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Get to know: Who is Professor Duncan Ivison?
Disability and ethnicity pay gaps go up, gender goes ...
Manchester Leftist Action member speaks out against a...
Features
Manchester’s continuing problem with inaccessib...
From Our Correspondent: Uncovering Berlin’s les...
Thread Therapy: In conversation with UoM’s Fash...
Opinion
If Labour wants to regain trust, they must stick to t...
Main Library Musings – Rant column #2
My life has been failing the Bechdel test – and...
Science & Tech
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...
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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The new generation of F1 drivers: Wasted potential?
Tyrants cruise to playoff victory against Stirling Cl...
Memories of the game: A look back at favourite sporti...
Manchester Leftist Action member speaks out against academic suspension
22nd April 2024
A student involved with action group Manchester Leftist Action has spoken out against his suspension by the University
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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
Food & Drink
Brunch at Santé: A slice of sun
Giving ‘Too Good To Go’ a go!
Cooking a week of TikTok recipes on a student budget
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
Fashion & Beauty
Leopard print roars back: The resurgence of a popular fashion trend
Celebrity style guide #7: Lewis Hamilton
What the Croc? Pringles x Crocs and other crazy collabs
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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Vampire Weekend: Indie experimenters push the boundar...
DIIV live in Manchester: Shoegaze stars promise enlig...
Khruangbin’s LP, A LA SALA: Slight shifts make all th...
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The problem with publishing
Spotify vs Audible: The battle for audiobook dominance
Why I don’t regret buying a Kindle
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40 Years of the Future: Painting abstract exhibition ...
Review: Please Feel Free to Ignore My Work by David H...
Making Manchester #1: Anna Marsden
Theatre
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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My formative film: A love letter to Notting Hill
SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, program...
Chungking Express: Intoxicating youthful cinema | UoM...
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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...
Games
Hades 2 is bringing sexyback
So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?
Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games
My formative film: A love letter to Notting Hill
24th April 2024
How Richard Curtis' film about a charming bookshop owner changed my view on romance films forever
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Jasmine Bennett
Feature: The Future of Pop Is Female
Music
Jasmine Bennett takes a glimpse at the rising female stars in the new, mysterious realm of reinvented pop
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Record Reappraisal: Music For Cars – The 1975
Music
Six years after The 1975 dropped Music For Cars, contributor Jasmine Bennett reflects on the EP
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Album Review: Everyday – Tourist
Music
Jasmine Bennett reviews the dreamlike exploration of the human condition that is Everyday by Tourist.
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Live Review: HOMESHAKE
Music
A night tarnished by incessant chatter and even a brawl, HOMESHAKE’s performance brought little satisfaction, writes Jasmine Bennett.
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Album Review: Wicca Phase Springs Eternal – Suffer On
Music
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal’s latest release proves to be as long-lasting as his name suggests, writes Jasmine Bennett.
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EP Review: FUR – FUR
Music
Jasmine Bennett reviews the debut EP from ’50s melody-makers FUR.
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Album Review: AJ Tracey – AJ Tracey
Music
Jasmine Bennett writes that AJ Tracey proves he really is ‘Doing It’ again with his newly dropped eponymous debut album
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Live Review: Ghetts
Music
Ghetts has been a mainstay of the grime scene since 2003, so do his performances still match the energy of fifteen years ago?
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Album Review: Drenge – Strange Creatures
Music
Far from a ‘Fuckabout’, Drenge’s new album is worth a listen
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Feature: Is it time to say ‘thank u, next’ to Ariana Grande?
Music
Jasmine Bennett scrutinises the latest from the world’s favourite pop queen, Ariana Grande
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Hot Right Now: seeyouinthesoil
Music
Jasmine Bennett reviews the work of seeyouinthesoil, the soft-sounding vocalist bringing you a six-track EP titled Don’t Talk Too Loud
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Live Review: Spector at Year’s End Festival
Music
Jasmine Bennett ends the semester with a trip to Manchester’s finest new festival, Year’s End.
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Live Review: DMA’s
Music
The cardinal sin in live music is being boring: DMA’s are guilty as charged, writes Jasmine Bennett
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Live Review: Sports Team
Music
Jasmine Bennett reviews the infectiously energetic and electric performance of Sports Team at Academy 3
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Preview: Kojaque
Music
Jasmine Bennett previews Kojaque’s arrival in Manchester at YES which is set to bless our ears with smooth Irish-accented hip-hop.
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Record Reappraisal: Spice Girls – Spiceworld
Music
Jasmine Bennett returns to one of the best pop records of the 1990s in light of their reunion in a record reappraisal of Spiceworld
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Album Review: Yung Lean – Poison Ivy
Music
Jasmine Bennett reviews Yung Lean’s latest EP, Poison Ivy, which offers up eight-tracks of melancholic vocals and rhythmic beats.
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Album Review: Wanderer by Cat Power
Music
Jasmine Bennett reviews Cat Power’s beautiful return to the music industry with her tenth album, Wanderer.
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Live Review: Tom Odell
Music
Jasmine Bennett takes a trip to see singer-songwriter Tom Odell fill the Manchester O2 Apollo with piano-led ballads.
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Hot Right Now: Spilt Milk Society
Music
Jasmine Bennett gives the details on Spilt Milk Society’s return to the indie scene for this week’s Hot Right Now
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