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Student visa ban: Home Office denies students from conf…
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A Chat with STAT
Ode to Oak: The end of an era
“They completely think we’re monsters”: An interview wi…
Opinion
Is Neurodivergence becoming a trend?
Identity and fast fashion: A story of overconsumption
A community of quacks: Social media and its harmful obs…
Science & Tech
Data colonialism and monopoly: The dark side of the eco…
The seven stages of grief: Scientific or social?
All-nighters are killing your ability to learn
Investigations
‘Asylum isn’t the objective’: Sudanese students challen…
Rising demand sees nearly half of Work Experience bursa…
Jewish students describe life on campus amid rising ant…
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Manchester United’s Jim Ratcliffe problem
Women’s football still isn’t being taken seriously R…
From one pint to an ultra-marathon: Meet ManchesterR…
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Study visa ban: ‘Misleading’ data used by H…
Should Reform UK be shown the door or given the floor…
Nobody loves Reform: What I learnt from door-knocking i…
Rusholme demonstrations celebrate Syrian liberation
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It’s okay to drop out
I HATE THE 2026 ‘REBRAND’
Frugal chic: “The art of having ‘enough’”
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The best cafés in Manchester to study in this exam season
Shoryu student deal review: I’ll take this over a meal deal any day
Albert’s Schloss St Patrick’s Day bash: a review
It’s women’s history month: the importance of female friendships
3, 2, 1… Pose! 100 years of the Photo Booth
Forever isn’t guaranteed — but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try
Fashion & Beauty
Call it what it is: Jhumkas or vintage accessories?
Threads of Osmosis: bridging the gap between fashion and politics
Identity and fast fashion: A story of overconsumption
It’s okay to drop out
21st May 2026
The phrase ‘dropping out’ often feels synonymous with ‘failing’
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Green Man 2026: Highlights from this year’s line-…
Preview: Boomtown Festival 2026
Preview: Reading Festival 2026
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The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Head…
Music from the Margins & Sex Murder Art: Headpress&…
Manchester Literature Festival: Douglas Stuart in conve…
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The Layers Beneath Un-Fair-Ground Exhibit at Whitworth…
All that went down in the art world, so far: Art market…
Review: HOME, Roots in the Sky
Theatre
Next to Normal review: UMMTS’s final show of the…
The Manchester Revue: Reviewing the Revue
What lies beneath: UMDS’ Divine Wave combines fam…
The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Headpress’ 35th anniversary extravaganza
19th June 2026
Two events of the day - the work of Nigel Kneale and student-made short horror film The Shedding
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Review: Ice Cream Man (2026) puts a scoop-shaped crater…
‘Film is like a fluid glass of water. It changes…
Exit 8 review: when a game adaptation soars
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“SNL UK Is Born!”
‘Mock the Week’ is Back!
Taskmaster Series 20 review
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How casual game design philosophy changed over time
Exit 8 review: when a game adaptation soars
Resident Evil and the adaptation accuracy debate
Review: Ice Cream Man (2026) puts a scoop-shaped crater through horror’s hot streak
13th August 2026
Splat Pack filmmaker Eli Roth serves up two scoops of slop with his latest small-town slasher
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Keeping the Faith
Film
Film Editor Sophie James explores the mixed relationship between the Bible and film
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Great Danes
Film
Film editor Sophie James discusses how the talent of one country is leaving its mark on the world of TV and cinema
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Preview: The Invisible Woman
Film
Film Editor Sophie James previews Ralph Fiennes’ next directing venture
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Cornerhouse Pick of the Week: Mister John
Film
Take a trip to the Cornerhouse to see the latest film from directing duo Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy
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Think film? Think Manchester!
Film
A Fresher’s guide to film in Manchester
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Review: ‘Coastal Shelf’
Film
Fresh Loaf Production’s latest film ‘Coastal Shelf’ premieres at The Cornerhouse
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“Gatsby? What Gatsby?”
Film
Cannes prepares to spend the summer under the red white and blue
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Come fly with me
Film
The Cornerhouse get set to host a pre-release preview of Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, Los Amantes Pasajeros
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The 19th ¡Viva! Film Festival arrives at The Cornerhouse
Film
The UK premiere of Eduard Cortés’ ¡Atraco! gets proceedings off with a bang (literally)
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The casting vote: an interview with Nina Gold
Film
Sophie James quizzes casting director Nina Gold on Les Mis, the film industry and the next Bond
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Interview: Treasure Trapped
Film
Sophie James interviews Manchester-based director Alex Taylor about his latest documentary
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‘No’
Film
This week, our Cornerhouse Pick is Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s ‘No’
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The films are alive with the Sound of Music
Film
Sophie James celebrates the importance of music in cinema
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Review: ‘Django Unchained’
Film
Sophie James reviews Quentin Tarantino’s latest masterpiece
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Mamma Mia! Here we go again…
Film
Sophie James tells us why we won’t just be singing carols this Christmas
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Review: The Twilight Saga – ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’
Film
Sophie James reviews the much-anticipated final film of The Twilight Saga
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The ‘Argo’-naut
Film
Sophie James celebrates the many talents of writer, actor and director Ben Affleck as the ultimate comeback kid
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Great Adaptations
Film
Are film adaptations becoming a tale of the all too expected?
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Top 5: Bond songs
Film
We celebrate the release of ‘Skyfall’ with a Bond-themed top 5
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Preview: ‘Rust and Bone’
Film
Sophie James previews acclaimed director Jacque Audiard’s latest film
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