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Trigger Warning: this article contains issues relating to consent, assault, digital assault, and revenge porn. 

It is 2009, I am 14 years old, and I am going to school early to let one of my peers touch me in […]

Dream-pop newcomers Talk More have certainly been reading from the Wolf Alice playbook when it comes to their new single ‘King Street’. From the booming fuzz of the guitars to the honeyed melody that overlays the […]

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Foley: a mysterious art known to few and mastered by even fewer. Many, perhaps most, have never heard of it, and those that have seldom understand its arcane intricacies. In simple terms, Foley practitioners […]

From Carrie to Corpse Bride, we’re on hand to talk you through the best Halloween films to watch during spooky season—whether you like a hide-behind-your-hands jump scare or a campy comedy.

Black C […]

The Mermaid’s Tongue is Swamp Motel’s second immersive, online piece. Their creatives rose to the challenge of COVID-19 lockdown by moving their theatrical experiences online. Previously this year, they’ve succes […]

Also known as (Celebrate Bisexuality Day, Bisexual Pride Day, CBD, and Bisexual Pride), Bi Visibility Day is all about celebrating and raising awareness of bi+ identities.

As defined by Robyn Ochs, bisexuality […]

I did not discover that I suffered from vaginismus until I was in my twenties, and prior to that realisation I had never even heard of the disorder before. I suffer from primary vaginismus, and with a relatively […]

Disclaimer: We appreciate that many people who have vaginas do not identify as female and are using “women” and “female” to encompass anyone who menstruates or uses tampons.

For most people, their ‘time of t […]

Last year I ended a five year relationship, much to the shock of my friends and family.

I immediately found myself feeling lighter, freer, happier and more confident. 

At the time, I convinced myself that […]

We certainly aren’t alone in thinking how extraordinary Alice Birch’s adaptation of Normal People was. Luckily for us she’s back already, having written a script for a film full of “clandestine passion” and as […]

June is Pride Month, which is a chance for the global LGBTQ+ community to peacefully protest and raise political awareness of the issues facing the LGBTQ+ community, such as marriage equality, and transgender […]

Understated, poetic lyricism glints with chest-twisting nostalgia throughout Celeste’s newest EP, Lately.

A mix of soul, jazz, and R&B groove, Celeste’s style stretches comfortably across a plethora of dif […]

Warning: Spoilers abound for the Netflix adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House.

In the finale of Mike Flanagan’s brilliant new 10-part adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House, the youngest of the Crain f […]

I know what you’re thinking, another article that will surely ‘hail’ Childish Gambino as a ‘Renaissance man’ or the greatest artist of our generation. Another article that’s going to break down the video, an […]

The Indiependent: For those people who aren’t familiar with your work, could you some up what you do in a few sentences?
I am a YouTuber that films lifts, trains, buses, and secret areas of buildings. I am most i […]

Leading up to the release of Taylor Swift’s new album, reputation., much of the talk surrounding this project revolved around how Taylor would reconcile the competing images at the core of her stardom: that of t […]

BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham’s nightlife is pretty varied so I’ve broken it down based on area, although Snobs doesn’t really fit into any of them so let’s start with that:

Snobs: After Gatecrasher spluttered and […]

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is check my social media. I have a scroll through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and maybe even my LinkedIn page. On each of these days I wake up to new […]

The fields of art history and physics don’t often brush shoulders. Students of these subjects at uni only ever see each other at graduation; there is very little similarity between manipulating mathematical e […]