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Bloomsbury Football And The Transformative Power Of Sport: In Conversation With Charlie Hyman
Bloomsbury Football Foundation is a charity, currently based in London, but with plans to scale across the country. Our mission is to transform young people’s lives using the power of football.
Lara Walsh
Dec 29, 20257 min read


‘Pillion’: Reuse, Repeat, Re-do.
Harry Lighton’s directorial debut, Pillion (2025), is everything it says on the tin and more. Inspired by Adam Mars-Jones’s novel, Box Hill (2020), we follow the relationship—or, perhaps more appropriately, arrangement—shared between two gay men living in south-east London—one an unassuming, barbershop-singing parking warden, and the other a mysterious, unabashedly kinky biker.
Maddy Maguire
Dec 9, 20254 min read


It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times: Musings on the End of Term
Writer Shanai Tanwar reflects on her experience as an international student in London as her first term draws to a close.
Shanai Tanwar
Dec 8, 20254 min read


Love In London: Friendships In A New City
I moved to London almost two months ago, and like any anxiety-riddled extrovert in her twenties, I had that crippling fear that I would make no friends.
Shanai Tanwar
Nov 25, 20254 min read


Seeing What London Artists Are Up To At The Artists' Fair 2025
Photo by Christa Holka On a rainy weekend in June, I trekked to central London to visit Somerset House Studios, who were hosting The...
Oisín McGilloway
Aug 5, 20254 min read


Copyright Rock: Review of Jeremy Nedd’s ‘from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite’ at the Southbank Centre
The 'Milly Rock', it seems, belongs to no one and to everyone. The copyright questions remain unresolved, and the performance circles back to the essential rocking question: who owns what?
Hannah Durkin
Jul 30, 20253 min read


Raffertie: A Journey Through Sound and Identity
From early experiments with electronic music to crafting intricate orchestral scores, Raffertie has built a career that bridges genres, transcends boundaries, and continuously evolves. Drawing inspiration from the gritty, instinctive energy of dubstep to the refined sophistication of classical composition, Raffertie has carved out a unique sonic world that is as dynamic as it is distinctive. Throughout his career, Raffertie has navigated the complexities of the music industr
Daria Slikker
Apr 8, 202515 min read


In Conversation with Jon Shave
Jon Shave talks about his early career to most recently working on Charli XCX's BRAT album.
Daria Slikker
Apr 3, 20259 min read


'Familiar Phantoms Triple Bill' Review: A Future Haunted… By Hope And Its Misfortunes
Image courtesy of London Palestine Film Festival We live in times where the image simultaneously means everything and nothing. We see...
Anainah Dalal
Dec 17, 20244 min read


STRAND x FEMMESTIVAL Spotlight: Rivkala
Rivkala delves into her performance at FEMMESTIVAL and her journey into music.
Daria Slikker
Nov 29, 20247 min read
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