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 […]
Category: Culture
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 […]
Picasso Ceramics
York Art Gallery are currently showing the highlights of the Attenborough Collection’s extensive range of Picasso ceramics. Whilst Picasso is most often known for his Cubist canvases and sculptures, it […]
Richard’s Book Recommendations
The other day, perhaps Friday, a friend asked me for a few books they should read. I gladly responded with a list of five books that I thought suitable for […]
Q&A with King Koby’s Neil Smedley
Jurassic 5’s Concrete Schoolyard resonates around the room. Three stylish fellas are queuing on a bench facing the barber chairs. Stickers and posters bearing iconic lines like Mediocrity is a […]