Danish/Swedish crime drama The Bridge has left us as quickly as it returned, its haunting yet nonsensical theme tune filling our living rooms no more. Series one saw a body on the border between Denmark […]
TV | Freeview flicks of the week – The Runaways, Dirty Harry and Inglorious Basterds
There’s always a wide selection of great films available on Freeview and seeing as staying in is the new going out, TV presents the ideal opportunity to catch up on what you might have missed […]
TV | Girls
When Girls emerged two years ago, it’s fair to say it courted its fair share of controversy. Perhaps most shocking was the decision to seemingly exclude anyone with a Y chromosome from attaching themselves to […]
Food | Gastronaut – LS6 Cafe
Where to start with LS6? Leeds students are well and truly blessed when it comes to this marvellous little cafe. Residing in Hyde Park Corner it is but a stone’s throw from most of our […]
Travel | New Years Eve in New York
A far cry from my usual New Year’s Eve celebrations, which tend to consist of going to my local high street and making a fool out of myself whilst fuelled by Jägerbombs and kebabs, I […]
Food | Chorizo and feta gnocchi bake
From a mystery ingredient in the occasional paella to an everyday staple, the UK seems to have gone chorizo crazy in the last few years – and for good reason. Its mildly spiced, rich and […]
Books | Ron Burgundy The Autobiography – An exercise in patience
It is a truth universally acknowledged that any mildly successful film must be accompanied by an obligatory novelisation of the story. These are, almost always a trashy waste of time made purely for the sake […]
TV | The Taste – Apparently it's the only thing that matters
With a format shipped in from across the Atlantic, The Taste is the new cooking show sensation that is far more dramatic than the average cooking programme we normally see on our screens. The premise is […]
TV | Celebrity Big Brother – Boobs, bigots and bedlam
As what seems like the one billionth series of Celebrity Big Brother has come to an end, and the word celebrity is used in its very loosest sense, LSi reflects on the longevity of this […]
TV | Mr Selfridge – Excluding the ludicrous plot twists that Downton is forever pulling out of a dusty closet
Mr Selfridge will forever fall into the same category as Downton Abbey, and as such, it has a lot to live up to. As glossy and well loved as Downton undoubtedly is, Mr Selfridge certainly […]
Food | Not just a pretty plate – Quinoa Superfood Salad
If you have found yourself falling off the detox bandwagon then this salad is the ideal tasty yet virtuous dish to get you back on the straight and narrow. This is our simplified student-friendly version […]
TV | Mom – Even more predictable and formulaic comedy from Chuck Lorre
Subtlety has never been his strong point, but Chuck Lorre is even more predictable and formulaic in the new CBS/ITV2 comedy Mom. The show follows recovering alcoholic single mother Christy (Anna Faris), who is struggling […]