Where TV series of old tended to stick more rigidly to a procedural format, telling their stories within self-contained episodes, we’ve begun to see more and more shows embrace serialised storytelling. Arts Editor, Mikhail Hanafi, […]
Junior Doctors: Blood, Sweat and Tears
BBC Three’s new documentary series, Junior Doctors: Blood, Sweat and Tears, was first broadcast on 25th October 2017. The series is set in New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, and follows the hospital’s newest recruits: the fresh-faced, […]
Under the Ocean with Blue Planet II
The first episode of the much-anticipated Blue Planet II hit our screens last Sunday, and if you thought David Attenborough had exhausted the power to thrill us with the natural world, think again. It’s been […]
Treat Your Shelf: The Secret History – Donna Tartt
It is a truth universally and notoriously acknowledged that, as students, we suffer from crippling debt which threatens to impede upon pursuits of enjoyment. However, The Secret History by Donna Tartt is definitely one of […]
Novel to Screen: Do Film Adaptations Devalue The Book?
With the instant gratification that films provide, the majority of consumers prefer to enjoy stories through the big screen. However, does the slow-burning fascination offered by books trump the sensation that films provide? Lifestyle and […]
Activities Galore! Getting Out and About in Leeds
The Climbing Lab Just around the corner from Oxygen Jump, the Lab is an indoor bouldering park, containing multiple climbing walls. With no ropes used on these walls, the idea may sound a little unnerving. […]
My Week as a Muslim
Tyler Denyer reviews the new and controversial documentary on Channel 4 that has had the whole country talking. With Halloween passing and cultural appropriation becoming a strong controversial topic again, Channel 4 have put […]
Stranger Things 2: The World Turned Upside Down
To quote a rather appropriate 1980s supernatural horror sequel, they’re back! Last week saw us welcomed back to the town of Hawkins, Indiana, where things are indeed stranger… It’s 1984, and, while it has been […]
Breaking Down Bonfire Night
Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot. I know of no reason, why the gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot… One of my favourite nights of the year has to be […]
The Paperback vs. The E-Book
With the advancing digital age, the popularity of the ‘e-book’ has risen constantly. Is it time therefore time that we swap the novel gathering dust in the corner for a portable tablet? Or will the sensory experience of reading a traditional […]
The End of the Boozy Student?
Annabelle Toon discusses whether or not we are witnessing the end of the British student drinking culture as we know it. University is stereotyped by many as the place where it’s acceptable to be […]
A Gin-Credible Experience
Lifestyle and Culture Editor, Jade Verbick, recounts her classy night at a cafe-turned-gin bar hosted by Sipsmith ambassadors. It’s not every day that one gets invited to a gin tasting and masterclass with all the 20-something […]