As yet another Scandinavian drama hits our television screens Jennie Pritchard asks why they just always seem to get it right? Borgen has to have one of the most boring-sounding plot-lines ever thought up. […]
TV: The Undateables
With the second series in full swing, Eleanor Healing and Josh Taylor ask whether this controversial show is really just a form of social mockery? YES Searching for love can be a treacherous […]
Books: New Review: How To Be Danish by Patrick Kingsley
By all accounts, Patrick Kingsley is an impressive man. At the mere age of 23 he became one of the youngest journalists at The Guardian and he continues to write features and report from […]
Books: New Review: The Woman Who Went To Bed For A Year by Sue Townsend
With the recent thirtieth anniversary of the Adrian Mole series, all eyes are on Sue Townsend’s new novel, and her opening chapter immediately sets up a series of comic possibilities. Eva Beaver’s gifted […]
Books: New Review: Havisham by Ronald Frame
Writing a prologue for Great Expectations is ambitious to say the least, but delving into the mysterious past of one of the most famous literary characters of all time is something that not many […]
Books: New Review: Y by Majorie Celona
Marjorie Celona’s Y is the heart-wrenching journey of Shannon, a Canadian girl abandoned at birth. Shannon tells the story of her life as an unwanted child in a rough part of Canada flooded with drugs, […]
Is block voting undemocratic?
With the leadership race upon us, it’s time to start thinking about who your votes will go to. Certain societies have been known to influence who their members collectively vote for. Debate asks, is block […]
Books: Top Five books you’ve never read
The Needle In The Blood by Sarah Bower Brimming with sex and violence, The Needle In The Blood is set during the Norman conquest of England and is cleverly imagined through the minor, often-overlooked figures […]
The Five Universal Truths of Student Nightlife
Everyone needs to get their kicks. The most obvious way to do this is to go to a dark room full of strangers, and enjoy a drunken reverie sound tracked to the music of LMFAO. […]
Music: Album Review: Trichotomy – Fact Finding Mission
Australian trio Trichotomy are on track to becoming contemporary jazz superstars. Combining their excellent lyricism alongside energy levels higher than a child on Christmas Day, previous albums Variations and The Gentle War finally gave them ones-to-watch status after a […]
Music: Album Review: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra – The Jazz Age
Somewhere on Bryan Ferry’s vast country estate, in a small tin shed/science lab, exists a small machine, which he occasionally consults to provide him with advice concerning his next musical move. This machine, which I […]
Music: Album Review: Pissed Jeans – Honeys
Despite its deliciously sweet taste and numerous applications, (each more yummy than the last), too much honey will make you feel disgusting. Therefore, it follows that trying to ingest numerous types of honey in a […]