Featured illustration: Snehal Dhanwate From fashion model and tiny toy collector Iris Law to singer-songwriter Beabadoobee leading the 90s cuteness revival, capitalism and cuteness go hand in hand. We dive into the trends paving the way for us to dip into our childhoods. From a cracked hard teddy you’ve cuddled since childhood – when it…
Featured illustration: Georgia Harmey “Guten tag”, “buenos días” and “bonjour”. Many of us understand these phrases. Now, what if they were in Swahili, Russian, Mandarin or Bengali? Language learning is a vital element of our education that enhances our cognitive skills and enriches us culturally and yet, out of the 7,000 that exist, we are…
Featured image: Zac McMenemy As I sat on my second long-haul flight of the day, bound for Kilimanjaro International Airport, a very friendly if somewhat over exuberant American man asked me if Manchester United would win this year’s “soccer cup trophy”. I responded absent-mindedly, mostly preoccupied with what lay ahead. I enrolled in Manchester Metropolitan…
Featured image and gallery: Ben Redshaw R&B artist Jason Derulo takes to Manchester AO Arena for his world tour with Afro B as his opening artist. Afro B, grooving with his backup dancers, surprised the crowd with unreleased song ‘Sexy Sexy’. Seconds into ‘Drogba’ (Joanna) the whole crowd went wild. Derulo’s 10-minute countdown began, which…
We all have women in our life who have been a positive impact. To celebrate International Women’s Day this Friday 8 March, we’re reflecting on the women that have changed history in our city. From the suffragettes, to politics and peace keepers, Manchester has an impressive legacy of women.
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