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Madison Beer Live at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Music Editor, Dylan Bryant, reviews Madison Beer at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 13th April 2022 With 30 million Instagram followers, over a billion streams and a strong collection of sing…

HANYA – An introduction to Brighton’s favourite Shoegaze/Dreampop band

Words by Dylan Bryant For Fans of Slowdive, Cigarettes After Sex and beabadoobee Brighton based Shoegaze/Dreampop band ‘HANYA’ are smashing it with their dense production and lead singer Heather Sheret’s…

Building a House into a Home

Theatre Editor, Ali Arief, reflects on venue building and their love of Fringe Theatre Sometimes in life you find yourself at the top of a ladder, sweating and swearing with…

Racial Discrimination, Solitude and Identitiy – Brandon Taylor’s Real Life (2020)

Words by Paige Braithwaite “Real Life” is the debut novel by author Brandon Taylor that follows a young Black man named Wallace over the course of a hot and heady…

Ants From Up There Review

Words by Dexter Clark An iconic album which punctuates this era of the Windmill Band. The announcement of frontman Isaac Wood leaving just two days before the release of this…

Interrogating “culture”

Words by Olly DeHerrera, Features Editor When I explain that my primary interest is in the study of “culture”, it is assumed that I situate myself among a group of…

The Imminent Return Of Hot Girl Summer

Trigger warning: weight loss/diet culture, themes of body dysmorphia Just because summer is on the way doesn’t mean monolithic beauty standards, restrictive eating and negative habits have to be. Words…

University Semiotics

How everything you do has meaning Words by Simon Edwards, Comment Online Editor Where do you sit in the library? Are you a regular in the silent study section, putting…

Aries Season Horoscopes

Words by Ali Arief The arrival of spring has meant that Aries season has officially begun. The Sun moved into passionate Aries on the 20th of March and with it…

Artist Focus: Afra Nuarey

Words by Éloïse Armary Afra Nuarey is a student in media for development and social change at the University of Sussex. Before starting her Masters, she produced a short documentary…

Detransition, Baby – Torrey Peters (2021)

Words by Saskia May An international bestseller, Torrey Peters’s debut novel Detransition, Baby, is rich in plot, characters and themes, from sexuality and gender to relationships and family. Set in…

Is The DC Extended Universe Better Than The Marvel Cinematic Universe?

YES Charlie Batten, Sports Online Editor I’m gonna start this off by saying that I’m not going to be one of those movie buffs who clowns on the MCU for…