We live in an age of subversion and sabotage, though not through your typical James Bond espionage, but data acquisition and hacking. Media mules Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, among other editors currently stand trial […]
Theatre | Footloose – Let's Hear it for the Boy
photo: LAOS 4/5 Stars The first thing that strikes you about this show is its sheer relentless energy. The cast are dancing almost constantly from start to finish and the most energetic actor of all […]
LIFF | Gravity – stars that don't shine
photo: Warner Bros. 2/5 Stars It’s been sending critics into a frenzy, hailed as the best film set in space since the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey and featuring two Academy Award winning actors as […]
Theatre | People – Alan Bennett in old age
photo: Catherine Ashmore 4/5 Stars There is a little something of both Miss Havisham and Big Edie in Dorothy Stacpoole, the aged heiress to a decaying Yorkshire country house which she has ‘taken for granted’ […]
Comment | British war crimes – we will not forget
As red poppies began to dot lapels in the lead up to Remembrance Day, I started to feel uneasy. The politicisation of the red poppy has become ever more pronounced as the original sentiments of the […]
Comment | The grotesque state of US justice
On November 2, 2013 at 1:30AM, Renisha McBride, a 19 year old black woman, was involved in a car accident in Detroit. Confused, disorientated and bleeding from the head, she was found by locals, one of […]
Science | Sing to your solar panels researchers say
Researchers from Queen Mary University and Imperial College London have created a novel solar cell with a discerning music taste. Amazingly, the device produces up to 50 per cent more power when exposed to loud […]
Science | Are we wired to be internet addicts?
Like a heroin addiction, the internet is offering new hits. There is increasing prevalence of individuals becoming ‘web-surfing’ addicts, in a condition concretely termed ‘internet addiction disorder’. Researchers have pinpointed the symptomatic formation of excess […]
Mark Kermode at the Hyde Park Picture House
photo: thedoublenegative I was interested to see on your wittertainment Facebook page that you think we should go to see Gravity in 3D. So what I wanted to know is… what’s changed?” Cue tremendous amounts […]
Photography | Yorkshire Photographers – a celebration of landscape and history
photo: Leeds Gallery It’s exciting to see such a diverse collection of work under one roof. YP ONE brings together The Yorkshire Photographers, 15 to be precise, at Leeds Gallery in Munro House from October […]
Fashion | Campus Style
Photography: Nina Keshmiri, Online Fashion Editor
Film | Nothing But A Man – a raw film that never fully blossoms
photo: Nothing But A Man Nothing But a Man is a simple portrayal of the daily experiences of its protagonist Duff Anderson, a black railroad worker. Living a drifting life, Duff finds companionship in Josie, […]