The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey, but have faced persistent violent assaults on their culture, language, and livelihoods since the First World War. Tasha Johnson speaks to Hüseyin Bahur about his experiences living as a Kurd in Turkey.
Wakefield Litfest is holding a free panel event at Wakefield Library, aimed at young people aged 14 to 25, focusing on Writing in the North.
After seeing the other week Rishi Sunak’s comments about retraining, realising I’m doing a useless humanities degree, having a brew and a good cry, I hopped onto the National Careers Service website [available here] to […]
Everyone reading this is probably a bright young spark and therefore realises coronavirus is still about. There is no other word but ‘pain’ to capture the emotion felt at having Leeds’ club nights robbed from […]
Artists call for the protection of the touring music industry, in the fear Britain will turn into a “cultural jail”. It’s the new B-word, the dreaded topic of conversation we try and avoid like deadlines. […]
Co-written by James Patterson, a fiction writer whose books have sold more than 300 million copies, and Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States. We can assume that most of the writing was […]
Arts and Culture editor Delphie Bond discusses the best books to bond over with your new flatmates.
Although those of you reading this are lucky enough to be studying in one of the most vibrant and culturally enriched cities in the North, there is an abundance of things to discover just past […]
When 500 people gathered for the first ever Notting Hill Carnival in 1966, no one could have imagined its coming popularity. This year saw 2.5 million attendees, 40,000 volunteers and 9,000 police, making it the […]
Culture’s third party at Wire welcomed Will Lister and Pangaea for a night of genre-spanning excellence. For nearly 10 years, DJ and producer Pangaea – also known as Kevin McAuley – has been pushing the boundaries of electronic music. Being a third of Leeds’ finest Hessle Audio, he is no […]
History was made at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards when Black Panther picked up the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Black Panther previously boasted its success by becoming […]
Currently, there is a huge debate over the meaning of ‘Human Rights’. But considering the current international climate, rife with violence, famine, disease and political injustice, it would be rich to assume Human Rights are […]