In honour of Penguin’s re-release of the Russian classic, we give the low down on Dostoyevsky’s magnum opus . Existentialism and axe murders. Need we say more? Who? Rodion Raskolnikov -A destitute former student, handsome but morally […]
Food | Regional Recipes – Geordie pease pudding
When most people think of Newcastle the first thing that springs to mind isn’t food. Known more for its boozy nights out made famous by the continuously humiliating ‘Geordie Shore’ you wouldn’t believe the toon […]
TV | 37 Days – A wonderfully witty docu-drama
With Downton Abbey going from strength to strength, this drama about the period between Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination and the declaration of war is quite like a costume drama mixed with politics. War buffs will enjoy this […]
Lifestyle| Headingley Farmers Market
Waking up anytime before midday on a weekend is no mean feat but located opposite the Arc, the Headingley Farmer’s Market is easily accessible and a great place to source fresh local produce, and maybe […]
TV | Five reasons everyone should watch House of Cards
1) Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood Monstrously ambitious and cruel, Kevin Spacey surpasses himself as Frank Underwood. It’s a clichè but one cannot help but love to hate the most powerful man in Congress (or […]
Food | Not just a pretty plate – Flapjacks
There is no way of disguising the fact that flapjacks aren’t the healthiest, however as treats go, they’re pretty damn good. The oats mean they are incredibly filling, making them great for an on-the-go sugar […]
TV | BBC vs ITV – The big debate
Late in 2013, a Chinese newspaper, the Global Times, ran an editorial saying that Britain was “no longer any kind of ‘big country’, but merely a country of old Europe suitable for tourism and overseas […]
Books | A song for the dying – As close to a perfect crime novel as you can get
When a book has a name like ‘A Song for the Dying’, it shouldn’t be hard to guess what it’s about: gruff detectives, gruesome murders and gallons of blood. In his new book for 2014, […]
TV | Freeview Flicks of the week – About a boy, a cannibal and a week with Marilyn Monroe
There’s always a wide selection of great films available on Freeview but sometimes the choice can be quite overwhelming, so here LSi has compiled a weekly list of the best films on TV. This week […]
Books | Longbourn – Austen would be proud, if not a little outdone
Joe Baker’s recently published Longbourn is a modern day rewriting of Pride and Prejudice from the perspective of the servants: quite right for a period currently besotted with the likes of the Crawleys. Baker’s novel can be […]
TV | Fleming – Shaken but not quite stirred enough
It’s clear that James Bond was Ian Fleming’s idol; his books were his desired autobiography, with “you as you’d like to be”, as his wife is quick to point out to him in the new BBC […]
Books | Sex and the Citadel – Reconsidering attitudes towards sexuality in the Arab world
The Middle East is present in media outlets everyday yet, in the West, sexuality in Arab culture is still only tentatively discussed. The difficult subject matter is made accessible to all readers as Shereen El […]