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A rundown of LeadMCR election results night
College Roundup: US edition
Manchester researchers find majority of women experie...
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“I want the truth, whatever it is”: The r...
From Our Correspondent: Uncovering Berlin’s les...
Thread Therapy: In conversation with UoM’s Fash...
Opinion
Community strength is the best thing about university...
Main library musings – rant column #1
Is marrying a foreigner now exclusively a privilege o...
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In conversation with The Lion King’s Head of Ma...
AI learns its first words (and helps explain how huma...
Can algorithms help you live a better life?
Investigations
Fallowfield’s 18.35%: Why are students not voting?
“They decided they didn’t want a Nightline any longer...
Spot checks on international students attendance set ...
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Tyrants cruise to playoff victory against Stirling Cl...
Memories of the game: A look back at favourite sporti...
The not-so-secret epidemic of neglect in women’s foot...
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Springleaf Podcast: James Acaster’s new audio adventure
My year abroad, the visa process, and getting lost in translation
Getting involved: Volunteering at the Booth Centre
Food & Drink
TikTok and Teatox: Why social media is sucking the joy out of food
Margarita Month at Zouk: All style, less substance
Flight Club: Margarita Month with a twist
‘An audio treat’: The Mancunion’s favourite podcasts
A ‘quarter-life crisis’?: Finding your feet after a break-up
Little luxuries that make uni life more bearable
Fashion & Beauty
On screen style report #6: Charlotte York
Influencing goes deeper than we think
The dos and don’ts of fashion at the Oscars: Breakdown of the 2024 looks
Springleaf Podcast: James Acaster’s new audio adventure
6th March 2024
We discuss Springleaf Podcast, the new audio sitcom created by the much loved British stand-up comic James Acaster.
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Liam Gallagher and John Squire: Not quite a match mad...
International Women’s Day at Radio 6 Music Fest...
Young Fathers bring community together at 6 Music Fes...
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Summer Daydreaming: Literary escapes from the winter ...
Recommending a book for each Taylor Swift era
International Women’s Day book guide: Celebrati...
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Four women who make the art world a better place
Sonny Angels: The art history behind your new best fr...
The Whitworth’s Dürer Exhibition is coming to a...
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Brilliantly slick and thoroughly enjoyable: UMMTS ...
Imitating the Dog’s Frankenstein review: A lite...
Unfortunate review: A riotous romp under the sea
Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall
6th June 2023
Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
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Wicked Little Letters review: Profanity and mystery i...
Preview: Manchester Film Festival returns to the Grea...
Uncut film takes: The biggest Oscar snubs of the last...
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Hello, Kate? The British public will see you now
How does Netflix’s One Day compare to the origi...
“I want the truth, whatever it is”: The r...
Games
Are we finally in the age of the video game ‘au...
Killer obsession: Ranking the Dead by Daylight killer...
More narrators in video games, please
Hello, Kate? The British public will see you now
16th March 2024
Princess Kate Middleton's absent from the public gaze has caused concern amongst the British public. Fear not however, for the Princess could be working, and appearing on the small screen very soon...
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Live Review: Niall Horan
Music
One ex-boyband member finds his own Direction in an upbeat, folksy gig that promises a bright future
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Live Review: Gabrielle Aplin
Music
Elizabeth Gibson reviews Gabrielle Aplin in a unique setting: Manchester Cathedral
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Live: The ‘Honey G’ Show
Music
Elizabeth Gibson reviews the controversial X Factor rapper’s first ever headline gig
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Record Reappraisal: Indigo Girls – Swamp Ophelia
Music
Elizabeth Gibson looks beyond the hype to the quiet beauty of Indigo Girls’ fifth album
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What I learnt from starting a literary journal
Books
As we near Foxglove’s first birthday, Elizabeth Gibson calls on young writers to persue their dreams
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Poet of the week: Elizabeth Gibson
Books
Elizabeth Gibson is the first of weekly published poets in The Mancunion
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Record Reappraisal: Indigo Girls – Rites of Passage
Music
Elizabeth Gibson celebrates Indigo Girls’ joyous, adventurous fourth album and their remarkable career
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How to get published in literary journals
Books
Elizabeth Gibson gives us an insight into how to get your work accepted into literary journals and introduces her new magazine Foxglove Journal
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Books on new beginnings
Books
Elizabeth Gibson recommends books to inspire and comfort, whether you are a newcomer to Manchester or a returning student
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Elizabeth Gibson meets Maggie Stiefvater
Books
Elizabeth Gibson quizzes Young Adult superstar Maggie Stiefvater on art, mythology, books and bagpipes
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YA roundup – home and away
Books
Elizabeth Gibson updates us on the thriving Young Adult books scene
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Graze vs EarlyBird
Food & Drink
With subscription snackboxes becoming an ever-more lucrative industry, Elizabeth Gibson checks out two major players.
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Salford Crescent
Books
A featured poem by Books Contributor Elizabeth Gibson (@Grizonne)
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Top 5 lesser-known books by popular authors
Books
Elizabeth Gibson takes a look at five lesser-known novels by popular YA authors
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Album: Shane Filan – Right Here
Music
The Westlife singer’s solo album is firmly in the middle of the road
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Top 5: Books about siblings
Books
Elizabeth Gibson picks her top 5 books which explore the relationships of siblings: the love, the hate and the feelings in-between
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The future’s bright for Young Adult novels
Books
Elizabeth Gibson gives an insight into Young Adult literature in her four YA novel reviews
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Taking the plunge – from Wigan to Beijing
Lifestyle
Fancy heading halfway across the world? Elizabeth Gibson did just that in her first semester at university, and had the time of her life
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Album: Meghan Trainor – Title
Music
The ‘All About That Bass’ hitmaker impresses with a well-crafted debut
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Top 5 Songs… you can “feel” without understanding the lyrics
Music
Elizabeth Gibson shares her foreign language Top 5
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