With students up and down the country turning in their dissertations or walking thankfully out of their last exams of the year, there’s no doubt that festival season is finally on the horizon. However, before […]
The Garden Party After Party: Eats Everything @ Wire – Review
Bank holidays are for one thing, right? Dancing, drinking and… more dancing. James Bate reviewed The Garden Party afters featuring an extended set from Eats Everything. £40, £45, surely not £50. Going, going… gone. These […]
“Art from the pen”: An exhibition of magic and whimsy
When the opportunity to interview artist Helen Gibson, or perhaps better known through her alias as The Perky Painter, presented itself I was keen to visit the Arch Café once more. I first met Helen […]
“Just Right?” Fandoms as Contestable Porridge
From experience, I have learned that fandoms are a dish best served “lukewarm.” It is like you are Goldilocks. You try chairs, eat porridges and then get into the bed that was just right. However, […]
Preview: Black Deer Festival 21 – 23.06.19
Read this bit quietly, it’s summer soon. Any week now we’ll be able to lounge around Hyde Park without a care in the world, and what better thing to look towards than a weekend of […]
Review: Tolkien
Tolkien documents the childhood and early adulthood of the author J.R.R. Tolkien. His experiences during the First World War are punctuated with flashbacks to the unique friendships he formed with his fellow members of the […]
Jakob Ogawa Radiates Summer at Headrow House, 13.05.19
There’s something really special about Leeds in the summer – lazy days spent basking in the beautiful Yorkshire sun, culminating in picturesque sunsets washing over the city, all witnessed from the abundance of rooftop bars. […]
The Complex God: Mental health and accusations of fat-shaming in Avengers: Endgame
SPOILER WARNING for Avengers: Endgame Franchise films and cinematic universes are perhaps most often associated with their expensive action set-pieces and CGI battles, and many franchises have fallen because too much of an emphasis has […]
Charli XCX and Lizzo Bid to Save Pop with ‘Blame It On Your love’
Now almost unrecognisable from the 2014 chart smashing breakthrough sounds of ‘Boom Clap’ and ‘Break the Rules’, Charli XCX has continually reinvented what it means to be a popstar in the current industry climate. In […]
Review: Eighth Grade
Adolescence is agonising enough; your body is changing, and you probably hate the way you look so the last thing you want is hundreds of people zooming in on every imperfection and criticising your every […]
Review: Junk’s ‘The Mayfair’
On April 30th and May 1st, student theatre group ‘Junk’ presented ‘The Mayfair’ by writing for performance and publication student George Manson. The play opens on a note of slow ambience at an empty bar, […]
The 5 Best Beaches in the World
In search of paradise? Well, look no further with our suggestions of some of the best beaches to visit from around the globe With the soothing sounds of the sea in the background, imagine yourself […]