From pub crawls to Freshers' events, drinking can feel unavoidable, and sobriety can feel isolating. Here's how to miss out on the hangovers, not the fun
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
Insidious is back with nothing further to say, leaving in the wake of the Lamberts a 'fresh' start only aiming to parrot its ghastly blueprint
Sam Burt reviews a new film ‘reconsidering the figure of the alienated male youth’
Nicola Ellis tells us why a steel factory is her ideal second studio
Sam Burt finds out why individual artists are off this year’s Turner Prize menu
The international arts festival shining a light on public health returns to Manchester
‘How not to be bitter’ and other life lessons, courtesy of the Manchester illustrators 2Bmcr
Part of ‘art goes online’, Sam Burt looks at the dreamlike paintings of Joy Yamusangie
We asked our arts and film editors to reflect on the world of the singular visionary, Derek Jarman
An occasional series celebrating local artists who’ve brought us some much-needed winter cheer
We ask our contributors: what album cover art has stuck with you over time?
Artist Robin ‘CARDBROADLEY’ on his mission to give ’90s digital icons new life as 3D sculptures
With its opening extended, we revisit Grayson Perry’s Art Club exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery
Sam Burt considers what the bittersweet signs of the Whitworth Gallery might mean to us now
Arts Editor Sam Burt explores the latest exhibition in an online series presented by Castlefield Art gallery
What to expect from this year’s MACFEST, the festival of Islamic art and culture
The Art team explore the new online exhibition showcasing the work of Manchester School of Art’s MA students – ‘Materialise’
Sam Burt catches up with Summer-May Henry about all things graphic design, inclusive representation, and working during lockdown
Just cardboard and bedsheets, or something more? Sam Burt discusses whether recent creative efforts at demonstrations can be considered ‘protest art’
Sam and Ruby explore the new multi-media art trail showcasing around central Manchester
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