Most language students eagerly await the mythical Year Abroad, it’s the hot topic around the language department. It’s a year that allows us to be a bit snobby towards the […]
Category: Culture
City Secrets: October
Photograph: The Yorker For the discerning student or inhabitant of York who likes a chill cafe or jazzy pub but doesn’t know where to look, City Secrets is your guide. […]
Review: “Winning the War of Ideas: Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris and Douglas Murray.” London O2 Arena.
The popularity of music concerts is undeniable as crowds continuously flock to see music stars of the current age. However, the growth in popularity of public debates is telling of […]
Review: Lean on Pete
Lean on Pete is the latest film from director Andrew Haigh and is adapted by Haigh from Willy Vlautin’s novel of the same name. The film stars Charlie Plummer who was […]
Review : A Quiet Place & Ghost Stories
This week I went to see two horror films. I only ended up seeing one and a half of them. What happens next will horrify you. First, I saw A […]
15 Fashion Trends from around the World
On Friday the 20th of April, the fashion society of the University of York is presenting an International Fashion Show in collaboration with Leeds Fashion Society and York Fashion week […]
Feminist crusade: Campaign for legal abortion intensifies in Latin America
Today is International Women’s Day, a day marking the achievements of women throughout the years. However, it is all too easy to forget the ongoing lack of equality around the world and […]
Women’s enfranchisement 100 years on: How much has really changed?
In February 1918, the government of the United Kingdom passed the Representation of the People Act. This initial step towards full voting rights for women, entitled women over 30 who […]
As 2017 draws to a close, it is more essential than ever to learn from history.
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” So goes Winston Churchill’s famous, if somewhat clichéd phrase. Often, the study of history, whether at an academic […]
Paul Nash and the Uncanny Landscape
York Art Gallery are currently hosting an exhibition of Paul Nash, whose landscapes clearly show the disturbance of the artistic tradition which reflected the world which had suffered unprecedented carnage […]