Whether you love or loathe it, you probably have Facebook. Though connecting millions of people and a tool for activism, it’s often a platform for vanity and hate. Does it make our lives better or […]
Debate | Would Scotland benefit from independence?
Later this year a referendum concerning the independence of Scotland will take place. The Scottish referendum has the ability to dramatically alter the landscape of Britain and Scotland, but will this change be for the […]
Film | Non-Stop – an exciting thriller
Image: StudioCanal Some actors are remembered by a trademark line. Schwarzenegger’s is “I’ll be back.” Jack Nicholson’s is “You can’t handle the truth.” Liam Neeson’s is “We’re running out of time.” He seems to say […]
Film | Endless Love – just your typical teenage love story
Image: Universal Pictures Having previously watched Franco Zeffirelli’s 1981 film adaption of Scott Spencer’s romance novel ‘Endless Love’, I went to see the remake starring Gabriella Wilde and Alex Petyfer with an optimistic mindset. Remembering […]
Features | LSi's Top Five Nineties Games
We’re all suckers for nostalgia and, as nineties kids, we can’t help but beam with joy as we reminisce about our childhoods spent playing Pokémon and various cute platform games on our Gameboy Colours and […]
TV | Procedural Vs Serialised – Battle of the attention spans
It is accepted in television folklore that serialised television is much better than its procedural sister, or perhaps rival. Who ends up sitting on the Iron throne for the Game of Thrones fans out there […]
Film | The Armstrong Lie – not Gibney's finest
Image: Jigsaw Pictures 3/5 Stars Alex Gibney is a world-renowned documentary filmmaker, famous for excellent Oscar-nominated documentaries such as Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side. His productions are […]
Photography | Saturday Girl – the art of hairstyles
Image: Casey Orr Most of us have cried over our hair at least once; it is quite literally the crowning glory of our personal aesthetic and one which we tirelessly cultivate. We chop, dye, curl, […]
Science | Bacteria named after Frank Zappa
According to novel research, thefirst identification ofabacterium that hops from humans to plants has been made. Priopionibacterium acnes, a bacterial species universally renowned for its physical manifestations on skin, was up until now considered to be exclusive to humans. […]
Science | Leeds excels in regenerative technologies
Leeds Uni’s Biology department boasts a large scope of world-leading research, one such area is that of tissue engineering and more specifically, acellular tissue scaffold production. Our cells produce chemicals and proteins which make up physical networks between each other. This […]
TV | BBC vs ITV – The big debate
Late in 2013, a Chinese newspaper, the Global Times, ran an editorial saying that Britain was “no longer any kind of ‘big country’, but merely a country of old Europe suitable for tourism and overseas […]
Fashion | Cheap but Chic
Urban Outfitters Vintage O&O Tartan Button Skirt £15.00 The Wrap around styling and button fastening presents a vintage take on the classic school skirt. Despite the cliché, the classic reds and greens complement each other […]