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As November approaches, America is preparing for the upcoming presidential election and issues focusing on the economy, job creation, etc.

Live at Leeds is well underway as I head to Leeds Met on 5th May to meet Pip Brown – better known as Ladyhawke.

So, Live at Leeds is over for another year – and what a weekend it was! Hannah Perlin, Katie Machin

Los Campesinos! were the headline act playing in the Union, at Stylus. I must say that the last time I

When seeing a play adapted from or based upon a book or film, it’s difficult to know how much research

For the Love of Grimes Brudenell Social Club 8th May 2012 Grimes, the latest up and coming artist on the Montreal

Last Friday night, the Lippy committee spent three nervous hours sitting around in Leeds University’s Riley Smith hall, worrying about

Have we mentioned we’re releasing our Summer print issue soon? Or that the theme is ‘Against the Tide’? Once or

Matthew Comer 2022NQ, Manchester 13/04/2012 I have to admit, when I initially put myself forward to review the preview night

The names Michael Phelps, Paula Radcliffe, Chris Hoy and Serena Williams are all pretty familiar even to those with little

“In places of terrible suffering, always find someone with a smile.  For a smile mean hope.  Never stop smiling on

If you were to look at the way that mainstream comics represent gender and sexuality, especially within the rash of

Telling secrets is something that is normally stigmatised and frowned upon; the ability to keep a secret is held in

Have you ever walked down the street and spotted at least four other people with the same bag/coat/jeans as you?

Pushkin House, London 20/04/2012 Writers: Yaroslava Pulinovich, Irina Bogatereva, Anna Lavrinenko, Anna Leonidova Publisher: GLAS As I sat in Pushkin House, listening to four

It’s getting harder and harder nowadays to be ‘against the tide’ in fashion; pretty much everything and anything is a

 “Whatever I write is purely instinct” – Elsieanne Caplette It has been a long five years. No, seriously. I have

“Is it as good as the book?” Such is the frequent query one is faced with after watching the film

Following our recent article ‘Real Women Have Curves‘, Kate McManus shares her thoughts on body confidence and  ’real women’, and

In two weeks’ time, Live at Leeds will return for another music-filled weekend. Founded in 2007 to celebrate the city’s

I am addicted to social media and I am not ashamed to admit it. I have spent countless hours keeping

“Oh Lolita, you are my girl, as Vee was Poe’s and Bea Dante’s, and what little girl would not like

Anastasia - Marcelle Maurette Pushkin House Theatre, London Walking Thoughts 12/04/2012 In 1918, the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia and

Many of you may not have heard of World Book Night, as it was only introduced last year – but

Matthew Crow is a published novelist. His first novel, Ashes, was published in 2010 and his second, My Dearest Jonah,

For the culture-hungry, the UK provides us with an absolute feast of delights from all over the world. Flashing lights,

Children around the world awake on Easter Sunday to chocolate Easter bunnies, coloured eggs, warm hot cross buns, and often

The dawn of Easter Sunday has always promised personal significance for me, marking the conclusion of another year’s Lent and

Whether you need some extra self-indulgence after 40 days of virtue, or you perhaps need to scrub away those sins

I am an atheist and a horror film enthusiast. A rather unusual way of introducing myself – but bear with

There’s a sort of glorified martyrdom associated with workaholics. Although one’s health, hygiene and relationships may suffer – at least

I seem to be finding a bone to pick with Channel 4 more often than not these days. First, it

Anyone watching the IAAF Indoor World Championship 2012 in Istanbul may have been surprised by the footage of Tahmina Kohistani

Perah? Perah darling? Yah, I chundered everywhar. If you don’t understand the above then you have not been introduced to

The Gap Year – or the Gap Yah, as it has now been immortalised in popular culture thanks to a

The Coalition government announced on 17th March that they are to ‘axe aid to India’. Andrew Mitchell, Development Secretary, explained

As anyone who read last week’s Reality week feature entitled Second Life: Your Virtual Existence will know, we live in

The ‘80s – a decade of cheesetastic goodness. I have yet to meet anyone that could tell me with a

It has become normal to be pessimistic about the Arts in Britain since the government coalition, and even more so

Before I get down to the nitty gritty I would like to clear the air. Being from California, I A:

First and foremost, it is safe to say that the ‘entertainment’ factor is the biggest consideration for a TV talent show

This week’s Reality theme got us thinking about ‘reality’ TV dating shows – Jo Gilbert defends the student TV staple

This week we debate the merits (or lack thereof) of reality dating TV programme Take Me Out. Hannah Perlin is less

Virtual reality has been popular in the world of science fiction for decades and philosophy has been dealing with what’s

Second Life is an online virtual world that was launched and developed by Linden Lab in 2003. By 2011 it

Fashion blogs are nothing new. As an expert in procrastination with a serious fashion obsession, I should know. But recent

30GG is the reduced size of Katie Price’s, aka Jordan, surgically enhanced breasts. They were previously a 32FF. This is

I thought it odd that there be any kind of question or doubt surrounding whether someone is ‘real’. Surely that

To be, or not to be, the most celebrated figure in all of English Literature? That is the question. At

Don’t know what MS is? Neither did I when I was diagnosed at 16. The good news is it’s the

Sat around the dinner table with a few friends, we were discussing the concept of real life and what we

Unwanted hair. It’s fundamentally regarded as repulsive, and women spend hours trying to rid themselves of the stubborn bastards who,