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The second episode in season four of Lena Dunham’s Girls follows Hannah’s attempts to settle in and make friends upon her arrival at Iowa. Whilst this episode is certainly more captivating than the series’ debut […]

I’m a seventeen-year-old with a music taste dating as far back as the early 60s, and I’ve not only come across people just like me, who genuinely appreciate and enjoy music worlds apart from their generation, I ha […]

“Hands in, defeat Ron on three! 1, 2, 3!”

Since its debut in 2009, Parks and Recreation has had a special place in the hearts of fans all over the world. As Amy Poehler recently explained so excellently, this […]

Unlike most wannabe Literature students, I didn’t get into Literature until a relatively late age. While yeah, I’d always enjoyed reading, my book collection had never strayed far beyond A Series of Unf […]

Every now and again a band comes along and changes the status quo.

People aren’t just fans of bands like this. They worship the members like a new form of religion. Such bands draw fans to venues in their […]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the media works in trends. The latter end of 2014 bore witness to the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Ebola crisis, and police brutality across America, amongst many […]

Literature has the power to transport you to different times, places and worlds. But when was the last time you explored ‘the world of literature’, so to say? We are constantly bombarded by work by the likes of E […]

When I first saw ‘(500) Days Of Summer’, I felt so sorry for Summer. I felt sorry for the way she was labelled as ‘heartless’, ‘ a player’ and ‘a slag’. In this film the uncertainty, the unpredictability and the […]

To grasp the theme of this article, one only has to recall the recent and controversial episode of Question Time. The Farage vs Brand set up seemed to be predominantly to allow Question Time to increase its v […]

The Oscars is, undoubtedly one of the biggest nights of the year. Not only does it celebrate achievements in the world of film, the ceremony also causes a buzz amongst other circles; fashionistas, journalists and […]

Damien Chazelle. A man the majority of us hadn’t heard of until the universally acclaimed exploits of his sophomore venture: Whiplash – named after the Hank Levy composition used in the film – earned him a place […]

As Lena Dunham’s Girls returns to our screens for a fourth season, the viewer is left with a definite sense of disappointment after the first episode. Instead of the funny, relatable twenty minutes that viewers […]

The last decade has seen a whole host of talented singer-songwriters burst onto the music charts worldwide; Ben Howard and Ed Sheeran are just two of these established and popular musicians. Jason Allan is from […]

Listen closely and you’ll be able to hear the chants of joy. Yes, after what seems like an eternity of waiting for more casting news, (we’re not ready to talk about the loss of Michael Pitt quite yet) Fannibals […]

In this simple but profound novel tackling teenage depression, Ned Vizzini has captured what it truly feels like to have such a debilitating mental illness but he has achieved this with immense humour, irony and […]

Another lazy Sunday: What does that mean, you ask? It means it’s time for another ‘My Life in Books.’ This week, it’s Megan Stanley’s turn to write about the books that define her life.

Matilda // Roald […]

Ralph Fiennes is arguably one of the finest British acting talents at our disposal. A RADA graduate, and noted Shakespearean interpreter, Fiennes found his first taste of success on stage at the Royal National […]

Would you go to a restaurant, read only the first two items on the menu and then place your order?
No, you wouldn’t. Even if you do eventually pick the second item on the menu, chances are you look at what else i […]

Parka’s Ego Trip EP is a worthy investment indeed. From the opening second of the anthemic ‘Friend’, you know this band is going to knock your socks off. The racing melody is perfect for their live set-up; the […]

*N.B. this contains a couple of spoilers but definitely not enough to ruin the book for you.*

Thumbing through the books my moderately small local library had to offer, automatically skipping the so-called […]