Leeds Student’s quiz team are to face their toughest challenge ever this week, as they head to Birmingham for the national finals of the i Paper’s iQuiz competition. At the regional stage – held last […]
Books: Top Five: Valentines reads for…
Top Five Valentines reads for… The sexually frustrated teenager: Love Lessons by Jacqueline Wilson Almost every girl of our generation will remember this shocking but thrilling tale of a girl who falls in love with her […]
Books: New Review: A Free Man by Aman Sethi
Aman Sethi’s debut novel A Free Man is set in the marginalised world of Bara Tooti Chowk – Old Delhi’s labour market. It brings to light the otherwise invisible stories of the labourers who live […]
Top Five Valentine’s Films
Up The first 10 minutes of Pixar’s arguably most original film features more gut-wrenching emotion than most films manage in their entire running time. The film explores themes similar to Michael Haneke’s recent Oscar nominee […]
Film | Flight
4/5 stars Directed by Robert Zemeckis (with an eclectic portfolio including Cast Away and The Polar Express), Flight is a brilliant character study of an alcoholic that takes off with a tension filled flight and […]
Film | Wild Combination
3/5 stars Allen Ginsberg said that Arthur Russell’s fashion sense in the early sixties was a cross between Mongolian and military garb. Ginsberg, whose Buddhism informed much of his art, would become neighbours with Russell, […]
Film | The Sessions
4/5 stars We laid back on the sofa of the good Austrian doctor over a hundred years ago, and from these encounters he and his colleagues were able to bring about a new age of […]
Physics student proves Pointless
A student has shot to fame after appearing on the BBC One game show, Pointless. Ollie Gibbs, a second-year Physics student, faced formidable questioning from presenters Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman on January 25. Gibbs […]
Union launches loyalty card scheme
A new loyalty card, which will offer students one pence for every pound they spend, is going on trial in the Union.Two versions of the card are being piloted to test which reward system shoppers […]
Dance | Nine to Five
4/5 stars Riley Smith Hall, Leeds University Union Until February 9 Dance Exposé Society The Dance Exposé show ‘Nine to Five’ takes on the daily grind, piecing its two-hour performance into a […]
Dance | The Object Show
4/5 stars stage@leeds January 31 Upon entering the dimly lit Alec Clegg studio, the audience is greeted by a weird yet visual feast. Light bulbs glow softly, hanging from the ceiling, apples dangle from […]
The Artist’s Muse
Throughout history, the source of inspiration for many great artists has been a particular special person whom they find to be unique. Holly Holder looks into the role of the artist’s muse, and ponders over its place […]