I’m Joining the University Strike Action, And Here’s Why You Should Too
During my time at the University of Leeds, stretching back from first year all the way until now, I've been...
Owen Frost
Leeds International Film Festival 2022 Roundup
This month I was lucky enough to get to see the plethora of films slated for LIFF (Leeds International Film...
hugo review: No More Mr. Nice Guy – Fatherhood, Kendrick, and politics speckle Loyle Carner’s most mature album yet
Known for his jazz-concocted beats and infectious flows, Loyle Carner has returned after a long period of recording in the...
Jerusalem Review – Boisterous, Colourful, Ennui Embodied
Trigger Warning: themes of paedophilia and sexual assault. Co-directors Lucy Yellow and Kate Matthews summon up a brilliant historic collective...
A Long History of activism, poetry, and checking his watch…: Linton Kwesi Johnson in Conversation with Gary Younge at Opera North’s Howard Assembly Room
I was delighted to be able to go and see Linton Kwesi Johnson (LKJ), London's renowned Jamaican poet, activist, and...
Queue-less Entertainment: Arts and Culture this Semester
After a late summer period of precipitously enforced mourning, ranging from prolific tears to #mournhub, is it not time that...
Transience, Not Permanence is Key: ‘Shifting Perspectives’ and ‘Charmaine Watkiss: The Wisdom Tree’ at Leeds Art Gallery
Upon revisiting Leeds for what will be my final year as an undergraduate student, I thought I would give Leeds...
Cans of Carling, Noël Coward, and Scottish Independence – Asides from the Elbow Preview for Edinburgh Fringe
Buzzing off some pre-production pints at RP during the monumental Lionesses' Euro Final, but on Sunday at precisely 7:31pm I...
An Interview with Rebecca Harrison – Writer/Director of Asides from the Elbow
I sat down on a warmish Leeds summer day at HPBC - the sun was beaming down bright on my...
Humanitea: Life as a BA student in the Next Couple of Weeks
So, the start of your new academic year is here. Pending covid-restrictions, we might all be back on Leeds' sunny...