Phedra Broch disccuses poet and Art In Mancunia 2020 applicant, Tom Branfoot, and his poems ‘Bonfire Night’ and ‘Widowed’
Saoirse Akhtar-Farren looks back on Yang Sweeps’ eccentric performances and tells us what we can expect from them when they return to Art in Mancunia 2020…
Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Melanie Martinez’s K-12 Tour, a theatrical concert experience, at the O2 Apollo
Trystan Ratcliffe reviews indie legend’s Foals’ much anticipated new release Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part 2
Will Stonier reminisces on what makes record stores so special this Record Store Day
Is it time to remove the dopamine-infused ‘like’ feature on Instagram? Phoebe Moore discusses
Does the thought of thrift shopping fill you with an existential dread of ‘where to start’? Fashion editor Alice Porter narrows down the best second-hand shopping Northern Quarter has to offer
Ella Marsden reviews Fifty and Nifty – a play about staying young no matter your age
George Walker analyses the implications of the Supreme Court decision for the Conservative Party.
In this instalment of artefact of the week, Chess Bradley examines the once halls of residence and brutalist monstrosity, The Tower.
Art in Mancunia presents an award-winning spoken word poet, languages student Frank Adams, who will wow you with his powerful words and masterfully constructed poetry
Mercy’s Cartel – the up and coming Bristol-based band blessed Night and Day Cafe with a pure show of talent writes Winona Newman
How we can have such a harmonious relationships with such beautiful landscapes, when for others it is the most disastrous place on earth? Rosie Plunkett tackles this challenging question in her most recent landscape photography project
It’s been twenty years since he starred in his own programme and Alan Partridge is finally back the BBC in new six-part series This Time with Alan Partridge.
In this instalment of Artefact of the Week, Angus Dickson looks at the bizarre Vimto monument on Granby Row, considering its place in Manchester’s history, and how it continues to evoke a distinctly mancunian pride
The new ‘inverted flag’ could be a cheap energy source for the future
How far can a musician be separated from their actions, and should the general public continue to listen? Eleanor Roberts discusses
In this instalment of Artefact of the Week, Bella Jewell examines a powerful but haunting memorial to the Holocaust in Budapest
The research could help with early cancer detection
Photographer Martin Parr makes his return to Manchester with his newest exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery; Theo Bennett met him to talk about his work, the city of Manchester, Instagram, and a little bit of politics