Whilst it is only March, the countdown to festival season has well and truly already begun. By now, lineup investigation has firmly become part of library procrastination, and visions of hay fever tears sparkling in […]
In the Middle with Callum Spencer
On the 27th February, strangers and friends alike gathered in the underground labyrinth that is Wardrobe to watch an evening of music headlined by Seafret. The crowds gathered early to get a good spot and […]
In the Middle with Seafret
Nestled in the corner of the bar on top of the soon to be packed out Wardrobe I sat down with the nations arguably most underrated ballad composers, Seafret, to talk about their new music, […]
Dinner 18:55 Shows The Ordinary Can Be Ambitious
Dinner 18:55 is a fresh and original take on theatre, moving away from traditional narrative forms to explore human relationships and how they’re shaped by age. An ambitious project from the get go, the show […]
Leed’s Vertical Fitness Showcase Proved The Sky Was The Limit
Last week, the audience in the Riley Smith Theatre was transported into a big top, complete with cascading red and white banners draped from the ceiling, stilt-walkers, and candy floss and popcorn vendors. The Vertical […]
If #MeToo Is Going To Reach Its Full Potential, We Need More Women Like Emma Thompson
Until last week, Emma Thompson had been due to voice a role in Luck, a big budget family film produced by Skydance Animation. However, after the studio hired controversial former Pixar head John Lasseter to […]
Victoria Beckham SS19: A Love Letter to Modern Femininity
As Victoria Beckham’s new line walked at London Fashion Week, her family sat front row to watch her vision encapsulate the alphabet of modern femininity. With smatterings of leopard print, which we have seen storm […]
Flux 8th Birthday – Review
Flux celebrated its 8th birthday in style last month, with the help of French disco heavyweights Folamour and Jeremy Underground. ‘Don’t believe the hype’, quotes Flux on Resident Advisor. This short biography defines the development […]
Why are Meghan‘s Fashion Choices Used to Vilify her in the Press?
“The Duchess of Sussex wore ripped skinny jeans!” “The Duchess of Sussex wore a sleeveless dress!” “The Duchess of Sussex’s dress was too short!” It feels like not a week goes by without Meghan Markle, […]
Leeds RAG Fashion Show 2019: In Review
Last Thursday played host to the return of the highly anticipated annual Leeds RAG Fashion Show. For this year’s show, fashion editors, Elicka Ghahramani and Christy Bucklow, witnessed a worthy homage to leading artistic movements […]
Lent: Still Going Strong in our Secular Society
Even in our secular society, it’s still not time to give up Lent. And so it begins: ‘tis the season of self-denial, abstinence and inflated bragging rights. Lasting the duration of the 6 weeks before […]
‘So I am done with Nice’: The Anti-Heroine’s Defence
We need to address the tedious bird the modern ‘heroine’ is turning out to be. Time and again we are presented with someone completely self-sacrificing, unapologetic about their dreams and radiating light out of their […]