West Yorkshire Police has told Leeds Student that they “are working with Leeds University Union” (LUU) in regards to a financial discrepancy within its accounts. In July, LUU launched its own investigation into this discrepancy. […]
The Interview: Jay Rayner
Over coffee at The Ivy Observer food critic and regular MasterChef judge Jay Rayner tells Lucy Holden about metaphorically sharpening his knives, a feature that landed him in a Dutch bath with a hooker […]
The Cookbook Review: Kitchin Suppers by Tom Kitchin
*Share this article on Facebook or Twitter in order to enter a competition to win a copy of the book* Lucy Holden kicks off brand new feature The Cookbook Series with Tom Kitchin’s new publication Kitchin Suppers, proving […]
Global Read: Kashmir, India
Daniella McCarron hopes a little corner of Kashmir retains the beauty of Thomas’ description in this week’s Global Read. Rosie Thomas presents a story of love, war, deception and courage in The Kashmir Shawl, but […]
New Review: Fifty Shades Darker
Hannah Dawson grits her teeth and picks up Fifty Shades Darker, the second novel in E L James’ erotic trilogy that continues to sweep the country in unprecedented hysteria. Can it really be worse than Fifty Shades […]
What's On: Hotel GB
“If Channel Four had a hotel…” The thought has probably never crossed your mind. Well guess what? Now they’ve got one: and they’ve created a monster says Josh Taylor. Promising to be ‘big, bold, multi-layered […]
Book of the Film: Savages
Llio Maddocks looks at the inspiration behind this week’s biggest box-office hit, Savages: it’s the book behind the film. Savages storms through Mexico and California, a suspense-filled novel about drugs, loyalty and decapitations. Recently adapted […]
Classic of the Week: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
‘They lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only represented’: Lottie Brown is thrown into the conventions of 70s New York society […]
New Review: Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern/Norman Mailer
Since Taschen’s beautiful new publication threw itself into Lucy Holden’s arms she has been in love with Marilyn Monroe. Here’s why. Making people fall in love with her was something Marilyn was very […]
What's On: Drugs Live: The Ecstasy Trial
Jess Owen tunes in to Channel Four’s latest live offering this week to see if Drugs Live can possibly be all it is cracked up to be. Trust zany Channel Four to initiate the (self-professed) […]
The Top Five: Food
Jennie Pritchard salutes this week’s big interviewee, Jay Rayner, with her pick of the Top Five books about food and restaurants. American Psycho by Brett Easton-Ellis Frequent scenes of egregious, filthy-rich businessmen dining in […]
Snap-Happy
There’s an incredible social pressure to enjoy your Freshers’ Week more than everybody else enjoys theirs (even if you’re not a Fresher), and this enjoyment is always measured relative to the number of photos that […]