By Alex Challies Photography: Bounty Vegah Carol Ann Duffy and Friends returned to the Royal Exchange Theatre this week, featuring performances from three emerging poets and culminating with special guest Owen Lowery. The popular reading event, hosted by the Manchester Writing School, started its 15th season and 10th year with a night of humanist poetry,…
By Callum Baker Feeling short changed that summer departed without so much as a goodbye? Swimming Tapes share that sentiment, salvaging what was left of the warmer months in the form of their bright and breezy new single, Easy Strand. Wasting no time with overdrawn introductions, it begins with shimmering chord progressions, laden with sweet…
By Grace Atkinson Photography: Petar Milenkovic Writers, translators, and poetry lovers came together at Manchester Metropolitan University for a night of Polish and British poetry performance. The event was hosted by the Manchester Writing School as part of the Radość Pisania Manchester Polish Poetry Festival and curated by Mark Pajak, poet and author of the Laureate’s…
By Neil Harrison There are few human words to adequately describe the HENGE experience. Coming in the name of rave to bring songs of space travel, the intergalactic band evoke a joyous celebration of life, encouraging humans to end war, save their species and colonise space. Following last month’s release of their debut album, Attention…
By Lily Harrison Virtual reality has gripped the gaming community with new ways to delve into and interact with different worlds. Developing new technology, researchers at the Manchester ESRC Festival of Social Sciences are examining whether virtual reality environments can improve wellbeing by increasing interactions with nature for those with limited access to it. Using…
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