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'The Holdovers' Review: A Melancholic Comedy With Acting Excellence And Nostalgic Charm
Alexander Payne’s melancholy comedy The Holdovers draws us into the world of three misfits, a cynical teacher (Paul Giamatti), an unruly...
Emily Black
Mar 2, 20244 min read


Mapping Momonary AW24 London Fashion Week
Momonary’s new collection effortlessly blurs and blends the boundaries between fluidity and direction. The Shanghai and London-based...
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Mar 2, 20243 min read


STRAND Showcase Spotlight: In Conversation With Mara Liddle
Image courtesy of Mara Liddle Welcome to our STRAND Showcase Spotlight series, where if you haven’t yet bought a ticket to the live music...
Talia Andrea
Mar 1, 20244 min read


Tomorrow's Sound, Here Today: Pirate Studios' Pop-Up Takes Over Shoreditch
Photo by Talia Andrea Pirate Studios has officially popped up on the streets of Shoreditch for a three-day takeover of 1 Quaker Street,...
Talia Andrea
Feb 29, 20241 min read


Let’s Dance, Boys! The Enduring Allure of Bayonetta
Since 2009, the game's lead heroine sparked debates with her unconventional portrayal, earning both critical acclaim and a devoted fanbase.
Karan Nimsons
Feb 29, 20242 min read


Angel Face: Stephen Sanchez at KOKO
Photo available via Flickr (Under License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) On Tuesday 13th February, Nashville-based...
Anna Stafford
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Three Weeks On: The Impact of UMG Removing their Music from TikTok
Photo available via Flickr (Under License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) 3 weeks ago, Universal Music Group pulled...
Leah Perkins
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Later... With Jools Holland and the Importance of Music in Television
Photo via BBC Music ‘Later’ first appeared on screens in 1992, and is currently on its 62nd series of filming. The show has always...
Lucy Blackmur
Feb 28, 20245 min read


Barbican 'Unravel' Review: 'tells a story of an ancestral tradition rendered insignificant'
★★★★☆ Louise Bourgeois with her sculpture, THREE HORIZONTALS, in her home on 20th Street in New York City in 1999. © The Easton...
Ernest Chlopicki
Feb 27, 20244 min read


Opening Scenes: Emmanuel Li
For our first Opening Scenes profile, we sat down with writer, filmmaker and self-proclaimed “groovinator” Emmanuel Li to discuss his...
Oisín McGilloway
Feb 27, 20246 min read
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