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Pushback online as White Hotel site to reopen under new…
Canvas Hack Threatens University
Results of the May 2026 Union Assembly vote
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A Chat with STAT
Ode to Oak: The end of an era
“They completely think we’re monsters”: An interview wi…
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Is Neurodivergence becoming a trend?
Identity and fast fashion: A story of overconsumption
A community of quacks: Social media and its harmful obs…
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Data colonialism and monopoly: The dark side of the eco…
The seven stages of grief: Scientific or social?
All-nighters are killing your ability to learn
Investigations
‘Asylum isn’t the objective’: Sudanese students challen…
Rising demand sees nearly half of Work Experience bursa…
Jewish students describe life on campus amid rising ant…
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Manchester United’s Jim Ratcliffe problem
Women’s football still isn’t being taken seriously R…
From one pint to an ultra-marathon: Meet ManchesterR…
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Manchester Local Election Results 2026
Study visa ban: ‘Misleading’ data used by H…
Should Reform UK be shown the door or given the floor…
Rusholme demonstrations celebrate Syrian liberation
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Dear 20-year-old me
Has Vinted lost its vintage?
It’s okay to drop out
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The best cafés in Manchester to study in this exam season
Shoryu student deal review: I’ll take this over a meal deal any day
Albert’s Schloss St Patrick’s Day bash: a review
I HATE THE 2026 ‘REBRAND’
Frugal chic: “The art of having ‘enough’”
It’s women’s history month: the importance of female friendships
Fashion & Beauty
Has Vinted lost its vintage?
Call it what it is: Jhumkas or vintage accessories?
Threads of Osmosis: bridging the gap between fashion and politics
Dear 20-year-old me
27th August 2026
Your twenties aren't a race. Stop measuring your progress against everyone else's highlight reel. Live in the moment. Embrace the messy, ordinary moments that shape you.
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“We are the fucking rain!”: The Prodigy Live From Wythe…
Pushback online as White Hotel site to reopen under new…
Album Review: Westside Cowboy’s ‘It Goes On’ spearheads…
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The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Head…
Music from the Margins & Sex Murder Art: Headpress&…
Manchester Literature Festival: Douglas Stuart in conve…
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The Layers Beneath Un-Fair-Ground Exhibit at Whitworth…
All that went down in the art world, so far: Art market…
Review: HOME, Roots in the Sky
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Next to Normal review: UMMTS’s final show of the…
The Manchester Revue: Reviewing the Revue
What lies beneath: UMDS’ Divine Wave combines fam…
Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald’s homage to Manchester and British rom-coms
15th August 2026
Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
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Tony (2026) review: Kitchen chaos, teen angst, and the…
The End of Oak Street review: A rip-roaring summer thro…
Four underseen films of 2025
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“SNL UK Is Born!”
‘Mock the Week’ is Back!
Taskmaster Series 20 review
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Denshattack! review: High-octane, high-quality mayhem
Netflix unveils first (official) look at Grand Theft Au…
Opinion: The problems with the gaming industry
Tony (2026) review: Kitchen chaos, teen angst, and the Cape Cod sea breeze in A24’s heartfelt Anthony Bourdain biopic
4th September 2026
"If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air / Quaint little villages here and there [...] If you like the taste of a lobster stew / Served by a window with an ocean view / You're sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod" - Patti Page, 'Old Cape Cod'
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Lucas Hill-Paul
Fuse FM’s Head of Podcasting, Co-Host of the Take Three Podcast, Mancunion Film Contributor
Review: Game Night
Film
Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star in an innovative action-comedy from the writers of Horrible Bosses and Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Review: The Cloverfield Paradox
Film
J.J. Abrams’ enigmatic sci-fi franchise returns out of the blue, this time on Netflix
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Review: Coco
Film
Pixar crafts an action-packed, emotional celebration of Mexican culture
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Review: Star Wars – The Last Jedi
Film
Lucas Hill-Paul reviews the divisive eighth instalment of the space opera
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Review: The Post
Film
Meryl Streep shines in an entertaining yet sentimental political thriller from Steven Spielberg
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Review: The Florida Project
Film
Willem Dafoe stars in a charming drama from Tangerine director Sean Baker
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Review – Stranger Things 2
Film
Lucas Hill-Paul journeys into the Upside Down as the long-awaited Stranger Things 2 arrives on Netflix
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Review – Paddington 2
Film
Everyone’s favourite duffle-coated-bear returns for the second time on the big screen, alongside a star-studded cast
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Review – Call Me By Your Name
Film
Armie Hammer stars in a beautiful adaptation of André Aciman’s novel which celebrates and meditates on homosexuality
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Review: The Death of Stalin
Film
From the creator of The Thick of It comes an anachronistic comedy that proves anything can, and should be made fun of
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Top Five: Neo-Noir Films
Film
With the sequel to Blade Runner, a modern film noir first, science-fiction second, released this month, Lucas counts down his favourite neo-noirs
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Review: Daphne
Film
Emily Beecham shines above the rest in this neurotic indie drama
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Review: Flatliners
Film
Perhaps the characters in Flatliners shouldn’t have come back to life
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Review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Film
Matthew Vaughn’s latest sequel is “bonkers”, but is it brilliant?
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Review: IT
Film
IT is one of the new “action-horror” hybrids to join the genre
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Review: Death Note
Film
Adam Wingard fumbles Netflix-backed adaptation of much-loved anime Death Note
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Review: Okja
Film
How a CGI superpig could be Netflix’s saving grace
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