Dan Gordon’s stage adaptation of the timeless Hollywood classic Rain Man reminds us of our intrinsic need for compassion, humanity and sensitivity. Reinventing the Oscar-winning film for theatre was always going to have its trials, […]
The Hate U Give Review: A Must-Watch That Stands Meaningfully Apart From Its Source Material
Adapted from the eponymous Angie Thomas novel, the film follows protagonist Starr, who, following the shooting and subsequent death of her childhood friend by a police officer, must decide whether to speak out and potentially […]
Problematic Damsels- Are tales of Knights in Shining Armour behind us?
Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. Snow White. These titles are just a few of the Disney classics which we are all to varying degrees familiar with. Fantastical tales that follow the same familiar trope: boy meets girl, […]
Ottomondi and Dada J.W. Ford storm the Tokyo Runway
Katherine Corcoran gives her round up of recent Tokyo Fashion Week. Hyper-modern streetwear took centre stage at Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo’s Spring/Summer 2019 shows, a testament to the cosmopolitan metropolis that is the Japanese capital. […]
Celebrating Diwali Far From Home
Srika Nambiar tells us about her experience celebrating Diwali in Leeds as an international student. Being an international student is quite possibly one of the most daunting experiences I’ve ever faced. In addition to facing […]
Discwoman: Amplifying Each Other
Discwoman is an all-female DJ collective and artist agency, focused on promoting equality and representing female talent in the electronic music scene. Before their night at Wire last week, Clubs editor James Dewar briefly caught […]
Watch, Read, Listen: The US Midterms
Later today, Tuesday 6th November, the results of the 2018 Midterm elections will be called. Whilst the Midterms aren’t necessarily seen to be such a big deal as presidential elections in the US, this year […]
A Celebration of Saxophone Day
Sometimes, it seems like the saxophone is underrated outside of its beginnings in classical music and its jazzy tendencies. This alone should make it clear that Saxophone Day, on the 6th November, deserves to exist […]
Everything you need to know about the 2018 British Fashion Awards
The Fashion Awards are hosted by the British Fashion Council, and this year are in partnership with Swarovski. The ceremony will go ahead on December 10th at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The nominees for the […]
Equaliser: Partying for Equality
In The Middle had the pleasure of chatting with Ranyue Zhang, the founder of Equaliser: the DJ party collective which promotes non-cis male DJs and diversifying the decks. On a crisp October day, I had […]
Suit-ably Dressed Women
The powersuit first made its comeback back on the AW17 runways, proving that it means business and is here to stay. From the elegant Meghan Markle to the outrageous Lady Gaga, suits worn by women […]
The Rise of Influencer Fashion
Saffron Clark invites us to give a second thought over why we feel the compulsion to update our wardrobes weekly. In a world where fashion and clothing are so accessible and easy to obtain, we […]