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Manchester named UNESCO City of Literature

Books

Manchester follows in the proud footsteps of Dublin, Baghdad, Barcelona and Reykjavik

Wonder Women Festival lands in Manchester

Arts

The breakdown of our top art picks from the feminist festival of the year

University round-up: Redundancies, Student Publicatio...

Who’s standing in Manchester’s Mayoral El...

Pro-Palestine groups occupy the Roscoe Building

Manchester’s continuing problem with inaccessib...

From Our Correspondent: Uncovering Berlin’s les...

Thread Therapy: In conversation with UoM’s Fash...

My life has been failing the Bechdel test – and...

We need to politicise mental health

No-sex tenancy clauses are a landlord’s newest ...

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...

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 ...

Celebrity style guide #6: Michael Schumacher

The new generation of F1 drivers: Wasted potential?

Tyrants cruise to playoff victory against Stirling Cl...

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

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

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

Khruangbin’s LP, A LA SALA: Slight shifts make all th...

Declan McKenna live in Manchester: Seamlessly mixing ...

Thundercat live in Manchester: Bassist of all time?

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

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

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

SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, program...

Chungking Express: Intoxicating youthful cinema | UoM...

An evening with UoM Film Society and Chungking Express

Taskmaster: Why it’s so good and where to begin

The fourth season curse: Why do TV shows get worse af...

Drive to Survive season 6: Get strapped in for more F...

So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?

Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games

Are we finally in the age of the video game ‘au...

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”

the portico Articles

Manchester named UNESCO City of Literature

Wonder Women Festival lands in Manchester