It’s time to turn our attention away from the Northern Quarter as The Alchemist opens new doors to a rejuvenated Greek Street. Before the summer, ask any student what their favourite bar on Greek Street […]
Review: Untitled Exhibition #3 – Leeds's hidden artists
Recently opening in East Street Arts’ main studio, “Untitled Exhibition #3” is the next in a collaboration of products between the group and the “Untitled” publication, which was set up in preparation for British Art […]
Review: Brooklyn – an emotionally-charged, life-affirming tale
Brooklyn, based on Colm Toibin’s novel of the same name, is the new directorial effort from John Crowley. Already alight with Oscar buzz, the film is a rich visual spectacle with wonderful performances from the […]
The Return of ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’
Having thoroughly enjoyed the one-off documentary, ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’, that was first aired on Channel 4 last February, I was delighted when the faces of yet more adorable infants returned to […]
Preview – #0800R1NG2RAV3
If, like me, you have plunged irrevocably into the depths of your overdraft, and if, like me, you’re beginning to wilt under a sudden influx of assignments, and if, like me, you’re often partial to […]
Brand Focus: Erdem
Bold. Vibrant. Exquisite. These are a few of the many words that have been repeatedly used by fashion critics and journalists alike to describe the designs of London-based fashion label, Erdem. This relatively new fashion […]
Vogue and Alexa Chung: The Fashion Documentary
British Vogue’s mini-series Future of Fashion was created with several aims in mind. In its own synopsis, the publication stated: The plan was to show this world, from the inside out, to dispel the myths […]
MENTAL HEALTH A-Z: F is for Fitness
We all know that it’s important to keep a well-balanced and healthy life, you don’t need me to preach it to you. But did you know that during exercise your brain releases the ‘happy’ chemical, […]
Postcards from Abroad: Cape Town, South Africa
Bryony is a third year Philosophy and Politics student on her year abroad in South Africa. She’s been living in Cape Town for almost four months now, and is yet to climb Table Mountain. She […]
Review: Opera North –The Barber of Seville (Gioachino Rossini)
It’s a fact well known that truly timeless productions rarely persist in the modern age, yet Giles Havergal’s staging of The Barber of Seville with the Opera North does just that. Approaching the thirtieth anniversary […]
Review: Dead Dog In A Suitcase – Witty, fast and darkly comic
Kneehigh’s Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) is a tale of immorality and depravity. In search of absolute power, the business tycoon Mr Peachum hires the contract killer Macheath to murder Mayor […]
Review: POSH – Ludicrous, depraved, excellent
Having premiered at the Royal Court Theatre during the mid-election fervour of 2010, this fresh adaptation of Posh, a satirical reflection on elitism, now seems all the more timely, as tax credit reductions and questionable […]