By Ben Thompson Tony-award-winning playwright Simon Stephens presented an evening of impressive new work from Manchester Metropolitan University students, this week. The event hosted by the Royal Exchange Theatre showcased the talents of ten theatre students, performing seven extracts from a variety of pieces, which they had been given just an hour to rehearse. Playwright Simon Stephens,…
By Ben Thompson The music industry is rightly seen as a competitive market to break into. Even if an artist experiences fulfilment from performing, there is no guarantee of great financial success, and even if that success is obtained, there’s no reason that it’ll last forever – every artist has a ‘flop era’, to borrow…
By Ben Thompson Britney Spears has recently checked herself into a mental health facility. It is widely speculated that Spears has taken this course of action due to feeling under substantial strain from caring for her seriously ill father. Taking to Instagram, the 37-year old pop-star wrote: ‘Fall in love with taking care of yourself,…
By Ben Thompson A young Neo-Nazi, who plotted the murder of a MP, will not face a retrial for his membership of a banned Neo-Nazi group. 23 year old Jack Renshaw was born in Lancashire, and had previously been involved with the English Defence League (EDL) and the British National Party (BNP). For a brief…
By Ben Thompson Joe Biden, the Vice-President of the USA from 2009 to 2017, remains a popular figure in American politics. Gallup polls indicate that Biden’s approval ratings averaged around 40% whilst he was in office, peaking at 61% in his final months on the job. Even now, he is viewed positively – even 1…
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