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Kat Smith wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Having won the coveted Booker Prize in 2019, it’s likely the name Bernardine Evaristo has come up once or twice as a book recommendation. If you were still in any doubt over whether to read the outstanding G […]

Morgan wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Since the death of George Floyd on the 25th of May 2020, the world has seen what is being described as “the biggest civil rights movement in history”. Alongside signing petitions, donating, and protesting in a […]

Chris Connor wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Alexander Payne is one of the most unique directors to emerge in the past 25 years. He has embodied his 7 films to date with a uniquely dark sense of humour and wit, with a heavy focus on characters in crisis […]

Erin Allwood wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Don’t Go Gentle echoes Dylan Thomas’ ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’, an ardent poem encouraging the reader not to go gently into death. The adjective ‘gentle’ connotes as quiet, careful and compliant, […]

Beth Kirkbride wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

It was about one week into lockdown boredom that I found myself scouring the internet for ‘things to do inside’. I unearthed a minefield of listicles suggesting that I do something productive such as clear out […]

Sam Hewitson wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Audiobooks tend to divide the masses in the world of literature. With applications such as Audible and Scribd helping with accessibility to books and stories, some adore them. Others, myself included, are not big […]

Olivia Emily wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

“I’m sure

Somebody died while

We made love. Some-

Body killed somebody

Black. I thought then

Of holding you

As a political act. I

May as well have

Held myself.”

(‘Stand’ in The Tradi […]

Steph Green wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Christina Newland’s essay collection She Found it at the Movies shines a light on a diverse set of voices to reclaim female desire, according to Film News Editor, Steph Green

Women and their desirous response […]

Chloe Martin wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

KennyHoopla has come bursting into this fragmented world with intense open eyes and a gaping heart with debut EP how will i rest in peace if i’m buried by a highway? //.

Kenny La’ron is an Alternative and Ind […]

Hattie Fisk wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

As a young 5-piece shoegaze band, Pastel aren’t letting the pandemic slow them down. Fueled by two Mancunian cousins – the Lead singer (Jack Yates) and rhythm guitarist (James Yates) – an Irish lead guitarist a […]

Ermis Madikopoulos wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Scott Howard has a distinctive voice that reminds me of Cat Stevens. Following the success of his previous album Ascended Man, which received over six million streams on Facebook, he’s back with a new EP The L […]

Ermis Madikopoulos wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

The Brave Faces recently released new single ‘Lots of Nights Out’, which is a brilliant slice of post-punk that evokes a moody yet positive atmosphere. Their production is dark, reminding me of White Lies at the […]

Sam Hewitson wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a masterpiece, and since finishing it I have been begging everyone I know to read it also. Evelyn Hugo, a fictional Marilyn Monroe type figure, enlists […]

Chris Connor wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

The Uncharted series is now, surprisingly, 13 years old. It remains one of the greatest selling PlayStation original series and one of the most acclaimed for the developer Naughty Dog. It seems an apt time to […]

Lucy Robinson wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

‘Good Bad Times’ is the latest single from Madrid quartet Hinds and signals a deviation from the indie rock sound of their previous material and the start of a new era for the band. Featuring dreamy synths, lul […]

Polly Dale wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

HI SIENNA, the brightly dressed, alt-pop band from Manchester, have given us an exclusive listen to their new song ‘Car’, which is now available on Spotify and Apple Music.