• Entertainment, News

    The Completely Expected Brilliance of Birdman

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    By Brad Shea Washed up movie star Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) attempts to rejuvenate his career by writing, directing and starring in a Broadway play. As tensions rise between Thomson, his daughter (Emma Stone) and his fellow actors (Edward Norton, Naomi Watts), the once great Birdman actor must decide if success is worth the price….

  • Lifestyle, News, Sport

    Football, Culture & Capital

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    By Jake Shepherd “When you arrive in England for football it’s a paradise.” – Eric Cantona The above quotation, used to describe English football and made by the iconic Manchester United forward ‘King Eric’, was the embodiment of David Goldblatt’s keynote speech at the Football and Culture conference held at Manchester Metropolitan University. Corresponding with…

  • Lifestyle, News

    Gothic Spaces Gothic Places

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    By Dan J Broadley The Humanities in Public Festival’s Gothic takeover of Manchester saw the International Anthony Burgess Foundation host the ‘Gothic Spaces/Gothic Places’ conference. Not being well-versed in Gothic themes, I was worried I’d have no idea what anyone was talking about. However, I was pleasantly surprised, as the speakers on all four panels…

  • News

    The United Constituencies of England?

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    By Dan J. Broadley On the 18th of September, 2014, the people of Scotland took part in a referendum as to whether or not they wanted to leave the United Kingdom and become their own independent nation, or stay. By a small margin of just over 50%, the Scottish people voted to stay a United Kingdom,…

  • Entertainment, News

    Slam Dunk up North

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    For the ninth year running, Leeds has hosted the ever-growing Slam Dunk Festival, this year featuring artists such as The All-American Rejects, Less Than Jake and Kids in Glass Houses. Emerging from the club night held at music venue The Cockpit in Leeds, Slam Dunk Festival began in 2006 as a one-day music festival boasting…

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