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Jan 29, 202311 min read

January 2023 Album Round-Up

Despite the turn of the year, the constant stream of album releases, good and bad, stops for no one. 2022 produced a swathe of incredible re

Morgan Forbes

Jan 2, 20234 min read

Politics

Kanye & Kim: Mental Illness or Bigotry?

It can be difficult to find a ‘serious’ article about the Kardashian family on frontline news. Upon googling Kim’s name it seems all the...

F**k Censorship: AleXsandro Palombo on Iran and the Tyranny of Restricting Creative Expression

Sian Maher

Dec 10, 20227 min read

Music & Art

F**k Censorship: AleXsandro Palombo on Iran and the Tyranny of Restricting Creative Expression

With unrest as widespread as ever in Iran, artists, and creators from all around the world have revolted against the injustices and...

williamrymer7

Dec 2, 20228 min read

Music & Art

November Release Round-up

This feature aims to draw some attention to notable album releases over the past month that you may have missed, covering a variety of...

williamrymer7

Nov 11, 20226 min read

Reviews

Recommended listening – October

This feature aims to draw some attention to notable album releases over the past month that you may have missed, covering a variety of...

A Rex Orange Bounty and the ‘Soft Boy’ Façade

Sian Maher

Nov 6, 20223 min read

Social issues

A Rex Orange Bounty and the ‘Soft Boy’ Façade

Recently, news of Alex O’Connor’s, otherwise known as ‘Rex Orange County’, sexual transgressions have emerged. O’Connor, 24, faces...

williamrymer7

Oct 14, 20227 min read

Music & Art

September Music Round-Up

This feature aims to draw some attention to notable album releases over the past month that you may have missed, covering a variety of genre

The Not-So-Innocent, Rich, White Women Trapped in the National Galleries in Europe

Cecilia Cáceres Juan

Oct 9, 20225 min read

Music & Art

The Not-So-Innocent, Rich, White Women Trapped in the National Galleries in Europe

Despite how much intersectionality has been thought, written, and spoken about, as with the coloniality of museums, we are still socialised

Bohemian Rhapsody vs Rocketman: Storytelling in music biopics

Jordan T

Aug 7, 20225 min read

Film, TV & Books

Bohemian Rhapsody vs Rocketman: Storytelling in music biopics

With the Elvis biopic coming out this summer, I decided to take a trip down memory lane to the other two recent biopics of superstars of...

williamrymer7

Aug 1, 20225 min read

Music & Art

Recommended listening - July

This feature aims to draw some attention to notable album releases over the past month that you may have missed, covering a variety of...

‘Our Time on Earth’: Technology and Creativity in our Climate Emergency Response

Tara Hiralal

Jul 17, 20222 min read

Climate change

‘Our Time on Earth’: Technology and Creativity in our Climate Emergency Response

The current exhibition at the Barbican, ‘Our Time on Earth’, explores the importance of humans’ connection to other species, a connection...

williamrymer7

Jul 15, 20225 min read

Film, TV & Books

The Unexpected Resurgence of Kate Bush

The release of part one of the fourth season of Stranger Things, Netflix’s retro sci-fi juggernaut, was always going to draw a huge...

williamrymer7

Jul 1, 20226 min read

Music & Art

Recommended Listening: June

This feature aims to draw some attention to notable album releases over the past month that you may have missed, covering a variety of...

William Walden

Mar 11, 20224 min read

Politics

Joe Rogan and the Tolerance Paradox

The recent Joe Rogan controversy has branched into a vast number of debates regarding political correctness, the limits of artistic and...

The Rise of Creative Industries during COVID-19

Morgan Forbes

Jan 14, 20224 min read

Music & Art

The Rise of Creative Industries during COVID-19

Here in the UK, we are very lucky to have access to a multitude of different degree paths at university — you can study hard and achieve...

“I’ll Get Older, But Your Lovers Stay My Age”: Taylor Swift’s Red On Exploitation &Age-Gaps

Lydia Dickinson

Dec 3, 20216 min read

Music & Art

“I’ll Get Older, But Your Lovers Stay My Age”: Taylor Swift’s Red On Exploitation &Age-Gaps

Red (Taylor's Version) gains a new perspective on Taylor's most damaging relationship. An exploration of age gaps, exploitation & older men.

RachelKauzeni

Nov 12, 20215 min read

Music & Art

Jesy Nelson: Where is the line?

What is blackfishing? The term blackfishing is used when an individual is accused of emulating a black or mixed-race person using makeup,...

Lana and Lolita: The girl and the older man

Charlotte Lewis

Nov 3, 20213 min read

Music & Art

Lana and Lolita: The girl and the older man

Historically, men have had a fixation with young women. A tale as old as time; the richer, older man marrying the youthful, beautiful,...

Gaming, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Commerce

William Walden

Oct 15, 20215 min read

Business & Finance

Gaming, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Commerce

The global system of commerce is evolving at a rapid rate. In just a few years Cryptocurrencies have shifted from being seen as a...

R Kelly’s Enterprise and Why it Took 30 Years to Reach a Verdict

Kristina Galvydyte

Sep 30, 20214 min read

Social issues

R Kelly’s Enterprise and Why it Took 30 Years to Reach a Verdict

Many of us have read all the horrible accusations of unimaginable cruelty towards R Kelly throughout the years. Yet, he kept on selling...

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