As part of the Chinese New Year celebrations that took place at the Leeds town hall on Friday night, designer Laura Henery’s ‘East meets West’ fashion show was a triumph in showcasing the evolution of […]
Magic Lantern Festival lights up Roundhay
The Magic Lantern Festival opens tonight in Leeds and is something you definitely do not want to miss this festive season. The festival trail consists of 40 giant handmade lantern displays made from 40,000 light […]
Trump’s New America, The Reality of the Election Result
This week’s episode of Panorama focused on answering the question on all our minds: who voted for Trump? The sheer power of the media in influencing public opinion is astounding. The news is omnipresent; headlines, […]
Was Zara’s ‘ungendered’ line a step back for androgynous fashion?
In an ever increasing environment of ungendered fashion, with Jaden Smith becoming the face of Louis Vuitton’s women’s wear and high-end fashion labels Gucci and Prada featuring genderless fashion on the runway, the high street […]
Androgyny and Fashion: a make-up, break-up relationship
Androgyny is often identified as a new concept, but it has been a constant figure in fashion for decades, if not longer. Most recently the essence of the 90s is fully captured through the androdgynous […]
Library resources under threat
Some departments could lose access to up to 86% of journals. A university bid to cut £120,000 from the library budget has led many online periodical subscriptions to come under threat. Subscriptions to periodicals are […]
New nightclub Church set to open its doors this Friday
The Gryphon have two pairs of tickets to give away for the opening of brand new and exciting venue Church this Friday, featuring Circa Waves. To enter, simply like and share this post, and the […]
A Cultural Victory in New York City
Amid the chaos of controversial hair at Marc Jacobs and Bella Hadid’s fall at Michael Kors, one figure came out of this New York fashion week making positive history. Designer Anniesa Hasibuan became not only […]
Appropriation vs Appreciation; a fine line
Where is the line drawn between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation in Marc Jacob’s and Ashish’s latest fashion shows? Marc Jacobs in New York: Appropriation The incorporation of a variety of cultural influences is something […]
Celebrating Halloween Culture
The air has grown colder, and Halloween is upon us once again. One of the oldest holidays in the modern calendar, dating back as far as the Pagan times, it has reached global popularity. Bring […]
Features | Pulling up the curtain: Behind the scenes of the Edinburgh Festival
By Ruby Lott-Lavigna and Brigitte Phillips Photo Credit: Toby Mather The Edinburgh Festival is one of the most important cultural events in the United Kingdom, a behemoth that almost completely takes over the city for […]
TV | Freeview Flicks of the week – Star Trek, The Raid and Ghostbusters
Our weekly LSi best freeview flicks picks are here! This week we take a trip on the USS Enterprise, kick some arse and call up the ghost busters! MONDAY – Star Trek (Film4 21:00) In […]