For most people their studies of British history at school began at 1066 and ended in 1945 with Churchill flipping V signs in Trafalgar Square, but now Michael Gove wants to change that with his […]
Comment | An end to the death penalty
How would you feel if you were sentenced to die for a murder you had not committed? This is exactly what happened to Ray Krone. In 1992, Ray was sentenced to death in Arizona for the murder […]
Fashion | Key to Freedom : Topshop Nightwear
Say goodbye to those misshapen school leavers hoodies and slubby trackies with the arrival of Topshop’s latest range of nightwear. Night time becomes luxuriously indulgent with sophisticated kimonos, delicate slip dresses and the silky separates […]
Comment | Thoughts on Sochi
Last Sunday, snowboarder Jenny Jones made history by winning the first British medal at a Winter Olympics. However, the Sochi games this winter haven’t only got people talking about sport, but the wider issue of […]
Features | LSi's top five iPhone games
The most recent iPhone game craze has been Flappy Bird, which has been selling for thousands of pounds on Ebay since its creator decided to delete it. Those who still have old Nokias or Blackberries […]
Clubs | Review – Contact presents Youngsta, Icicle
Photo: Vox Warehouse welcomed over a thousand excited guests through its gates last Saturday for Contact’s first night outside of London. The stellar line up and the rumours of the incredible sound system meant that […]
Comment | The views of Cornelius Harrington-Smythe III
This week, Cornelius returns to give his take on the floods that have blighted the UK and that repository for right wing hatred – the EU. Stepping out of one’s parish church this Sunday morn (now a sort […]
Music | Album Review – Illum Sphere
Illum Sphere Ghosts of Then and Now 4/5 Once we have confronted the Ghosts of Then and Now there is only dread. Fear for what is yet to come, the ghosts of later, if you will. It’s this […]
Film | The Monuments Men – Weak wartime comedy drama
Image: Colombia Pictures The Monuments Men is an American war film, telling the true story of a group of art loving European and American men sent into battle to retrieve works of art from the […]
Art | MEXICO Member's Show – The artists say farewell to Wharf Street
Image: m-e-x-i-c-o Times are changing for the directors of Mexico, who this week held their last ever show in the Wharf Street gallery. The mood of the room, however, was not one of teary goodbyes. […]
Comment | Nurses failing the vulnerable
The topic of a ‘failing’ NHS is never out of the news. This week an article caught my eye on that completely reliable news site, The Daily Mail, and this one really was appalling. The article […]
Features | Selfies – Yay or Nay?
Selfies are a product of our generation, bred from the rise of the iPhone. But do they represent something more; the redefining of self image? Yay As we grow up we’re bombarded with oppressive […]