Arts Editor Tanika Lane challenges the Horrible Histories: Black History Month Edition – are they still tiptoeing around the truth?
British Period Dramas: A Steady Progression of Black Representation
Abbie Jones details how the use of ‘blind’ casting has allowed for Black casting to become more paramount in our British obsession with the period drama.
Why No One Should Talk to Chelsea Handler About Race
Lauren Gee reviews and discusses Chelsea Handler’s new Netflix documentary on white privilege.
‘The President is Missing’ Book Review
Co-written by James Patterson, a fiction writer whose books have sold more than 300 million copies, and Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States. We can assume that most of the writing was […]
An Interview with Jess Green, Performance Poet & Political Activist.
Arts & Culture editor Delphie Bond interviews Jess Green about her phenomenal success and latest show!
Has RuPaul’s Drag Race Impacted UK Drag as an Art?
With the arrival of RuPaul’s Drag Race to BBC Three, Jessica Hough discusses what this means for British Drag. RuPaul’s Drag Race UK aired last week on the 4th of October, and so marked the […]
The X-Factor Hasn’t Died…Just Yet
It’s around this time of year when I have to sit myself down and remind myself of the great British institutions which define and enrich our culture. I count them: the church, the monarchy, the […]
Review: The Politician
Natalie Waites reviews one of Netflix’s latest releases; The Politician.
Unbelievable: An All Too Real Depiction of Failed Justice
‘Unbelievable’ is a critically acclaimed drama series that portrays a true story of the system failing women. The gritty scenescape, understated acting and methodical pacing give the series a documentary feel. This is fitting as […]
Now is the Time to Rethink Our ‘Glorious’ Past
After a recent spate of lavish historical dramas, it seems the public is lapping up the good old days. Delphie Bond and Alex Bray argue that our romanticised relationship with bygone eras hides a darker truth
FRUITS BASKET 2019: The Warmest Welcome Home
Tanika Lane details the return of anime cult-classic ‘Fruits Basket’ as it is successfully revived for 2019
Peaky Blinders Season 5: Strutting on with Stunning Style
Despite this season’s relative lack of narrative complexity in comparison with the precedent set by previous seasons, Peaky Blinders continues to stand out.