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University round-up: Redundancies, Student Publicatio...
Who’s standing in Manchester’s Mayoral El...
Pro-Palestine groups occupy the Roscoe Building
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Manchester’s continuing problem with inaccessib...
From Our Correspondent: Uncovering Berlin’s les...
Thread Therapy: In conversation with UoM’s Fash...
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My life has been failing the Bechdel test – and...
We need to politicise mental health
No-sex tenancy clauses are a landlord’s newest ...
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Why are you laughing: The science of humour
In conversation with The Lion King’s Head of Ma...
AI learns its first words (and helps explain how huma...
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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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Celebrity style guide #6: Michael Schumacher
The new generation of F1 drivers: Wasted potential?
Tyrants cruise to playoff victory against Stirling Cl...
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Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
Why is everybody obsessed with minimalism?
How to have a routine when you have so few contact hours
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Cooking a week of TikTok recipes on a student budget
TikTok and Teatox: Why social media is sucking the joy out of food
Margarita Month at Zouk: All style, less substance
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
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Zendaya and the art of theme dressing
Celebrity style guide #6: Michael Schumacher
Does Hailey Bieber’s Rhode phone case signal the death of the handbag?
Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
17th April 2024
With the RHS Urban Show coming to Manchester, we've found some of the best houseplants to enhance your student accommodation
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Khruangbin’s LP, A LA SALA: Slight shifts make all th...
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Thundercat live in Manchester: Bassist of all time?
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Boy Swallows Universe: Does reality make the best fic...
What to read in 2024: Exciting new book releases
Reading should be for joy, not health
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Review: Please Feel Free to Ignore My Work by David H...
Making Manchester #1: Anna Marsden
Four women who make the art world a better place
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Hedda review: A misguided imitation of Ibsen’s ...
My Beautiful Laundrette review: Nationalism, racial t...
Come From Away press launch: A community show for Chr...
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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SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, program...
Chungking Express: Intoxicating youthful cinema | UoM...
An evening with UoM Film Society and Chungking Express
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Taskmaster: Why it’s so good and where to begin
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So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?
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SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, programming and being a first-time filmmaker: “There has to be room in the film world for all tastes”
16th April 2024
In conversation with Jane Giles, co-director of SCALA!!!, we discuss how she came to make the film, her career in programming and how the London cinema had lasting impact on young audiences
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Review: On Body and Soul
Film
A brutal yet alluring Hungarian meditation on dreams and romance from director Ildikó Enyedi
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Preview: Super League Grand Final XXII – Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos
Sport
Ahead of the biggest event of the Rugby Super League calendar, Jamie McEvoy prepares us for what’s in store at Old Trafford on Saturday
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Top 5: Spy Films
Film
As Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle hits cinemas, Jamie McEvoy gives us his top 5 spy films
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Review: Mother!
Film
From the director of Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan, comes an unrelenting nightmare starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem
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Review: Wind River
Film
Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen star in a chilling thriller set in the unforgiving snowy wilderness of Wyoming
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Wakefield Trinity 16-18 St Helens: Saints clinch victory at Wakefield and hang on to play-off hopes
Sport
Jonny Lomax’s late try saves the day for St Helens as Trinity suffer a dent to their play-off bid
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Top 5: Foreign language films
Film
Following the worldwide release of acclaimed Japanese fantasy-drama Your Name, Jamie McEvoy compiles his top 5 foreign language films
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Review: The Limehouse Golem
Film
Ackroyd’s 1994 novel is adapted for the big screen in a sinister Victorian murder mystery led by Bill Nighy
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St Helens 16-26 Wigan: The Warriors keep play-off hopes alive in derby victory
Sport
Shaun Wane’s Wigan Warriors rally after their Challenge Cup final loss with a confident victory over a struggling Saints side
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Preview: UEFA Champions League 2017/18
Sport
Ahead of the first round of group stage fixtures in 2 weeks, Jamie McEvoy gives a rundown of what to expect in this season’s European Cup
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Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal: Rampant Reds run riot at Anfield
Sport
Sadio Mané and new boy Mohamed Salah both ruthless as Arsenal lose second consecutive game
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Review: Your Name
Film
Director Makoto Shinkai stakes his claim to the anime throne in a complex yet beautiful Japanese animation
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Top 5: US TV Dramas
Film
With new seasons of Game of Thrones and Twin Peaks underway, Jamie McEvoy runs down the top 5 US TV dramas currently available on air and online
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Review: The Ghoul
Film
Directorial debutante Gareth Tunley’s The Ghoul marks a statement of intent from the Brit, yet ultimately lacks clarity and focus
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Review: Fargo – Season 3
Film
In its third season, the TV series inspired by the Coen Brothers’ 1996 film of the same name is possibly the best so far
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Top 5: Christopher Nolan Films
Film
To coincide with the release of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, Jamie McEvoy runs down the top 5 films from the director
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Review: Dunkirk
Film
After diving into dreams and exploring far off galaxies, Christopher Nolan returns to Earth with an adrenaline-fuelled World War II thriller
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How the ‘Shared Universe’ is taking over Hollywood
Film
After DC’s recently released Wonder Woman, and ahead of Marvel Studio’s upcoming Spiderman: Homecoming, Jamie McEvoy addresses the gargantuan on-screen elephant in the room which is the shared universe
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Review: The Red Turtle
Film
The Red Turtle leaves audiences swept away as Studio Ghibli proves it is far from dead in the water
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Review: Mindhorn
Film
A stroke of genius by Barratt and Farnaby, Mindhorn is an outrageously silly, yet original and witty romp which will have you quoting it for days
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