Leeds has never been known for it’s good weather, and with the dark months of winter drawing fast upon us, things are about to get even colder. What’s more, by this point in the year […]
Books | Marriage Material – A fascinating and witty insight into racial politics
For his debut novel, Marriage Material, Sathnam Sanghera has chosen an unusual looking glass through which to analyse the world: a newsagent’s. Inconspicuous though it may sound, the fictional Bains stores provides a fascinating insight […]
TV | Borgen – A cross between The Killing and The Thick of It
Standing somewhere between The Killing and The Thick Of It, Borgen looks into the inner workings of the Danish political sphere, building a bit of a cult following as it charts the squabbles between the […]
Food | The benefits of eating food of the British seasons
You can assume that the average person is able to differentiate one season from the next, but how many of us actually change our diet as we flow through them? Depending on which season we […]
Video Games | The Jane Austen games we've all been waiting for
It is a truth universally acknowledged that video games based on the works of Jane Austen are like buses – you wait forever for one and then two just turn up at once. Stride and Prejudice is […]
Books | A Possible Life – A very English affair
Anybody who had to suffer the embarrassment of analysing one of the numerous sex scenes in Birdsong at A-level may be forgiven for giving Sebastian Faulks and A Possible Life a wide berth. But to […]
Travel | Frog out of water – The joy of French university strike action
Our foreign correspondent in Montpellier experiences the recent university strike action first hand, but can she put aside her British embarrassment and embrace the joy of le revolution? One thing that really strikes me about […]
Food | Brief Burger Briefing – The world of Burgers in Leeds
Ever since George Osborne uploaded a photo of him with a Byron Burger onto Twitter, the gourmet burger’s place in the modern food zeitgeist was clearly there for all to see, with restaurants like the […]
TV | Fresh Meat – Were the characters always so devoid of charm and wit?
Was Fresh Meat always this bad? Has its cast of characters always been so devoid of charm and wit? I seem to remember being genuinely moved by JP’s (Jack Whitehall) reaction to his father’s death, […]
Books | I Am Malala – A truly inspiring story
Malala Yousafzai’s story truly is an inspiration and a stark reminder that we should be incredibly grateful for what we have. With the aid of British journalist Christina Lamb, Yousafzai writes in detail of the […]
Food | Peckish – Bettys Tea Rooms inspired apple cake
Can’t make the trip to Ilkley, Harrogate or York to visit the renowned Bettys Tea Rooms? Try out LSi’s very own light apple cake sponge recipe. Ingredients 125g of butter 125g of caster sugar 3 large […]
Food | Gastronaut samples new Trinity Kitchen eatery Pizzaluxe
Pizzaluxe is a permanent fixture in the brand spanking new Trinity Kitchen in Trinity Leeds. The restaurant boasts freshly made pizzas of deluxe, artisan ingredients, all at reasonable prices. They operate a counter service where […]