3/5 stars No good film can be made without reason. Yes, there are films we might enjoy, but come out the other end having learned nothing. Take This Waltz is such a film. As much […]
Film | Zero Dark Thirty
3/5 stars It was only a matter of time before somebody somewhere decided to immortalize the killing of Osama Bin Laden and here it is: Zero Dark Thirty. Ballsy CIA agent Maya follows a […]
East Asian Society Film Festival
Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games was a spectacle for the world to behold. The government choreographed a wondrous synchronized performance that showed people harmoniously beating the drums of victory. In the backstreets of the […]
Comedy | Pigeon Hole
4/5 stars The words ‘crash and burn’ come to mind when I think of free stand-up combined with pissed students. Visions of rolling tumbleweeds fill the brain. Luckily, Pigeon Hole Comedy proves me wrong. Brudenell […]
City exposed as party drugs capital
This week a BBC documentary has exposed Leeds as the party drugs capital of the UK. ‘Crazy for Party Drugs’ was aired on BBC3, following the stories of three young people in Leeds. Leeds Student […]
Comedy | Milk the Laughs
3/5 stars One of the most rewarding things about going to a comedy night with several acts on show is the breadth of material you can be exposed to. Milk the Laughs did no such […]
Gym users on the Edge
Students have expressed their anger over lengthy queues and insufficient space in the gym at the Edge sports centre. Gym-goers complained of queuing, with up to five people waiting for each machine at peak times. […]
Let the sun shine
As we move out of winter and into spring, our days will inevitably start to become lighter, but what exactly is the science behind the impact of sunlight on the human body? We often hear […]
LS Answers – What is ‘breaking the seal’?
Almost every student will be able to identify with an occasion where you are having a few casual bottles of Frosty Jacks and being well into your first game of ‘Ring of Fire’, when suddenly […]
No chance Lance
With Lance Armstrong finally coming clean about his sophisticated doping regime, questions have been raised about way drug abuse has infiltrated professional cycling, with Lance himself referring to it as being as normal as putting […]
The Interview: Lynn Barber
“I’m not aggressive, I just don’t beat around the bush” With tea and cigarettes Lynn Barber tells Lucy Holden all about An Education, sexual antics in 60s Oxford and exaggerated claims that she became the […]
Food Fight: faster vs. the master
Being a student is an ongoing battle – and we don’t just mean with your student bank account. When money is short and you suddenly have the freedom to eat whatever you want, the temptation […]