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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 ...
Sport
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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Lifestyle
Lifestyle
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
Celebrity style guide #7: Lewis Hamilton
What the Croc? Pringles x Crocs and other crazy collabs
3D nails: Achieving new heights in beauty
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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Culture
Music
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...
Books
The problem with publishing
Spotify vs Audible: The battle for audiobook dominance
Why I don’t regret buying a Kindle
Arts
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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On Screen
Film
My formative film: A love letter to Notting Hill
SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, program...
Chungking Express: Intoxicating youthful cinema | UoM...
TV
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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Interview: Fightstar
Music
Samuel Ward chats with Alex Westaway about the future of Fightstar
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Live: All We Are
Music
Samuel Ward gets lost in the falsetto dreamscape of All We Are
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Preview: Muse
Music
The stadium giants to bring the noise to Manchester Academy
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Live: Viet Cong
Music
Viet Cong’s set is precise but fundamentally unimaginative
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Live: MONEY
Music
Manchester’s finest poet-rockers bring their divine live show to one of Manchester’s finest pub/venues
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Album: Superfood – Don’t Say That
Music
Superfood manage to produce a debut album which is both thorough and fucking fun
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Live: St. Vincent
Music
Despite lacking the key ingredients of a standout performance, St Vincent’s set confirms the Albert Hall’s ability to enhance a musically sound performance
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Live: Silverclub
Music
Silverclub turn the Deaf Institute into a neon-coloured mush of grooviness.
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Interview: Silverclub
Music
Samuel Ward caught Manchester’s own “fucked up disco band” ahead of their EP launch at the Deaf Institute last Friday.
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Feature: The M20 Collective
Music
Meet The M20 Collective – Manchester’s creative community collaborating for mutual benefit
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Live: Washed Out
Music
Washed Out’s summery chillwave doesn’t cut it on a cold Tuesday night in Manchester
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Top 5 Songs… About Names
Music
Samuel Ward reflects on the best songs about other icons.
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Top 5 Songs… about sex
Music
Sam Ward keeps his mind in the gutter
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Album: Anna Calvi – One Breath
Music
Anna Calvi retains the powerful formula of sex, passion and energy for her second album.
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Live: NME Awards Tour 2013
Music
Django Django, Miles Kane, Palma Violets and Peace comprised the bill for the famous jaunt’s newest incarnation
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New: Biffy Clyro – Opposites
Music
The Scottish rockers return with a massive new record – in every sense of the word
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Live: Band of Skulls
Music
The Southampton trio bring some good old-fashioned rock and roll to the Ritz
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Muse: The 2nd Law – Review
Music
Warner Bros; 2012 8/10
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