Long Fling
Long Fling is the collaborative project of Willem Smit, frontman of Personal Trainer, and Pip Blom of, predictably, Pip Blom. Across ten years in their relationship, they wrote and recorded…
UK Visa Changes Stir International Students
Last May 2025, the Home Office issued a white paper outlining changes in immigration policies specifically targeting student and graduate visas and immigration arrangements. The policy paper outlined several key…
Mankind’s Epic Journey: ‘Human’ Live with Ella Al-Shamahi
In a dimly lit Komedia in the North Laine, Ella Al-Shamahi starts her live show off-stage with an enticing prologue, immediately drawing the audience into of humanity’s most profound stories.…
A Critique of Sequels: Let Dead Things Lie
Only blissful ignorance could shield you from what film nerds are describing as the “sequel epidemic”. Year after year, the biggest media conglomerates hold conventions announcing the reprises of long-standing…
The Art Around. Street Artists and Art who help make Brighton, Brighton
Whilst walking the colourful streets of Brighton, you may have noticed art pieces around on top of shops, on spare spaces of the wall, or in alleys between buildings. If…
Pride – Protest or Party?
As of 2025, Pride month and all branding associated have come to be synonymous with brand logos turning into rainbows overnight, and just as quickly reverting to the originals as…
Norwich House Students Demand Compensation Over “Unacceptable” Conditions
Former residents of Norwich House have filed a formal group complaint against the University of Sussex, alleging months of unsafe, unsanitary and disruptive living conditions, and claiming they received a…
THE ISSUE OF STREET PREACHERS and NOISE POLLUTION
Have you seen this man? For those fortunate enough to have spent the summer in Brighton, you’ve likely come across a young man named Ollie Sabatelli. Ollie, better known by…
Good for the Soul: Gans Gig Review
The day I saw Gans, the wind was biting and the rain was indecisive, so to hide for a while in the sanctuary under the station was a relief. There,…
Mad Women and the Legacy of Female ‘Insanity’ in Literature
There is a particular kind of woman who appears, again and again, in literature: beautiful, untameable, and mad. She is Bertha in Jane Eyre, confined to an attic. She is…
England Flags: Patriotic or Racist?
A Local and National Trend England flags started appearing in Brighton near the end of last month, visible along the seafront, attached to lampposts, outside the Churchill Square shopping centre,…
Dear Period Tracking Apps: Stop Paywalling Our Cycles
There is a crisis of information surrounding the female body. Poor sex education during childhood and adolescence keeps us in the dark about our anatomy, hormones and sexual health. Fashion,…
From Pages to Person: How What We Read Changes Us
University isn’t just about lectures and deadlines, it’s also about the stories that stay with us. In this article, four Badger writers share the books they discovered during their time…
Kymara at Casablanca: 22nd August 2025
Congratulations to Kymara, who just started her first residency at Casablanca. I had the privilege of attending her opening night, and it quickly became clear to me that this was…
Living in Times of Post-Grad Job Drought: We’re All in the Same Boat
Job searching used to feel like you were on the cusp of new opportunities and starting a life you have been working towards your entire academic career, it has now…
Luuk Van Dijk at Patterns: In Defense of House Music
Luuk Van Dijk appeared onstage at one a.m., having just arrived from a house festival in East London. That must have been where his most loyal crowd was, because in…
Gender Inclusivity in Video Games: What Needs to Change?
Video games have become a more accepted hobby over the years, but playing video games is still often considered a man’s hobby. According to the 2023 Global Gamer Study, 45%…
Album Review: The Clearing by Wolf Alice
When a mysterious man going by the name of ‘Cheek’, promises you a link to the new Wolf Alice album, it’s a bit like a man appearing on your doorstep…
How to be Proud of Your Degree When the Rest of the World Isn’t
As I write this, my phone is falling apart, and my laptop has given up on me. In the middle of submission season, I had a carbon monoxide scare, and…
I Chose the Wrong Degree: What Now?
Near the beginning of my second year of studying filmmaking at the University of Sussex, I came to the slow realisation that I was no longer interested in pursuing the…
