Month: October 2019

Words by Ryan Bridgewater On Thursday 17th October the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA) hosted Holly Herndon – one of the most forward-thinking artists making music today –…

What is marvellous — or, perhaps, shameful — about streaming services, is the ability for bands to explode within a microcosm. Like a puck of snow sliding off a cliff,…

Alice Kirkwood is a second-year Fashion Undergraduate student at the University of Brighton. A budding fashion designer, Alice spoke to me about her future aspirations, throwing yourself into the deep…

Mahalia’s rise to alternative R&B supremacy comes as no surprise. Atlantic saw the potential in her when she was only 13 and in 2012 she released her first EP, Head…

Published in 2018, Afua Hirsh’s Brit(ish) reveals the uncomfortable truth about what it means to be a person of colour in Britain today. Both personal and political, Brit(ish) is a…

I could say that I visited Naples for the culture. To explore the famous ruins of Pompeii, to delve into the ancient catacombs or gaze upon the beautiful Gesù Nuovo…

By Joel Renouf. Scotland has become the first UK country to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children. The ban, which gives children the same rights…

By Anna Sterling. In July this year, Carl Beech was jailed for eighteen years after making false allegations against high profile public figures – such as politicians and military officers…

By Sam Shaw. The Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics this year was awarded to three scientists; One half of the prize to James Peebles, and one…

By Evelyn Richards. Protests in Hong Kong began on the 31st March this year. They started over concerns that the local government was set to pass a bill allowing individuals…

By Alana Harris. Extinction Rebellion is an international crusade which has been generating headlines ever since their Declaration of Rebellion in October 2018. The group’s first peaceful civil disobedience took…

By Jude Whiley-Morton. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have this month launched respective lawsuits against the owners of UK tabloid papers. The Sun, The Daily Mirror and The Mail…

By Venice Hancock, News Sub-Editor. Paul Kemp, the managing director of Brighton and Hove Pride 2019, recently announced that Brighton Pride 2019 had managed to raise an incredible total of…

Hate to say it, but Freshers’ Week has well and truly ended which means it’s time to catch up with reality and crack down on your studies. Easier said than…

El Camino- Breaking Bad. I have to start by saying that if you watch this movie out of context you probably won’t like it. The story has suspense, vendettas, friendships,…

I cannot have been the only one worried about “Joker”. With our most recent cinematic Joker being disastrous in Suicide Squad, a director (Todd Phillips) best known for the mixed-bag…

Graduating from the University of Brighton with a Fine Art Critical Practice degree in 2018, Norfolk-born Zarya Austen-Fell resides in Brighton as a multi-media artist, whose work focuses on the…

A stones throw away from Brighton, this little town is packed with history and is prime day trip material

‘Numb’ I’m numb at this point Literally, I can’t feel my joints. My body is an empty vessel My mind is absent – I’m tired of the hassle. My heart…

Miles Harkin questions if The West is contributing enough towards fighting the genocide of China’s Muslim minority. In 2016, allegations surfaced of “reeducation camps” being used to detain and program…