Invaluable advice from a panel of media industry experts

George Bailey experiences Sigur Rós at Manchester’s O2 Apollo

Sam Parr previews a film that adds a bit of magic to our Summer 2013 line up

Preview of one of this summer’s most anticipated film releases

Preview of the latest film from ‘This is England’ director Shane Meadows

The best in local theatre this week

Celia Mullins talks to Book Club about House of the Spirits, the Isabel Allende classic, visceral prose, and Meryl Streep

Charlie Marshall speaks to Kate Bullivant about the University of Manchester Jazz Orchestra

Try these sweet potato, leek, mushroom and goats’ cheese patties for some pre-deadline energy

Manchester University Comic Collective provide lessons and workshops to teach people how to draw and create comics, working towards producing a collaborative anthology of their work at the end of the year

Jack Crutcher vents his frustration at world ending blockbusters

As our last issue of the year, we give you a guide to what not to miss over the next few months in Manchester

Apply to be section editor at The Mancunion. Application deadline May 15th

This week a motion goes before the union assembly calling for The Mancunion to have a paid editor and a ring-fenced number of issues. Here’s why we’re putting it forward

Man Met cancel event where controversial Islamic speaker was set to speak

Manchester University’s Professor Mukesh Kapila who told the world about the genocide in Darfur during his time at the UN, has called for more to be done to help Syria

Two weeks today, the legendary Manchester venue will be closing its doors ‘indefinitely’. Andrew Williams reminisces with the Sankeys owner, Dave Vincent

Plans for a bikes-only traffic light system and halls of residence cycle path

The University of Manchester take on Bangor University tonight for a place in the final of the toughest quiz show on TV

Rioting on the streets, a tanking economy and a divided nation – Caracas-based journalist Girish Gupta speaks to The Mancunion about life beyond Hugo Chavez