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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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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...
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Why are you laughing: The science of humour
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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...
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
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Giving ‘Too Good To Go’ a go!
Cooking a week of TikTok recipes on a student budget
TikTok and Teatox: Why social media is sucking the joy out of food
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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What the Croc? Pringles x Crocs and other crazy collabs
3D nails: Achieving new heights in beauty
Zendaya and the art of theme dressing
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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DIIV live in Manchester: Shoegaze stars promise enlig...
Khruangbin’s LP, A LA SALA: Slight shifts make all th...
Declan McKenna live in Manchester: Seamlessly mixing ...
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Spotify vs Audible: The battle for audiobook dominance
Why I don’t regret buying a Kindle
Boy Swallows Universe: Does reality make the best fic...
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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
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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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Drive to Survive season 6: Get strapped in for more F...
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So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?
Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games
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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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2019 Women’s World Handball Championship
Sport
Luca Mariani takes a look at how the favourites are getting on in the Women’s World Handball Championship
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Raiders upset in London
Sport
Following the first game of the NFL’s London series, writer Luca Mariani provides the details of a major upset
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2019 Basketball World Cup: A rare struggle for the USA
Sport
Luca Mariani takes a look at the 2019 Basketball World Cup, and why it was a struggle for the USA
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Review: Thunder Road + Q&A
Film
Thunder Road is a captivating must-see, wild journey through the grief riddled unravelling of a police officer’s life
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MANIFF 2019: The Evolution of Testicles VR
Film
Luca Mariani reviews The Evolution of Testicles, which focuses on the awkwardness of self examination to help in the fight against testicular cancer
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The fractions of the NBA in the Warriors era of basketball
Sport
Luca Mariani dives down the NBA’s standings, and examines why some teams can’t compete with the Golden State Warriors
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Live Review: Bakar
Music
Latest pop sensation Bakar sends Jimmy’s Bar in to an electrified frenzy, writes contributor Luca Mariani
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Album Review: Iridescence by Brockhampton
Music
Contributor Luca Mariana talks us through the latest release from one of the most exciting boybands of the current industry, Brockhampton
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Rest In Peace, Mac Miller
Music
Contributor Luca Mariani wishes to praise and remember late hip-hop artist Mac Miller as a truly special musician who will be sorely missed
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