The Gryphon speaks to Leeds graduate Rosie Collington, founder of Languages for Good, on how language skills can have a big impact on society Could you tell me a bit about Languages for Good and […]
Features | Top 10 moving out tips
Every summer, thousands of students move between properties or away from Leeds. Towards the end of June, as demand for bin bags and cardboard boxes soar, and as landlords become increasingly difficult to get hold […]
Art | The Jimi Hendrix Experience – suitably psychedelic photographs
Image: Gered Mankowitz In 1967, in the heady throes of rock and roll, photographer Gered Mankowitz took pictures of Jimi Hendrix. Captured just three years before the musician’s untimely death, the photographs represent the vibrancy […]
Theatre | Refugee Boy – a seamless production
Image: West Yorkshire Playhouse At the level of individuals, politics can be a prison. It binds ethnicities to boundaries, families to states and its victims are those who remain caught between its narrowly and neatly […]
Comment | An end to LAD culture
Lad culture is a club promoter asking young men to explain the details of how they intend to “violate a fresher tonight”. The crude misogyny that characterises it so conclusively courses through the response: ‘she’s […]
Books | Wave – A tale that deserves its 250-page-wide space on your bookshelf
If, like many other students at this stage in the year, you are trying to avoid anything that might induce tears, heartache or perspective, then Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala should remain closed, for now. Nonetheless, […]
Food | Gastronaut – Trinity Kitchen
Trinity Kitchen represents exactly what you don’t expect to find in a sparkly brand new indoor shopping centre owned by the corporate captains of the land in the middle of a bustling city. Land Security, which is responsible for […]