The counter intuitive question has baffled boffins from ancient Greece up to the modern day. Aristotle wrote in Meteorologica of people first putting water in the sun to later aid the cooling process. More recently, […]
Film | Three of the Best – Sci-Fi Adaptations
Photo: Warner Bros. Blade Runner (1982) dir. Ridley Scott Blade Runner is one of the most lauded sci-fi films of all time and with good reason. Harrison Ford stars in this adaptation of Philip K. […]
Photography | Doug Allan – Attenborough's Man Behind the Camera
Photo: Doug Allan Doug Allan is stood on stage wearing a shark t-shirt and welcoming the audience to the final date on his tour. He has filmed in the most far flung corners of the […]
Fashion | Micro Trend – Chelsea Boots
The Chelsea boot, originating from the Victorian era and used for horse riding is back with a twist and is one of the biggest statements this season. The high street has an amazing variety of […]
Fashion | Brand Alert – Hot!Mess Clothing
Who said winter had to be all about faux furs and different shades of burgundy? Singer/songwriter and fashion’s new kid on the block, Tayla Blue, has traded her hip-hop music notes for a spot in […]
Music | Mcfly & Busted team up to become ultimate supergroup…McBusted!
In September, McFly played a few shows celebrating their 10th (I feel obligatorily old) anniversary and, much to the appreciation of anyone paying attention, most of the spiritual brethren in arms, Busted, came along and […]
Fashion | If money weren't an issue we'd be buying…
Judith Lieber 42nd Street cab clutch, £3.612.50 Harrods We’re well into the first term now, resulting in low morale and high stress levels meaning study time has been replaced with that extra glass of wine […]
Features | Sturge urges students to take back Wednesday afternoons
LS talks to Greg Sturge about why he feels Leeds students are being denied the chance to outshine other graduates in the jobs market and why we need Wednesdays free. It is a long-upheld […]
Comment | In praise of the 'chuggers'
High streets up and down the country are populated with what are pejoratively called “chuggers” (charitable muggers) who ask you to give money for a good cause whilst getting paid a wage. The extremely negative […]
Film | Jeanne Dielman: A portrait of a very lonely woman diligently peeling potatoes in near silence
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles shows the audience three days in the crushingly empty life of the titular character, a widowed single mother in 1970s Brussels who supports her son through sex work. […]
Film | Short Term 12 – the effects of having a little faith
photo: Animal Kingdom Grace (Brie Larson) works in a half-way house for troubled teens attempting a deserved break from the harsh realities of their lives. She is their friend, counsellor, confidant. She is on the […]
Comment | 'Sex X' – the third option
Once more, progression and modernisation hit Europe for the better. This week Germany passed a law that allows babies with characteristics of both the male and female sex to be registered as neither on their […]