Spencer – Why we need Better Representation of Eating Disorders in Film and TV
Words by Film and TV editor Emma Norris *TW: Discussion of eating disorder behaviours and self harm* It is estimated that, in the UK, approximately 1.25 million people suffer from…
Diana the Musical: Keeping it Camp, not Classy
Words by Ali Arief If I’m perfectly honest I think this was the most bizarre musical I have ever watched. Readers may recall my scathing judgement explicitly targeted at this…
Interview: Mark Strong
Words by Issy Anthony Mark Strong is an English actor and producer. He has appeared in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Kingsman, Kickass and Grimsby, and television series…
Artist Focus: Lydia Reeves
Words by Éloïse Armary Last month was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but it’s never too late to talk about boobies! Lydia Reeves is a female body casting artist based in…
Book review: 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in this Strange World – Elif Shafak
Words by Paige Braithwaite, Staff Writer TW: Sexual assault and abuse ‘10 minutes and 38 Seconds in this Strange World’(2019), by British-Turkish author Elif Shafak is an absorbing and poignant…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape: Review
Words by Alice Stevens Image: Garry Knight TW: Rape “Rape is a choice. Rapists choose to rape… We just don’t want to think about the uncomfortable truth that a rapist…
Michael Kiwanuka, Love & Hate – An album that made me question my own feelings about music
By Dylan Bryant, Music Editor In the past, I’ve always thought of music as something that each listener, composer or artist, can attach personal meaning to. Perhaps not as a…
The White Picket Purgatory of the Dream Suburbia
Words by Molly Openshaw, Arts Print Editor I recently finished watching season three of You on Netflix. For those of you living under a rock, this series follows Joe Goldberg…
Taylor Swift & the Red Re-Record
Examining the measures that one of the World’s Biggest Artists shall go to own the rights to her own music Words by Robyn Cowie, Online Production Editor Taylor Swift released…
Privilege, racism, and social satire in Kiley Reid’s Such A Fun Age (2019)
Words by Saskia May, Books Editor Kiley Reid’s debut novel, Such a Fun Age (2019) is an observant, entertaining, and current examination of privilege and racism in the US. Reid…
Maternal Ambivalence in Doris Lessing’s The Fifth Child
Raising fascinating and current questions around motherhood and female identity, Lessing’s The Fifth Child, with its spectre of the ambivalent mother, is an immersive look into the uncanny Words by…
Little Simz: The Chain Reaction Tour
Words by Emily Hyatt Based on the fact that tour dates continued to sell out, it was a surprise for me to see that Brighton’s favourite record store – ‘Resident’,…
Rag ‘n’ Bone Man at Brighton Centre
Words by Dylan Bryant Armed with one of the most consummate voices in music, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man (Rory Charles Graham) graced the stage at Brighton Centre on Sunday 17th…
DMA’s at Alexandra Palace
Words by Dylan Bryant I’m going to dive right in by saying this may have taken the top spot as my favourite gig since live music returned post pandemic. Taking…
On Concrete Island – Squid at Concord 2
By Tom Baker and Kelsey Raney London-based art-rock five-piece Squid returned home to Brighton in September and brought with them a stunning performance at Concord 2. After forming in 2015,…
Green Knight Review
Words by Ethan Lamb Given looming fears over climate change, when we talk about ‘Nature’ in a modern-day context, we often frame it as a fragile being under attack, and…
Review: Leopoldstadt
A review and personal familial reflection on Tom Stoppard’s touching play Words by Rob Barrie I have experienced very few plays that extend as intrinsically on a personal level as…
Looking Back on 60 Years – Music on Campus
Words by Dylan Bryant From Britpop legends such as Blur and Pulp, 60’s icons Pink Floyd and Chuck Berry to noughties icon Amy Winehouse – Sussex has quite the portfolio…
Black History Month: An Ode to Jimi Hendrix
Words by Dylan Bryant In such a time of poignance, Music Editor – Dylan Bryant, writes about one of Music’s greatest ever talents and recalls a piece of Brighton’s best…
Artist Focus: Erin James
Words by Éloïse Armary Erin James is a photographer, writer, and a radio host born and raised in Brighton. In 2020, she launched a zine called ‘Tough Cookie Mag’ meant…