Thanks to my last blog, I am now in possession of 700g of marmite, which inevitably has given a whole new perspective on my life here. Whilst it may be getting colder, days are vastly […]
Sport | Uni Hockey domination continues in Varsity
In true Varsity style, the crowds gathered on a very rainy Wednesday afternoon to watch Leeds Uni 1st XI Hockey take on Leeds Met. And after a just a few minutes, they were rewarded for […]
Sport | Varsity – Passing football pays off for Leeds Met
In a match full of intensity and tough tackling, as befits the occasion, both teams elected to try and play out from the defence rather than hit it forward early, despite the adverse weather conditions. […]
Science | LS Answers – Why do we get a stitch?
That side spitting pain so many sports people this week are probably trying to forget. Why does exercise cause such agony in your gut, why does something good for you have to be so painful? […]
Sport | Varsity – Gryphons grab last minute win
The Men’s 1st Hockey game began with all the characteristics of a classic Varsity encounter and finished with a last minute show-stopper fit for the occasion. The first half was a cagey and nerve-ridden affair […]
Science | Why do we die?
I could tell you a hundred ways an organism can die, but it is much more difficult to explain why we are programmed to do so. We spend billions globally to divert and delay death, […]
Videogames | Grand Theft Auto 5
The latest edition of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto franchise is finally here and it’s safe to say, it was worth the wait. Not surprisingly, the eagerly-awaited GTA V tipped over the one billion dollar mark […]
Fashion I LSi Reviews – Lush Spa
So last weekend something wonderful happened. I was invited to a press appointment at Lush Spa to try out their new ‘Sound Bath’ £65; an offer I obviously couldn’t refuse. I’d always known Lush as a […]
Fashion I Shoot – Playing the Field
LSi Fashion heads to Weetwood in true sporting style. Shoot Director: Danielle Jaques Stylists: Olivia Lowden and Emma Clark Stylist Assistant: Laura Forrest Photography: Alice Greenfield Model: Anna Foster
TV | Peaky Blinders
There was a happier time, in the floppy-fringed days of the Nineties, when the mighty British gangster flicks roamed the box offices, gorging themselves on Generation X’s power fantasies, enriching an entire class of Cockney […]
Comment | Roll Up, Roll Up, Student Livelihoods For Sale!
Amongst the diverse range of public assets to be privatised by the Coalition Government (these include Royal Mail and NHS Plasma Supply), Student Loans is the latest target by which the government is attempting to […]
Music | Interview – The 1975
LSi caught up with Matt Healy, frontman of The 1975, ahead of their sold out show at Stylus last week. “My problem is that I’m just like everybody else”, Matt Healy tells me when we […]