Following self-released 2013 EP Scout, Petal has finally released their debut Shame, an album that wears its heart on its sleeve, is packed with genuine lyrics, and boasts an honest sound. There is a feeling […]
Review: How Gay is Pakistan?
‘A disease’, ‘dirty’ and ‘unnatural’ – these are just some of the words used to describe being gay in Pakistan. BBC Three’s eye opening documentary explores Pakistan’s highly negative views on homosexuality, whilst following presenter […]
Review: Rainbow Collective Film Festival – "Bafana" and "AmaZulu: The Children of Heaven"
The Rainbow Collective Film Festival, hosted by the University of Leeds, last week screened humanitarian films produced by the graduates of the Northern Film School in Leeds, Richard York and Hannan Majid. The two short films […]
From Leeds with Love: Layla Homewood, Australia
Layla is a third year literature and philosophy student at Monash University in sunny Australia who made the big move to Leeds uni for the end of 2015. When she’s not buried in books, drinking […]
Postcards from Abroad: Reykjavik, Iceland
Imogen is an English literature student spending her third year studying in Iceland. She prefers drawing to writing these days but needs to blog about Iceland because it’s so interesting. She misses Leeds but doesn’t […]
MENTAL HEALTH A-Z: D is for Dermatillomania
The word Dermatillomania derives from the Latin language; Derma meaning ‘skin’, tillo meaning ‘to pull’, and mania meaning ‘madness’ or, well, ‘mania’. Also known as Compulsive Skin Picking Disorder, this disorder comes under the Body […]
Preview : Youth Club Sounds Launch Party
Thursday 5th 10pm, Distrikt Bar, 7 Duncan St, LS1 6DQ This Thursday, the Leeds air will be smoke filled, checked with needlessly expensive pyrotechnics and scored by cacophony of simulated weapon fire. Firework night, while […]
Preview: Lysistrata – 3rd and 4th November
The university theatre community has returned with a bang for this semester’s season of student productions, and from Tuesday 3rd – Wednesday 4th November, Open Theatre will return with a new adaptation of Lysistrata. Based […]
Review: iZombie
With Halloween upon us, there is nothing better to get yourself into the spooky spirit than watching something scary. Having seen so many supernatural sci-fi TV shows, I didn’t expect much from iZombie, thinking that […]
Why autumn is my favourite season
We are so lucky to have the changing seasons in this country. Out of all of the seasons my favourite time of year is Autumn for many reasons. It is the perfect balance between the […]
21 going on 15
“Is your mummy or daddy here?” My 18th birthday, and my first holiday away from parents, I am walking through security when this woman rudely interrupts my sophisticatedly sassy I-am-of-age strut. In shushing tones, I […]
MENTAL HEALTH A-Z: D is for Depression
Although it’s one of the most common mental illnesses, the misconceptions about depression are still prevalent and helping to contribute to the overall stigma that surrounds it. Everyone feels down in themselves from time to […]