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Louisa Merrick-White wrote a new post 5 years ago

With the advent of Tinder and other dating apps, the way people meet has changed forever, but how are attitudes towards casual sex changing and what impact will the Coronavirus pandemic have?

Existing […]

Harriet Metcalfe wrote a new post 5 years ago

It’s summer in Berlin in 2018, and fourteen-year old Nora is about to experience the full ferocity of everything life can throw at a teenager. Including, but not limited to: drugs, periods, dip-dyed hair and h […]

Megan Roxburgh wrote a new post 5 years ago

The winners of the 2020 Golden Joystick Awards have been announced.

Like many other gaming events in 2020, this year’s awards ceremony was broadcast on social media, Twitch and YouTube.

The pre-show, h […]

Jack Roberts wrote a new post 5 years ago

Since its release, the Demon’s Souls remake on the Playstation 5 has been garnering critical acclaim, introducing new players to an underrated classic and providing veterans with polished visuals and quality of l […]

Alice Sjöberg wrote a new post 5 years ago

A new and exclusive clip from the upcoming film Come Away, starring David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Caine and Angelina Jolie, has just been released.

Come Away is a fantasy drama reimagining of […]

Emma Curzon wrote a new post 5 years ago

“Trigger warning.”

The current ubiquity of that phrase has been met with controversy and, in some cases, ridicule. One particularly charming Urban Dictionary user writes that the purpose of trigger war […]

Aisha Fatunmbi-Randall wrote a new post 5 years ago

ScAutoTune, a promising lockdown project from Scottish rapper, Kouk, and producer Andra Black (stage name Dubh), is out now. Together, Kouk and Dubh have created an album that exemplifies a raw passion for […]

Chris Connor wrote a new post 5 years ago

The Assassin’s Creed franchise has been a constant on the gaming circuit for 13 years following the release of its debut title in 2007, its fortunes have somewhat fluctuated in the years since but it has d […]

Ellen Leslie wrote a new post 5 years ago

The trailer for an upcoming film has been subjected to widespread ridicule on social media and beyond for its Irish accents.
The trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme was released on 10 November and stars Emily Blunt […]

Paul Dawson wrote a new post 5 years ago

From busking on the street of York to quickly rising through the ranks of the British independent music scene, it is fair to say that Glass Caves can be considered one of the hottest bands in the UK. This rise […]

Kat Smith wrote a new post 5 years ago

Introducing: Portobello

Hometown: London

Listen to: ‘Money’, ‘Colourblind’, ‘Speak My Mind’, ‘Santa Fe’

Portobello: the name of one of the best markets in the world, a pretty versatile mushroom and al […]

Mischa Alexander wrote a new post 5 years ago

As another lockdown means that we have to stay inside, waiting for the Coronavirus infection rate to drop, so too must theatre fans resign themselves to be away from the beloved auditoriums for a little longer. […]

Talya Honebeek wrote a new post 5 years ago

Sunderland-based Theatre Space North East is bringing a COVID-safe production of the classic fairytale Hansel and Gretel to the region this December.

A bright orange, purpose-built tent will house a total of […]

James Hanton wrote a new post 5 years ago

Festival UK 2022 – or the ‘Festival of Brexit’ as it is often called – was an idea first floated around in 2018. Just recently, arts organisations who are agreeing to participate in the ceremonies are being off […]

James Hanton wrote a new post 5 years ago

Pravin Wilkins has won the 2020 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award for new theatre writing, being chosen from over 1700 initial applicants.

Wilkins’ play Moreno was chosen from a five-strong s […]

Charlotte Roszko wrote a new post 5 years ago

The Edinburgh Fringe Society have launched a Crowdfunder to help the festival return in 2021, after tit was cancelled this year for the first time in its history.

The Society have said that they need an […]

Neve GF wrote a new post 5 years ago

A brand new concert series featuring stars from the stage and behind the scenes is set to arrive at the Apollo Theatre.

Monday Night at the Apollo is a concert series, starting from the 11 January with […]

James Norman wrote a new post 5 years ago

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released at the best time possible for establishing a sense of community in an otherwise isolated time. Just as we found ourselves confined to our homes for an indeterminate […]

Harriet Metcalfe wrote a new post 5 years ago

After the immense success of 2017’s You Were Never Really Here, director Lynne Ramsay is coming back to the big screen with an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1999 psychological horror The Girl Who Loved Tom Gor […]

Jess Whitham wrote a new post 5 years ago

Grime’s against-all-odds success story is one I’ve followed pretty closely. My little brother even bought me a matching JME mug and coaster for Christmas last year. Having said that, Dan Hancox, the journalist b […]