Arts & Culture editor Owen Frost writes about the first few weeks as a Humanities freshers student at the University of Leeds.
Life’s a Beach: A sun-drenched culmination of the Leicester group’s tongue-in-cheek ways
Writer and editor Owen Frost reviews Easy Life’s debut album, Life’s a Beach.
Inclusive but Disconnected: 2021 Academy Awards Roundup
Arts Editor Owen Frost’s roundup of this year’s slightly different Academy Awards Ceremony.
Superwhat? Supervillain – Czarface’s latest venture with DOOM solidifies their quirky panache
Owen Frost reviews the latest collaboration between Czarface and the late MF DOOM.
In memory of MF DOOM: Your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper
Owen Frost pays tribute to the late MF DOOM. Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name. Rest in Peace the Supervillain.
The gryph-online: The arts and culture editors’ top stream picks
Print Editor Sinead O’Riordan: Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman (Amazon Prime) This is a weird one to wrap your head around. It‘s basically a film about a play about a play, with all linear understanding […]
Movies losing momentum – is the end near in sight?
Writer and Arts and Culture print editor Owen Frost investigates the recent decision from Cineworld to temporarily close their cinemas, after the postponement of No Time To Die’s date of release. The decision to close has affected over 37,000 globally.
Black artist spotlight
For Black History Month, our team of writers share some of their favourite and most notable Black artists.
Retroactive remedying: How can depictions of Blackface be torn down?
Owen Frost explores the most recent removal of Blackface depictions both within television and film – and how they can effectively be torn down.
Culture in the Time of Covid
Hyde Park Book Club Book Club is a great spot for either a chilled pint with friends or a great opportunity to pick up a book from their selection of great non-fiction and fiction. Over […]
Da 5 Bloods Review: Spike Lee does not quite strike gold
The latest Spike Lee “Joint” arrived on Netflix on June 12th, off the back of Lee’s 2018 critical success with BlacKkKlansman. Da 5 Bloods is Lee’s return to satirical form with focus on African American GI experience in […]
Black Lives Matter, Covid-19 and the Arts: an Interview with BBC Two Channel Controller Patrick Holland
Owen Frost sits down (virtually) with Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC 2, to discuss his channel’s policies regarding Black Lives Matter and the increasing importance of history in public broadcasting. Owen: Hi Patrick, can you […]