The Wombats are ready to infect Leeds with their glitterbug as they get ready to take their fourth studio album Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Night back to the north where they originally formed. Following […]
Preview: The Exciting Bands Playing the One-Day Riffffest
This weekend, Rifffest will be bringing some of the best riff-heavy music to Leeds’ Lending Room. Zack Moore previews: First of all, we have to talk about Leeds’ very own Brooders, the coolest band you’ve […]
Trying Veganuary: Plant Based Lunches
Incorporating more meat-free meals into your diet is a popular new year’s resolution. Whilst it is relatively easy to have a vegan breakfast/dinner (by using nut milk over your cereal, and replacing the beef mince […]
National Popcorn Day
National Popcorn day is celebrated annually on the 19th January and provides the perfect opportunity to reflect and appreciate such a timeless snack. It is believed that popcorn has been around as early as 3600 […]
Female-led films outperform male in 2018
2018 was a good year for films of all genres and cast compositions, but it is no secret that the majority of the films are still led by men. However, results from a study conducted […]
Arts versus the sciences: there’s no contest
Stop telling arts students that they are less employable than scientists and that their subject is less important. There is no contest, top thinkers in all fields have one thing in common: creative thinking. This […]
Native American Art steals the limelight at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is finally celebrating the creativity and beauty of Native American art. Previously displayed among works from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, this is the first time that […]
James Cameron’s Avatar Sequels are actually on their way
What’s the highest grossing film of all time? Infinity War? Titanic? One of the Star Wars films? It’s actually the same film is was just less than ten years ago. The 2009, CGI-fest that is […]
Review: Open Theatre’s Being Tommy Cooper
With a live brass band, hosts decked out in fishnets and cocktail-topped cabaret tables, you could’ve been forgiven for mistaking Leeds for Las Vegas with Open Theatre’s last show of the semester, Being Tommy Cooper. […]
Review: The Nutcracker
David Nixon’s OBE version of The Nutcracker performed at the Leeds Grand Theatre is a dream-like fairy tale for children and adults alike. Tchaikovsky’s iconic score creates a perfect backdrop for the ballet dancing. The […]
Faith and Freshers’: Do University and Religion Clash?
Faith and university are often seen as somewhat incompatible. Who has time to go to church on a Sunday morning when you’ve just been out on a Saturday night and your friends are heading out […]
National Hugging Day
Allocated on January 21st because the creator believed it was when people’s spirits were low, falling right between Christmas and Valentine’s Day, National Hugging Day has come around to tell you to hug your nearest […]