Black Country, New Road’s ‘For the First Time’ Review
Never has an album grown on me in such little time.
Not enough black female artists are being heard in the mainstream – Saltdean singer, Celeste releases debut album and announces Brighton show
Words By Dylan Bryant It’s no secret that Celeste is making her mark in today’s music industry. Although, it’s a rarity for black female artists singing jazz and soul to…
The Romance Genre Needs Diversity
While the Romance genre thrives this Valentine’s day, we need to diversify our bookshelves.
LGBTQ+ Film recommendations
Words by Emma Frith Despite its career defining performances, intimate shots and clever use of colour, the award-winning french film Blue Is the Warmest Colour unfortunately fed into a larger…
Michael Kiwanuka, Love & Hate
An album that made me question my feelings about music
Arlo Parks – ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’: Review
Resilience, compassion, and poetic beauty: The voice of Generation Z.
How has the Coronavirus pandemic affected Drama at Sussex?
Words by Megan Taylor The Coronavirus pandemic hit the UK all the way back in January 2020 and it is safe to say it has had a significant impact on…
Artist Focus: Maddie Ross (Girl Code Theatre)
In the previous issues of Artist Focus, we’ve mainly been focusing on visual artwork, such as illustrations and photography. However, the creative endeavours that Brighton has to offer as a…
Read now: The Badger’s Eighth Edition
Pick up a copy of the Badger’s Eighth edition of the academic year! From post-valentines reflections to pressing uni updates, this edition is a must read. What’s inside? Quarantine hotels…
The Badger’s 2020 Favourites
A Hidden Life (2020) – dir. Terrence Malick Rob Salusbury When he’s at his very best, there are few directors who can reach the emotional heights of Terrence Malick’s work.…
Editor’s Choice
Words by Robyn Cowie Like millions around the world, who tuned in to watch the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden be inaugurated on 20th of January, I…
Unspoken Rules, ‘Getting it Wrong’ and Adaptive Superheroes: Nuerodivergency in Theatre Spaces
Words Elijah Arief In a world of rigid social structures and unspoken rules, where certain cues and the ‘right way to behave’ reign supreme, theatre is often a place where…
Folklore and Evermore: An exploration of Taylor Swift’s Lockdown Endeavours
Words By Claire Cunningham, Grace Curtis and Robyn Cowie As the world turned to the arts for distraction during the first wave of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Taylor Swift created new…
Artist Focus: Rosie Barker
With the constant stream of bad news and uncertainty, art seems to have become our only source for escape. Despite it all, at least we have movies, photographs, books, music,…
Read now: The Badger’s Seventh Edition
Pick up a copy of the first edition of the second term. The world has changed so much since we signed off in November but here we are, still shrouded…
Review: Zadie Smith – Intimations
Words by Jerry Silvester Not every piece of art relating to an unpleasant event consumes us in a way we want to resist. In fact, sometimes just as we’re ready…
Artist Focus: Jade Hylton
For our last instalment of Artist Focus before the Christmas break, I interviewed Jade Hylton, a creative based in Brighton who works in an array of different mediums. From art…
Read now: The Badger’s Fifth Edition
Lockdown is well underway and the news keeps rolling in so pick up a copy of The Badger for your bi-weekly update on all things Sussex student and beyond.
Artist Focus: Nina C. Fisher
It is a common occurrence that during the artistic process, the lines between the author-as-person and the author-as-artist become blurred. More often than not, visual constructions become personal allegories to…