4/5 stars Following a critically acclaimed summer run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Tealights sketch comedy group returned again to The Library pub to tantalise their home audience with a plethora of weirdly wonderful […]
Theatre | The Last Five Years
4/5 stars A musical with only two characters, no dialogue, focussing on the traumatic relationship of a young american couple. Not exactly my cup of tea, but after MT’s glorious production of The Last 5 […]
‘Do we really need another one?’ – The Hollywood Franchise
Cover your eyes and plug your ears, a new Scary Movie is out in cinemas. The fifth instalment of this godforsaken franchise is now upon us, released like a plague of has-been D-list locusts. Here’s […]
Film | Evil Dead
4/5 stars Even for a remake of a beloved cult classic, Evil Dead has a pretty tough gig; it has to live up to both Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell’s inimitable 1981 original and last […]
Film | The Place Beyond the Pines
4/5 stars The wildly misleading trailer for The Place Beyond The Pines sells it as a Heat-style clash between Ryan Gosling’s bank robber and Bradley Cooper’s lawman. Derek Cianfrance’s film never takes that road, […]
Books: New Review: Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi’s long-awaited debut is finally here. From the very beginning, it has been surrounded by hype, and with hype comes expectations that could easily ruin such an eagerly anticipated book. But not this one. […]
Books: New Review: The Things We Know Now by Catherine Dunne
The Things We Know Now offers, as the title suggests, an example of the power of hindsight. However, this insightful novel confronts the crisis that the Grants face following the suicide of their fourteen-year old […]
Edge staff put on Spin cycle
Last Wednesday staff at the Edge got on their bikes in a bid to raise £18, 000 for charity. Students and staff battled each other in the Super Spin-a-thon to see who could cycle the […]
Bus fares to increase across Leeds
A fare rise on buses across Leeds is to go ahead, despite opposition from students. As of January 2 next year, fares on First Buses in Leeds will see an average increase of 7 per […]
Student lands world’s best job
Leeds student Seb Smith has slipped past stiff competition to land ‘the world’s best job’ as an Official Waterslide Tester. Smith, a Design Technology student, took part in a five month long selection challenge, ultimately […]
Rate Your Lecturer
Ever feel like having a rant about your lecturers? Or do you just want to tell everyone how much you love them? A recent graduate has given students the opportunity to do just that by launching […]
Refectory food waste revealed
The Refectory has wasted nearly £50 worth of food every day for eight months, this newspaper can reveal. According to figures from a Freedom of Information request submitted by this newspaper, more than £11,000 worth […]