I’m from Essex. That looks odd all spelled out, I can’t remember the last time I wrote it down. Essex: that word that I learned in junior school, just the forth line of my address. […]
Should we support Russell Brand’s revolution?
The comedian, actor and now political activist Russell Brand has recently released his third book, ‘Revolution’. Its publication follows controversial Newsnight appearances, columns for The Guardian and even a spot guest-editing The New Statesman. The Gryphon asks: should […]
Russell Brand’s Revolution: He’s not the Messiah
Take the best of Che Guevara, Gandhi and Malcolm X and you have in no way described Russell Brand – the nation’s favourite former addict turned Christ-like revolutionary. Only better, because he wears Raybans and […]
TV |Freeview Flicks of the week – Schindler's List, Billy Elliot and Milk
There’s always a wide selection of great films available on Freeview, and seeing as staying in is the new going out, TV presents the ideal opportunity to catch up on what you might have missed […]
Interview | Josie Long on sport, filmmaking and Russell Brand
photo: Leo Garbutt I meet Josie Long upstairs in the Hyde Park Picture House, crammed into a little office next to the projection room. She’s as exuberant as expected, even if it is the last […]
TV | Hebburn – Proof that BBC comedy has been tainted by 'Sachsgate'
Hebburn returns to our screens for a second series, but despite some occasional funny gags, it’s hard not to notice the effects of comedic scandals, notably Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand’s ‘Sachsgate’, in influencing a […]
Comment | Brand's call for youthful resistance
Much has been made in recent weeks of Russell Brand’s appearance on Newsnight and his 4,000 word call to arms for a revolution in the New Statesman. In his interview and his article, Brand came across […]
Features | Brand calls for revolution but will we answer?
Following Russell Brand’s Newsnight interview urging for revolution, LS explores what revolution really means for students. Last week, in a fascinating Newsnight interview with Jeremy Paxman, comedian- cum-revolutionary Russell Brand made significant waves when […]
Comment | Russell Brand for prime minister?
Russell Brand is sexist, obnoxious and annoying. But he might just be right about why we are so politically apathetic. The ideas which gushed forth during that interview with Paxman on Newsnight last week, assumedly from the […]