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This week’s must reads : Northlanders and The Ancient Magus Bride

Northlanders by Brian Wood, published by Vertigo This historical epic is the perfect mix of history, Vikings and gore. It is an anthology series about various historical and legendary events…

Why the term ‘mainstream’ is bad for music

The term ‘mainstream’ in music is complex and detrimental. It is thought to mean music liked by a huge number of people that has managed to make it into the…

GoGo Penguin at Concorde 2: Jazz in the mainstream?

Jazz music today exists in a peculiar space of seemingly both simultaneous loss and revival. The not-original-but-now-renewed crossover of jazz and rap music, and the successes of film phenomenon La…

The Brit Awards 2018: A Year of Grime and Politics

There is no doubt that the Brit Awards are less entertaining than they used to be. 1995 saw the Blur vs Oasis battle seemingly decided with a Blur win, 1997…

Jeremy Corbyn is (still) not very good

After last June’s General Election results, it would be tempting to view Jeremy Corbyn as some kind of political genius. A victorious underdog and master communicator who finally made that…

Comment Cast: On the university’s Strategy 2025

This week, your host Will, is joined by the Badger’s editor in chief Will Singh to discuss the university’s new strategy 2025. Thanks for listening! Join us next week for…

Queer Narratives in Reality Television

I was very young when I was exposed to reality television for the first time. Settled in between both my parents on a Saturday night, I was exposed to a…

Hammerhead review

The two most fear-inducing descriptors for theatre in the UK must surely be “one-man show,” and “audience participation.” Although both are at the core of Joseph Morpurgo’s newest stage show,…

Brexit and future tech

With a close eye trained on Brexit and contemporary Britain’s place in a fast-changing world, Science Co-Editor Luke Richards makes clear his opinion on how our nation should be hoping…

Buses return to campus from 6pm-7am

Brighton and Hove Buses have confirmed they will return to campus during strike days after 6pm until 7am. The buses resumed serving campus stops on Monday evening. This agreement, made…

Student’s Union announces Sussex Festival

The University of Sussex Student’s Union has announced that one of their biggest events of the year, the Sussex Festival, will be going ahead in April 2018. The event will…

‘My First Black Breast’: The inner struggle within Interracial Relationships

We’ve all heard the phrase “I don’t usually date Black people” … Whether this has been spoken directly to you, or you have heard it spoken in reference to another.…

SU launches Book Market for students to resell course books

Sussex Students’ Union (SU) is launching an online book market for students to buy and sell academic books this week. The market will operate via the SU’s website, and was…

News Round Up: The Globe shutting down, council tax increase, UCU strikes and more

In this news round up of the week, Will and Jordan catch you up on everything going on around campus. Thanks for listening and tune in next week for more!