The Death of Stalin Review
In terms of body count, Stalin is responsible for more deaths than Hitler and the Nazis. So why make a comedy about the demise of, arguably, the evillest man in…
Sónar Festival celebrates 25 years by sending music into Space
Sónar Festival celebrates 25 years by sending music into space. They are also looking for budding producers to send in extraterrestrial compositions. To celebrate their 25th birthday, Sonar has launched…
Wolf Alice review: A band of quiet confidence at the Dome
The state of indie rock today presents a densely packed field of artists, each one trying to make more noise than the last; trying to hang on to the coattails…
Is ‘sequelitis’ consuming Western cinema?
When examining the immediate context of television and cinema, it is fairly straightforward to identify trends in theme and genre. In order to land a successful production, a certain amount…
First Ashes test: the review
Our cricket writer Will Hainsworth with an extensive review of the first Ashes test… Day One The 2017/18 Ashes is underway and we were greeted not with the tumultuous and…
The Golden Age of Dystopian Literature
Orwell’s 1984 cult classic is back in fashion these days – bringing nostalgia to a newer, much younger readership. Everything that is old is new, from novels about presidencies going…
Save Madeira Terrace crowdfunding campaign nearing its end
Breaking: The Save Madeira Terrace online crowdfunding campaign has reached its target today (29th November) and will be funded. The ‘Save Madeira Terrace’ crowdfunding campaign, run by VisitBrighton, is ending…
Unite the Union demands: ‘Pay cleaners ‘real’ living wage’
The cleaning staff at Sussex are employed by private company Sussex Estates and Facilities and are paid £7.71 an hour. This is above the minimum wage but lower than the…
Jo Johnson opens Future Tech Lab
Jo Johnson, Minister for Universities and Science and brother of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, was on campus today to open Sussex University’s £11-million Future Technology Labs on the same day…
It’s finally time to abolish the monarchy
Features Editor Devin Thomas explores the view that the time has arrived for the movement to abolish the British monarchy to become something more than a fun pub conversation for…
Academic Armchair: Vulva la resistance: Dublin’s sixth march for choice
In this week’s edition of the Academic Armchair we talked with Ben Kasstan, Research Fellow in Social Anthropology at Sussex, about a recent article written for Huffington Post, as well…
Dear white liberal students present at the UK BLM talk,
It was such an encouragement to see so many of you at the UK Black Lives Matter talk held on campus on 7th November, 2017. It suggested to me that…
Simon Amstell: What is This? Review
Simon Amstell came to the Brighton Dome last weekend on his UK stand-up tour: What Is This? The comedian best known for hosting Never Mind the Buzzcocks, is also a…
Stand-Up History Preview
A fun-filled mix of history and comedy is coming to Brighton’s Komedia next week. Dreamt up by Alex Farrow, at the time a History, Politics and R.E. student at Oxford…
Clog-Dancing Miners: Fourteen Days Preview
After their success at the Brighton Dome last year, BalletBoyz returns to Brighton’s Dome to stun their audience with a high-end performance. In preparation for their arrival at Brighton, we…
Miss Represented: Can You See Me Now? Preview
We are told to be certain things in life, to fulfil certain roles, and not challenge what others tell us. Miss Represented works with young women from different walks of…
£1000 for PIE
Politics in Education, a project started by Sussex Students, beat thousands of other community projects to win £1,000 in funding. The funding comes from the Aviva Community Fund which is…
Sexy Review
As the audience enters the auditorium, ‘Lady Marmalade’ blares from the speakers. Moments later a woman appears apologetically in her underwear. It is as apt an introduction to Vanessa Kisuule’s…
Science Stunted?
Has the march of progress halted, or is that just a misconception? There are a lot of myths in the world of science and medicine. I often hear of complaints…
Notorious Preview
‘Challenging’ is certainly one way to describe Lauren Barri Holstein’s work. As a lecturer and PhD student at Queen Mary University London in 2015, she screened a clip from her…