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With the Tate Britain opening an exhibition entitled ‘Fighting History’, showcasing historical events depicted in art and in the Centenary year of the First World War, Ella Khalek explores Francisco de Goya’s […]

My dad gave me a copy of Laura Bates’ Everyday Sexism a few months back now as a present. I read it in one sitting. Not because I enjoyed it, it was anything but enjoyable, it was horrific, upsetting and […]

Written by Sue Townsend, the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole series, my expectations were high for The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year. Although the novel starts off extremely promising – inviting genuine […]

In feminist circles, ‘intersectionality’ has become something of a buzzword. It connotes straying away from the traditional definition of feminism as something universal and all-encompassing and instead […]

If you’re looking for somewhere to run an event on the future of the Labour, an exploration into intellectual socialism and a cushy middle-class-but-left-wing debate, Latitude is the place to pitch your […]

This week The Indiependent caught up with The Glass Caves, a UK based alternative rock band playing a bunch of killer shows for the UK throughout the summer. With a similar sound that can only be described as […]

Meat Is Murder // The Smiths
I had to start with a Smiths song, it just made sense, but which one? I’ve opted for ‘Meat Is Murder’, not necessarily my all-time favourite track from Morrissey and company, but it […]

Title: Americanah

Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

What I think so far: Shortlisted for the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction and claiming a spot on the New York Time’s 10 Best Books of 2013 list, I started […]

In the aftermath of Pussy Riot’s imprisonment in Russia over their campaigning for LGBTQ and women’s rights, our US political correspondent Casey McGourty sees them at an event in Boston, MA. 

To kick off […]

For their first release, BECOME takes on Elohim’s own debut single ‘She Talks Too Much’ and transforms it with some EDM goodness. BECOME’s remix maintains the original track’s slowness but adds some delicious […]

The folk-inspired, dreamy chords that open Aaron Wright’s track ‘Rob a Bank’ are of an ethereal demeanor, immediately inducing the listener with the warmth of sunshine through acoustic melodies. The 23-year-old […]

Starling’s latest single gives the immediate impression of carefree, charismatic rock – but closer examination reveals a track that is carefully crafted and brilliantly emotive. Driving guitar riffs and the […]

The Blue Waves are an indie rock band hailing from Blackpool. Formed in 2013, they cite influences from a range of indie bands and artists including The Stone Roses, Jack White, and The Kooks. They released their […]

Still fresh off of the release of their debut album Sky City in January, emotive chill-pop five-piece Amason round off their year with the enchanting ‘Yellow Moon’. With layers of delicately twinkling strings, […]

If you picked up The Casual Vacancy simply at the sight of J. K. Rowling’s name, expecting another charming child-friendly fantasy novel, you are hopelessly and horribly wrong. Rowling couldn’t have written […]

With the recent announcement that Arcade Fire will start the recording their fifth studio album later this year, we look at their best tracks since their debut in 2004. From the four studio albums that this […]

Today’s the day! Opinion Editor Tony Diver scribbles about what he’s looking forward to, on the way to Latitude 2015

You’ve got your tent. You’ve got some sun cream, a raincoat, some gloves and your shorts to […]