The northern festival scene has long been dominated by the rowdy, colossally large and less than intimate Leeds Festival. However, in recent years there has been a rise in smaller independent festivals such as Beacons. […]
What’s On: Luther
“I’ve seen something like this before”, growls Idris Elba. How right he is.
The Eating Out Scout: Ecco Pizzeria
Staying on the Italian theme this week Ella Healing tried out our local Headingley based Ecco Pizzeria… For our last week in Leeds, my boyfriend and I needed to celebrate a little. I’d heard great […]
Review – ‘A Half Forgotten Song’ by Katherine Webb
Katherine Webb’s third novel is as enchanting and as deliciously written as her previous. A Half Forgotten Song tells the story of artist and struggling dad Zach, whose fascination with 20th century artist Charles Aubrey […]
What We’re Watching: Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model – Episode 5
Episode 5 I didn’t enjoy this week’s episode. Up until now it had been fun to rant and bitch about the contestants who I deemed to be evil, safe in the knowledge that their souls […]
What We’re Watching: Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model – Episode 4
Episode 4 So the big reveal of this week’s episode of BINTM is that Angel is really very annoying. Not only does she have a very irritating, airy giggle, but she also doesn’t do her […]
The Eating Out Scout: La Besi
Awkwardly situated on the far edge of campus, behind the well-established Library Pub, I have zoomed past La Besi without a second glance countless times whilst on a mad campus dash. It was only in […]
Graduation Dining: The Blackhouse Grill
With graduation day fast approaching, Leeds Student has scouted out the best places in the city to celebrate the end of your university career. This week, Victoria Gray reviews The Blackhouse Grill.
What’s On: The White Queen
The decision to translate Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen from print to screen cannot have been one taken lightly by head writer Emma Frost. Gregory’s novels are much loved by historians and readers alike, despite […]
What We’re Watching: Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model – Episode 3
Episode 3 Hooray! Another episode of BINTM. I choose to pronounce this acronym, not only because Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model is too long to say (or to even type… Cheeky Copy and Paste […]
What We’re Watching: Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model – Episode 2
Episode 2 I’ll admit, straight off, that I didn’t watch the first episode of Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model, or BINTM as the hashtag encourages. I didn’t even realise that there was an episode […]
Maximo Park – The National Health
Why did they go away for so long?! Frontman Paul Smith may have proclaimed that not releasing his solo album <em>Margins</em> would have lead him to craziness, but bringing that string of indie dancefloor fillers […]