The Great British Bake Off is back, and with it a whole new swathe of people who will briefly flirt with baking before abandoning their new John Lewis mixer at the back of the cupboard. […]
TV | Masters of Sex – Back with a bang
Masters of Sex has returned to More4 this summer for its second season. An unusual and thought-provoking drama, it follows Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) in his pursuit to answer one question – what really […]
TV | Freeview Flicks of the Week – The Birds, Butch Cassidy and Star Wars V
Our weekly LSi freeview flicks here! This week the empire strikes back, we get attacked by vicious birds and a boy befriends a vampire. MONDAY – Animal Kingdom (Film4 22:50) Next week sees the release […]
Food | Gastronaut – Le Chalet, Leeds
Beyond occasional trips to the station, the financial district of Leeds may not be that familiar to the city’s students. However, if you’re willing to venture in, you’ll find there are some friendly, affordable and […]
TV | Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy
Opening a coffee shop on the rim of an active volcano in Hawaii seems a bold move, especially for a man whose CV lists only zookeeper and retail assistant as previous occupations. Yet, fellow barista […]
Food | Fresh Slice – Great British Bake Off Special
Whisks at the ready. Ovens on. The Great British Bake Off is back for a fifth series. Over ten, tense weeks, twelve contestants will pipe, glaze and of course bake, all under the icy-blue gaze […]
Fashion| If money wasn’t an issue we’d be buying…
Prada oval sunglasses, Selfridges, £285.00 It’s that time of year again! The sun has been shining on us for over a month now, so, let’s give our sunglasses collection a little re-vamp to celebrate the […]
Video Games | Player representation – an archaic affair
Ask your anyone on the street to describe your typical video-gamer and you’ll see a picture begin to emerge. Socially awkward, Vitamin D deprived, neck-beard. White. Male. The only problem with that picture is that […]
TV | Freeview Flicks of the Week – Taken, Shut Up and Play the Hits and Memento
Our weekly LSi best freeview flicks picks are here! This week (cue low threatening voice) we will look for you, we will find you, and we will kill you! MONDAY – Somewhere (Channel 4 00:20) […]
Travel | Dublin – A magical escape
If you’re stuck for something to do this summer without spending loads of money, grab your mates, book in to a hostel and spend a week exploring the magical city of Dublin. Its perfect blend […]
Features | Days Out in the Dales
Are you in Leeds over the summer? Need to get out of the city for a while? Do you want to do all this without breaking the (very measly, student finance fueled) bank? Well […]
TV | Freeview Flicks of the Week – The Godfather, The Inbetweeners Movie and Winter’s Bone
Our weekly LSi best freeview flicks picks are here! MONDAY – Betty Blue (Film4 22:45) France is regarded as being the nation of romance, with Paris known as The City of Love. Following the lives of […]