Arts

This year’s BFI London Film Festival had the honour of opening its diverse array of film screenings and events with the European premiere of Morten Tyldum’s highly anticipated biopic The…

St Laurence church in Falmer village was not only the perfect setting for the launch of Lutine’s new album White Flowers, but it also conveyed the duo’s ‘folky’ image to…

Sarah Betts Alfred Hitchcock. ‘Hitch’ to those he honoured with his regard. An icon of the world of cinema and a man of many names; ‘Master of Suspense’ and ‘genius’…

Sarah Bunce One holiday season many years ago, I woke up on Christmas Day to blazing sun, high humidity, and extreme temperatures. This may be normal if you’re an extremely…

Samantha Fennessy These Gingerbread tree decorations are delicious and easy to make. It’s a chance to embrace the festive spirit and make your Christmas tree look spectacular! Or simply gobble…

Abby Faires Fruitful work of fan fiction or dumbed-down BDSM? E.L. James’ erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey will be one of six contenders for this year’s Popular Fiction Book…

Jack Stockdale HBO’s new show, Girls, finally reached British television sets this October, but what has its hype got to do with the increasing British hunger for American TV? We…

Joe Wilson Early Monday morning, feeling lightly toasted, I took myself around campus, with my trusty Dictaphone, to try and find out what Sussex students actually listen to. You’ve seen…

Christos Papadogeorgopoulos Brighton’s 10th Cine-City festival opened with a screening of the much anticipated ‘The Seven Psychopaths’. Although the showing was not the films debut, it hasn’t been out long…

Ruth Atkinson Brighton Museum and Art Gallery have JUST opened a new exhibition, “Shoot the Wrx”. The show is a collection of renowned experimental film-maker and artist Jeff Keen’s work.…

Marie Hawkins Jeff Keen. This name may not ring a bell, but if you see his explosive, energetic and eccentric short films you won’t forget it. Four of his best-known…

Holly Nash Landscape photography can be a limiting artistic medium. The photographer cannot shape or mould natural landscape, and the scope for representation is only as wide as the camera…

“It’s the first time I am exhibiting at Brighton PhotoFringe and I am delighted to be part of a festival that is now so renowned.” – Dolores Sanchez Calvo Born…

Lucy Anna Gray Young female artists come and go in the music industry, but the singer Delilah is here to stay. With a sound that she describes as “Massive Attack…

Grace Cummings On the icy evening of Sunday 4th November, beloved fans, friends and family of London-born Natasha Khan – aka ‘Bat for Lashes’ – gathered in their hundreds to…

Freddie Cocker Upon entering Concorde 2, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the support acts of the indie-rock group Spector. I was pleasantly surprised, however, at both Swim Deep…

Anna Gros Fabrica, a visual arts organisation situated in a converted church, is currently exhibiting a fascinating photographic insight into the slums of Brazil. The three creators had the inspiration…

Ruth Atkinson As October comes to a close, it is a poignant time to reflect on Black History Month. As a celebration of Black history, achievement and scholarship, the annual…

Ben Ringshall Meme Wars is the latest edition in a series of publications by Kalle Lasn, the renowned Canadian filmmaker, co-founder of Adbusters Media Foundation, voice of the Occupy Movement…

Graham McDougall I started my Anthropology degree at Sussex in September 2009 and I am finally back for my third year. ‘Why has it taken you so long to finish?’…