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As if a four-day work week needed improvement: Spector has made a triumphant return with new single ‘Catch You On The Way Back In’. The track is accompanied by the news that the cult act’s third studio album […]

Mark Shenton exists in a world of theatre. Having been a theatre critic since 2002, and written for the Sunday Express, the Guardian, the Independent, and more, over the course of our chat he brings me into this […]

The sun is finally shining and with impeccable timing South African alt-pop group Honeymoan have dropped new single ‘Super Emotional’; a summery sonic cocktail of relatable lyrics and catchy electronic bea […]

The Rah’s are a Scottish band making waves following support slots with the likes of The View and The Fratellis. They’re back and better than ever with their latest sonic offering ‘Our Design’ and ‘If You Nev […]

After the 2020 competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eurovision 2021 is set to take place in Rotterdam this May. After a year without Eurovision, however, is it time to reflect on the nature of […]

Best known for portraying the role of Leslie Durrell in ITV’s acclaimed comedy-drama series The Durrells, Callum Woodhouse is a British actor from Stockton, County Durham. Continuing to flourish in the t […]

The Handmaid’s Tale was first published in 1985 by Margaret Atwood, and was celebrated as a feminist novel centred on a woman’s right to bodily autonomy. When the Hulu television series based on the original boo […]

When it was announced last year by the Department of Education that relationships education would be compulsory in primary schools, alongside relationships and sex education (RSHE) in secondary schools, there was […]

As we reach the halfway point in 2021, this month’s gaming releases will take players from the fairway to the battlefield. Alternate universes, mythical beasts, beloved characters, and a trip to the unknown are j […]

Alluring and enigmatic, vampires have conquered literature and the screen for many years. Back in 1819 one of the first pieces of fiction, The Vampyre by John Polidori, was written about the myth of vampires, and […]

There are countless reasons why the Kardashian-Jenner family’s reality television show is problematic. While I am not one for snobbery about what people do or don’t find entertaining, when people point out its […]

Fifty years on from its troubled release, Max King explores how The Devils represents a fascinating case around the subject of censorship, and the collision of art and business.

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The infamous words uttered by Leonard Shelby in the final moments of Christopher Nolan’s puzzling thriller Memento, in effect, kick off the events of the film we have just witnessed. Told […]

City Lights, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, is remembered by many as Charlie Chaplin’s most masterful mélange of comedy, romance and social criticism. The film, released at a critical time fo […]

For centuries, ancient Greek myths have immortalised the actions of men while repeatedly marginalising women’s narratives. Even modern translations and retellings have exposed the systemic patriarchal o […]

With holidays abroad looking very unlikely for this summer, I’m sure we could all do with some distraction; a little bit of escapism so that we can pretend we’re actually somewhere hot and sunny rather than (fo […]

A Winter’s Promise, book one in The Mirror Visitor quartet, explores a world ruptured into floating islands called arks. Readers follow Ophelia in her engagement to superintendent Thorn, who resides on the d […]

The freedom to step outside and walk, released from the normal constraints of jobs and plans, is intoxicating in its allure. So, it is no wonder that writers who have done so are praised almost to the point of […]

Boy Parts is a disturbingly relevant book for the 21st century female. Despite the discussion of topics that are beyond comprehension for many of us, the book beautifully combines this with just enough […]

There are few things on earth that evoke an emotional response like good poetry, but football is one of them. Footballers, at their best, are graceful as ballet dancers and perform superhuman feats. When they […]