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From our correspondent: My year in Buenos Aires
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The academic weight of trauma
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Behind the Fur: Understanding the furry community on ...
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How the UK parliament underrepresents you
University of Manchester received £829,000 from BAe Systems plc in the 2023-24 financial year
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For the ‘citizens of the world’
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2024 Beauty Advent Calendar Guide
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The best podcasts you should be listening to right now
14th February 2025
Podcasts are one of the most popular forms of content consumption, so here are 5 of our top recommendations for you to listen to in 2025
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Squid – Cowards: innovative post-punk quintet...
No Phones is the Playground: Saturday at Amber’s
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“Not just sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ r...
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The Art Collective: The society seeking change within...
David Hockney at Factory International: A reflection
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UMDS Wish List: Brilliantly uncaring
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UMDS Wish List: Brilliantly uncaring
14th February 2025
Katherine Soper’s Wish List is handled with care by a skilled cast and crew
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Short-circuiting: Companion review
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Remembering David Lynch
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EarthBound at 30: Fantasy from mundanity
Short-circuiting: Companion review
14th February 2025
Companion is a film that has been on my radar since late last year when I first saw an advert for it on social media. Horror is quite possibly my favourite genre, I really enjoyed Barbarian, and when I saw that this film was made by the same “unhinged” minds, I knew it was one […]
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Review: Hardcore Henry
Film
Henry Scanlan reviews his Hardcore namesake
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Live: Tame Impala
Music
This is how you make the leap to the bigtime: Tame Impala know how to fill an arena, and Kevin Parker knows how to wear the emperor’s clothes
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Janis: Little Girl Blue
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Amy Berg’s new documentary remembers Janis Joplin in all her glory
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Preview: Field Music @ Fopp Manchester
Music
Heads up! Field Music are playing at Fopp Record Store on Saturday at 3pm to premier their new album Commontime
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Interview: Jeffrey Lewis
Music
Lo-fi legend Jeffrey Lewis took some time out of his UK tour to discuss his thoughts on what it means to be a musician in the modern age. Luckily, we caught him in a ranting mood…
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Preview: Louder Than Words
Music
Louder Than Words, a literary music festival for the thinking muso, gets our recommendation
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Live: Alex G
Music
Is this apathy or ecstasy? Who can tell. Either way, it’s pure melody. Henry Scanlan reports on Alex G, live at Night & Day
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The Gum List
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Henry Scanlan is a serial raver, chewing gum connoisseur, and columnist for ‘The Weekly Chew’
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Preview: Sankeys Manchester
Music
After a successful summer in Ibiza, Sankeys is opening its doors in Manchester once again
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Manchester 2015: A summary of summer
Music
Here’s a few things you may have missed. Or, if you’re a newcomer: here’s a few things you have always been missing
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The rock ‘n’ roll ‘n’ health ‘n’ safety hotline
Music
Massachusetts punk band Speedy Ortiz’s texting hotline is a small but important step to making moshpits a safer place
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Festival: Primavera Barcelona
Music
Primavera’s line-up, Barcelona’s sea side; sound and setting in perfect harmony
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Opinion: “Tonight, Matthew, I’m going to be…”
Music
Henry Scanlan couldn’t remember the greatest article in the world; this is just a tribute
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Live: Ex Hex
Music
Classic DC punk: nothing more, nothing less
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Live: …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
Music
Trail of Dead live up to their fearsome reputation with a manic live show
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Live: Lola Colt
Music
Lola Colt’s swaggering, gunslinging sound is more than a one-trick pony
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Live: Hawkwind
Music
Hawkwind perform truly bonkers psychedelia with a punk edge
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Live: Rae Morris
Music
Rae Morris has charming qualities, but her songs are two dimensional
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Album: Real Estate – Atlas
Music
The real beauty lies in how effortless the whole thing sounds
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Album: Mogwai – Rave Tapes
Music
Familiar Mogwai tropes on Rave Tapes are mostly pleasing but occasionally a little dull
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