• Culture, Manchester, Music, Review

    Live Review: Joy Crookes @ The Deaf Institute

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    The opening act, Amun, a 23-year-old Somali-British singer-songwriter, came on stage sporting lime green trackies and matching NIKE Air Force 1’s. Her stage presence was clear and unapologetic. Greeting the female-dominated crowd, Amun kicked off the night with her latest track ‘Cycle’, setting the vibe for an energy-filled set which expressed her passion for R&B…

  • Creative

    Poem: ‘Mixed-Race Superhero’ by Elijah Macbean

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    By Elijah Macbean I am the British chicken tikka masala, The Pakistani fish and chips. David Tennant in a kufi. Imran Khan in a kilt. I’m a James Saddique, A Muhammad Smith. Watching Hollywood on Eid, Bollywood on Christmas. I’m bridging the gap, Blurring the lines. Existing as a protest, I’m in the middle of…

  • Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle

    Review: My makeover at GLAMOUR Beauty Festival

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    Words and photography by Ella Williams aAh! Magazine writer Ella Williams attended the GLAMOUR Beauty Festival, hosted by GLAMOUR Magazine, in Manchester last weekend to receive her very own makeover. This is her verdict. The entrance to the Central Convention Complex was buzzing, full of people waiting to enter the Beauty Festival hosted by GLAMOUR…

  • Creative, Culture, News

    Creative call for submissions: The SPACE Issue

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    aAh! – your arts and culture magazine Welcome to the next print edition of aAH! Magazine. Every issue we publish is based around a single word. This time it’s: S P A C E We won’t say much else, other than there’s plenty of it… …and we want to fill this magazine with s p…

  • Culture, Entertainment, Manchester

    Theatre Review: Reasons to Stay Alive @ HOME

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    By Rebecca Byatt Inspired by the Sunday Times bestselling book of the same name, ‘Reasons to Stay Alive’ takes the audience on an emotional journey of euphoric highs and crushing lows, following Matt Haig’s painfully true story of his battle with depression. Written by April De Angelis and reimagined for the stage by Jonathan Watkins,…

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