Many people would give their life to attain a fraction of the achievements and talent Christopher Hitchens had. With over twenty books published; reportage, essays, literary criticism and columns, ‘Hitch’ really did give his […]
The Cookbook Review: The Great British Bake Off Showstoppers by Linda Collister
For all those keen bakers and cake-lovers out there, the last couple of months have provided endless excitement and entertainment, courtesy of BBC2’s return of The Great British Bake-Off. This year the standards seemed […]
Books: New Review: The Forrests by Emily Perkins
The Forrests captures the essence of the physical world through the sensory vision of Dorothy, the eldest daughter in the Forrests family, and is a novel about kinship, family, and change. It is a […]
What's On: I'm A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here
With the final of I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here! fresh on our screens, Caitlin Williams runs through the line-up and asks, what’s the future for the rainforest? As I’m A […]
Books: New Review: Silent House by Orhan Pamuk
Silent House is not a new novel, in fact it is almost 30 years old. However it has only recently been translated into English, giving us an insight into Turkish politics during the turbulent […]
Books: New Review: Lionel Asbo by Martin Amis
After carefully constructing pockets of genius across the literary stratosphere in his heyday, it now seems Amis-junior is pretty content on churning them out. With little thought given to who he is writing about […]
What's On: Peep Show
Peep Show‘s eighth series makes it the longest running sitcom on Channel Four, but is that a good thing, asks Jennie Pritchard? I am of the opinion that in the UK, the longer a […]
Soc of the week 30.11.12: A Capella Society
President: Jerrard Doran Membership: £10/year Contact: luu.acapella@gmail.com. Find them on Facebook here. Regular meetings: Rehearsals on Sunday and Wednesday evenings A Cappella Soc, otherwise known as The Songsmiths, meet twice a week on Sunday and […]
Theatre | Robin in da Hood
It’s that time of the year again – Panto time! Join Robin and his edgy bunch of merry men on their booze-fuelled mission to defeat the evil Sheriff (one tequila shot at a time, of […]
The Soapbox: Release your inner 'Unicycle Boy'
There is a certain golden-haired, one-wheeled maverick that has seized our imaginations recently. He is ‘Unicycle Boy’. Half man, half machine, he can be seen riding majestically up and down Headingley Road, to and from the […]
The gift of giving
Copious amounts of food and heating beckon as the prospect of the Christmas holidays draws nearer. The age old tradition of gift giving is practiced by humans all over the globe especially at this time […]
How to fake a thank you
So, the 25th of December has finally arrived. It’s Christmas day, and your entire family are sat around opening the presents you’ve all carefully chosen for one another. The next box under the tree has […]