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One of the bad boys of this current generation of actors, the totally charming yet unpredictable Irishman that is Colin Farrell has certainly had an ‘interesting’ career to put it lightly. Starting out on the […]

What exactly is it about Jane Austen’s second novel, Pride and Prejudice, that has made it so unwaveringly popular from 1813 up until the present day? It could be the irresistible romance or the social commentary […]

For this week’s ‘Piece Of The Week’ it seems apt to go into the world of Pop Art to celebrate with BBC 4’s dedicated week to Pop Art. It seems only right to go to the origins of Pop Art.

This week the title o […]

He may have one of the most whimsical names in showbiz, but Benedict Cumberbatch is very much the man of the moment. His repertoire so far has been more than diverse; he’s put a bratty, modern spin on a V […]

Two years since the release of their self-titled debut album, unique trio RDGLDGRN (Red Gold Green) have returned with edgy, up-tempo track ‘Runnin Away’.

The group who hail from Reston, Virginia – consisting […]

Everyone’s favourite supergroup is back. No, not The Last Shadow Puppets *fangirls sit down in disappointment*.

I’m of course talking about Alison Mosshart fronted giant, The Dead Weather. They’re back with new […]

Title: A Room With A View

Author: E. M. Forster

What I think so far: This novel is very different to anything I’ve ever read before and so I have struggled engaging with both the language and the story, but […]

Going to see a film that I know little to nothing about is a rare occurrence for me, and doesn’t tend to end well. However, on this occasion it was an immensely great decision, as The Wolfpack enthralled me from […]

One of the most eagerly anticipated forthcoming albums of 2015 is undoubtedly the third from Californian post-black metal outfit Deafheaven, New Bermuda. Following up their critically acclaimed near-masterpiece, […]

Until this Friday, I had never gotten off the train to Leeds at Burley Park station, and to be honest it’s fairly easy to see why. Unless you happen to live here, or are attending a gig at the Brudenell Social […]

Despite education on the cruelty of its trade from various animal rights groups, widespread public opposition and even greater government regulation, fur has managed to make its way back into fashion – big time. […]

From Donald Trump to your grandparents – people are strangely obsessed with what’s going on with your uterus. It doesn’t matter if you’re a woman, a man, a gender non-conformist: if you’ve got a uterus, people se […]

Beside my laptop are three resources relating to an art form I know relatively little about – I mean, I just scraped a B grade in GCSE Textiles – but am consistently enthralled by: the August issue of Vogue, It by […]

Aside from EP releases 4 Track Mind and Flat Out, both released in 2014 (quite possibly the busiest year in the band’s career so far), the music scene hasn’t been witness to an album from these young Irish […]

Anyone familiar with Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘A Scarlet Letter’ will be familiar with the story of Hester Prynne, a married woman who commits adultery in Puritan Boston and ends up pregnant with the pastor’s child. […]

The Star Wars prequels are often called out for their inferior quality to the Original three films and certainly for the first two films this is fairly understandable, however this viewpoint is often held most […]

Californian Twins, The Garden are in full flow, stirring up the guitar scene in their local Orange County, California and beyond. The enigmatic duo are famous for their lively offering of rebelliously innovative, […]

Following on from 2013’s horrifically overlooked release, We Need Medicine, Glaswegian rockers The Fratellis are back, determined to cause more than a ripple in the sea of rock ‘n’ roll releases with their new […]

There has been some recent controversy in the news over a policy created by Amnesty International, a renowned human rights organisation, who have set forward a vote that protects sex workers by decriminalising […]