E-books are the future and nothing to be scared of

Books Editor Leonie Dunn picks her top 5 novels on those faceless killers and their detective counterparts

Josh Goldie looks back at an extremely difficult NES game, The Battle of Olympus. A game which tests your memory as much as it does your patience

It’s time to broaden our literary horizons; Morrissey’s autobiography is not a Penguin Classic!

Nowadays we choose cheap thrills over classic knowledge; the book must not die

Mia Krikler reviews her favourite fashion icons

In the run up to the Turner Prize being announced on December 1st, The Mancunion Arts & Culture brings you introductions to the four 2014 nominees

Jay Fagerberg recommends this rather small and unassuming book to the truly passionate evolution geek or the Hermione-esque student who wants to impress their teacher, as it is jam-packed with facts and features on the theory of evolution

Dylan Kerlann wants more films to make us think about real world issues

The circus musical is a theatrical experience different from many mainstream musicals, writes Matthew Gormley

In honour of the 34th anniversary of Manchester becoming the world’s first nuclear free city, the Mayor of Hiroshima has officially handed over seedlings to the Lord Mayor of Manchester taken from hope trees that survived the atomic bomb in 1945

One of the founders of Kloodle, Phil Hayes, talks to Robert Firth about how they started and the graduate job market today.

The New York legend treated Manchester to a soulful, show-stopping performance

The 2014 Foundation Day Lecture saw Professor Jeanette Winterson deliver a passionate talk about the radical history of Manchester

Rachel Connolly catches up with the London rockers ahead of their Club Academy show

George Ezra seems to win over the crowd but lacks substance

Electronic music veterans The Orb dazzle with an intense, euphoric set

2:54 disappoint on their bland and repetitive new record

Stephen Miller discusses authenticity in music

Stephen Miller asks whether the high street’s playlist choices are becoming too intrusive