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'Ulster American' at Riverside Studios: An Uncomfortable Masterpiece
Content warning: the play contains references to suicide, sexual assault, racism and misogyny. Hebe Hancock considers these themes in the...
Hebe Hancock
Jan 25, 20243 min read


New Year, Same Sun Over Primrose Hill?
Upon the summit of Primrose Hill, the enigmatic words, ‘I have conversed with the spiritual sun. I saw him on Primrose Hill,’ remarked by...
Sorcha Drumm
Jan 15, 20244 min read


In conversation with Crap Film Club
Crap Film Club is a group which meets every month or so to watch a terrible, terrible film and laugh. A lot. It seems like a winning...
Barney Nuttall
Dec 20, 20239 min read


Reviewing ‘Lady Disdain’: A Y2K Dream Adaptation of 'Much Ado About Nothing’
The latest effervescent play from the King’s Shakespeare Company, Lady Disdain, is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado...
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Dec 15, 20233 min read


Reviewing 'The Mongol Khan': A Visually Stunning, Theatrical Spectacle
Lkhagvasuren Bavuu’s three-act tragedy The State Without a Seal is luridly and deftly brought to life in Hero Baatar’s stage adaptation...
Vaishnavi Reddy
Dec 14, 20233 min read


Strutting Forward Into A New Year of Student Fashion
Do students shop more in-store or online? Are there patterns of interest among students? How do we style in the winter season for comfort...
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Dec 12, 20235 min read
The 6 Best Cafes in London to Loiter In and Mooch off Heating
It's that time of year again when the windows start fogging up, blurring the view into dimly lit coffee shops and crowded restaurants. In honor of the season for seeking the warmth of indoors and enjoying free heating for the small, reasonable price of a coffee, here are my top 6 recommendations for cozy coffee shops where you can loiter to your heart's content. Importantly, in today's economy, "small" equates to all your earthly possessions for an oat milk flat white, a nota
Clara Goilav
Dec 12, 20234 min read


Reviewing 'The Homecoming' at the Young Vic: Impressive Performances yet Conceptually Lacklustre
★★★ Pinter is a hallowed name in theatre, one regularly followed by “oohs” and “I need to go see that production.” The Homecoming at the...
Georgia Gibson
Dec 10, 20234 min read


Let Them Eat (Louis Vuitton) Cake – The Rise of Experiential Luxury
If you have walked down London’s Strand this month, you may have caught a glimpse of an iconic red and green façade. Nestled on the...
Harry Anstey-Walsh
Dec 8, 20234 min read


The V&A’s DIVA: a star-studded show not to be missed (Act II)
Celebrating “the power and creativity of iconic performers,” the V&A has created a masterful exhibition to explore the range of...
Holly Anderson
Nov 26, 20237 min read
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