It can easily be imagined how difficult it is to make it as an author. Hours of writing met with one rejection letter after another. Yet, is finally getting a book published really the big […]
A Moment More Sublime: The Life of a College Professor
Labour disputes and classroom discussions of Aristotle are not the first subjects which spring to mind when considering what makes a gripping work of fiction. Yet Stephen Grant’s debut novel, A Moment More Sublime, has both […]
Bird and Beast knock Nando’s off Peri-Peri Pedestal
Any establishment that claims to be ‘the home of awesome chicken’ is likely to be met with scepticism, seeing as Nando’s has always been the undisputed go-to for the nation’s poultry needs. However, we can […]
Postcard from Abroad – Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier
Hannah is a down to earth, pedigree Mancunian who is currently away from her French and European Politics degree at Leeds on an Erasmus placement at the Université Paul-Valéry in Montpellier. Hannah probably should say […]
Cheap vs Chic
This one number may never go out of fashion but this spring it is bigger and bolder with a distinctive style. The black dinner jacket is the one item that can glam up any outfit. With […]
The Interview – should it have been made, and is it any good?
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Interview finally snuck into UK cinemas last Friday, arriving to a fairly muted reception – it just scraped a place in the UK top ten in last weekend’s box […]
Theatre Preview – Open Theatre’s Metamorphosis
AN all-female production of Steven Berkoff’s adaptation of Kafka’s classic Metamorphosis opens at Leeds University’s campus theatre Stage@Leeds next week. Open Theatre’s innovative and thought-provoking new production promises to be an exciting and bold piece […]
Perfect Pancakes
Whether it’s your first flip-fest away from home, or if over the years you’ve become a pro at peeling your housemates’ over-enthusiastic efforts off the ceiling, everyone should have access to a decent pancake recipe. […]
Oscar Round-Up: Best Original and Adapted Screenplay
The award for Best Screenplay is always the least discussed of the ‘big five’ (which includes best film, actress, actor and director), but a strong script is essential to a film’s success, providing the framework […]
Trend Alert: Cut outs
Forget midriffs this Spring, designers hailed a new form of exposure through the use of cut outs. Positioned around the waist, as shown on the Balmain catwalk above, cut outs create the allusion of a […]
Uptown Special by Mark Ronson
It seems Mark Ronson has once again reinvented himself. With his fourth studio album, Uptown Special, Ronson turns away from the electro-pop sounds of Record Collection, cruising down the avenue of American blues, funk and […]
Freeview Flicks of the Week – Shaun of the Dead, Moonrise Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook
In the Middle’s best weekly freeview flicks picks is here! This week we fight zombies, go to a male strip show and join a search party for two young lovers. MONDAY – Shaun of the […]