene, touring relentlessly in an attempt to break through. Now the Cambridgeshire lot are riding the wave […]
News | Student sets record for planking
A student has broken the Edge’s female planking record with an impressive time of eight minutes, 20 seconds. After four tense minutes, the student was the last competitor left planking. She surpassed the original record […]
Comment | The terrible hypocrisy of New Atheism
In recent years it has become fashionable to disparage religion and a certain school of militant atheism, spearheaded by Richard Dawkins, the late Christopher Hitchens and A.C. Grayling among others, appears to have become the prevailing […]
Clubs | Review – Just A Little presents Daniele Baldelli
Photo: For Festival Just A Little have rightly earned a reputation for putting on different and exciting parties all over Leeds. Wire Magazine have said “it would not be a stretch to call him the […]
Sport | Cyclocross domination as Leeds take gold and silver
Last weekend Leeds Uni Cycling dominated the competition at the BUCS Cyclocross meeting in Durham, taking home both male and female individual gold, men’s team gold and female team silver. The competition was fierce from […]
News | LSTV raises thousands for children
LSTV has raised over £2,000 in its annual marathon broadcast for Children in Need, smashing last year’s record by more than £300. The epic programme was broadcast live from the Union foyer for seven hours. […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Pride and Prejudice – LSi read it so you don't have to
Trying to land a date with that stunning Lit student from the floor below? Dazzle them with your feigned intellectualism, gleaned from LSi’s Cheat Guide. This week: bonnets galore with Jane Austen. Who? Elizabeth Bennet The […]
Food | Gastronaut – Sukhothai – The perfect escape from a cold Leeds evening
When my friend and I arrived at 7:30pm on a Saturday evening, Sukhothai was buzzing. A perfect escape from yet another wet and cold Leeds evening, the restaurant’s cosy interior transported us to a warmer […]
News | Express Yourself campaign still short of target
The Union’s Express Yourself campaign has so far reached just under 10 per cent of students. The campaign, which encourages students to voice their opinion on issues important to them, was launched on November 1 […]
Lifestyle | Tips for a keeping warm this winter, just in time for the arrival of the arctic wind
Leeds has never been known for it’s good weather, and with the dark months of winter drawing fast upon us, things are about to get even colder. What’s more, by this point in the year […]