In a summer rife with unplanned quarantine music by artists such as Charlie XCX and OneRepublic, no one was expecting to hear from Taylor Swift. The queen of carefully planned easter eggs, Swift has a […]
Da 5 Bloods Review: Spike Lee does not quite strike gold
The latest Spike Lee “Joint” arrived on Netflix on June 12th, off the back of Lee’s 2018 critical success with BlacKkKlansman. Da 5 Bloods is Lee’s return to satirical form with focus on African American GI experience in […]
Did Kwame deserve better in ‘I May Destroy You’?
Michaela Coel has triumphed once again. Acclaim for her raw, unflinching drama I May Destroy You has been rapturous both online and in column inches as the shownavigates the ambiguities of consent, the power of […]
Black Lives Matter, Covid-19 and the Arts: an Interview with BBC Two Channel Controller Patrick Holland
Owen Frost sits down (virtually) with Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC 2, to discuss his channel’s policies regarding Black Lives Matter and the increasing importance of history in public broadcasting. Owen: Hi Patrick, can you […]
Hamilton: Raise A Glass to Disney+ and Broadway
Hamilton has rightly earned its acclaim as game-changing and renegade theatre. With its eighteenth-century Founding Fathers rapping their way through the construction of America and a cast that is largely made up of actors of […]
In The Middle with The Snuts
Scottish band The Snuts are determined to redefine how to succeed in the indie scene with a unique mindset that allows for continual growth and lots of fun. The band will be playing Leeds East […]
‘Karmageddon’ Breakdown: What is Happening in the Beauty World?
Lizzie offers a bite-size explanation of what on earth has been going on in the YouTube world.
Foundation Shade Ranges: Exploring Systematic Racism in the Fashion Industry
Faye discusses diversity in makeup shade ranges.
DMA’s Take a Worthwhile Risk On New Album, The Glow
Rarely has a band been so adored thousands of miles away from its home city than the Sydney three-piece band DMA’s are in the UK. With their two previous albums Hill’s End and For Now […]
In The Middle with No Rome & Beabadoobee
Down in the grungy basement of alternative hotspot The Key Club, past the bleeping arcade machines played by tour crew members, a tiny green room hides two musicians set to perform that evening. The freshest […]
A History of the Ambitious Thieves of Art
The recent theft of the £5 million ‘The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884’ by Vincent van Gogh is not the first and won’t be the last piece of art to be stolen. Over […]
My Fashion Lessons from the Pandemic
Freya offers some personal reflections on how the pandemic has changed her personal relationship to fashion and consumption.