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Amelia Hansford wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

The 2000s cult classic MTV Cribs is making its surprise return this August.

MTV made the announcement on 15 July with a 10-second trailer. The unlisted video sets the date for the reboot on 11 August.

The […]

Paul Dawson wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

Swim School are a band on the rise – the Edinburgh quartet are continuing their upward trajectory following a string of stellar tracks. On the lead up to their highly anticipated debut EP making sense of it all, […]

Alex Daud Briggs wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

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Horror is a genre known for being a bit formulaic. That’s why even the simplest merging of premises, combined with a good execution can lead to a memorable payoff. That’s exactly what we get with ‘Fre […]

Ella McLaren wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

Pop newcomer Kirsty Grant’s latest single, ‘Bad Boys, Good Girls’ wouldn’t go amiss amid an episode of Love Island. Shimmering with heat and an overall glossy banger, it’s easy to imagine people scramblin […]

Sarah Taylor wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

On his latest single ‘Polaris’, musical polymath Damon Albarn weaves an atmospheric soundscape inspired by the idyllic scenery of Iceland. There is plenty to unpack on ‘Polaris’, from its beautiful multi-f […]

Paul Dawson wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

Irish purveyors of hook-heavy bangers and classic summer anthems The Academic are back with a brand new EP Community Spirit, which is spearheaded by single ‘Not Your Summer’.

Forming in 2013, The Acad […]

Lana Williams wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett is renowned for her quirky tunes with witty narratives. From tales of roadkill to swimming lessons, Barnett is no stranger to singing about anything and everything […]

Amelia Hansford wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

The Emmys 2021 nominations have been revealed, with The Crown and The Mandalorian tying for lead nominations. The Netflix drama and Disney+ sci-fi adventure both received 24 nods including best drama series. […]

Amelia Hansford wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

Theatre director Nicolas Kent has announced he will be directing a new verbatim play about the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Titled Grenfell: Value Engineering – Scenes from the Inquiry, the play is “based entirely […]

Jasmine Edge commented on the post, Birth Control: A Journey I Wasn’t Ready to Take 4 years, 5 months ago

Hi Heather, thank you for sharing your story. I’m really glad my piece helped you in some way. It was really important for me to share my experience and I feel less alone after other people like you have reached […]

Cameron Swan wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

*Disclaimer: Sniper Elite VR review code was provided by Rebellion for the purposes of this review. That being said, all opinions expressed in this review are entirely that of the author.

Sniper Elite shot […]

Fern McErlane wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

Naturally curly and wavy hair is appearing more and more in the media (as it should do) – textured styles on the heads of celebrities, elaborate curls seen in film and on TV. Embracing your natural hair is t […]

Mia Stapleton wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

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Following her heroic sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame (2019), Black Widow sees Scarlett Johansson reprise her role as Natasha Romanoff for (most likely) the final time in an action-packed, heartfelt […]

Katie Heyes wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

A new comedy based on the lives of Barbra Streisand and Joan Rivers will premiere at the Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre.

The Funny Girls is a fictional reunion reflecting their journeys to stardom including […]

theindiependent wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

The young protagonist of Fake Accounts describes herself as “a toxic presence”, spends a finger-joint-crushing amount of time on social media, and to further mark out her self-involvedness, is writing an aut […]

Andrew Butcher wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

One of the striking aspects of listening to JAWS’ 2019 album, The Ceiling, is the astute lyrical observations that permeate the almost experimental soundscape. Catching up with lead singer, Connor Schofield one S […]

Amelia Hansford wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

A new international trailer for the A24 horror film Lamb has been released.

The thriller sees a childless couple living in rural Iceland make a discovery inside their sheep barn. They soon face the […]

Lucy Dunn wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) have announced the casting for the musical adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant.

The children’s production describes the journey of orphan boy Peter Augus […]

Alex Crisp wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

The next film in the Paddington franchise is now officially in development.

StudioCanal have confirmed that a third instalment in the popular family-friendly series will begin filming in the second quarter of […]

Elouise Hobbs wrote a new post 4 years, 5 months ago

Get ready to feel really old: Legally Blonde, the rom-com turned feminist cult classic, celebrates its 20th birthday this year. To celebrate, here’s a whistle-stop tour through some timeless life lessons, ble […]