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Girls To The Front: Groping, Gig Culture and what men can do

Girls To The Front: Groping, Gig Culture and what men can do

A look into the presence of sexual harassment that haunts gig culture and the live music scene.
In the Beauty Bag #3: Culture editor Georgina Davidson

In the Beauty Bag #3: Culture editor Georgina Davidson

A dive into the beauty struggles of a curly girl
Colonial Museums in the 21st Century

Colonial Museums in the 21st Century

Following recent repatriation of artefacts from the Manchester Museum, other colonial museums must engage with their imperial legacies properly, argues Joe Manock
Growing up bilingual

Growing up bilingual

Learning a language from your parents gives a very different understanding of a language from those taught in school
Think before you ink

Think before you ink

Writer Victoria Evans explains the state of tattoos in modern-day society
Opinion: A note on cultural appropriation of tattoos

Opinion: A note on cultural appropriation of tattoos

Tattoos don’t need to have a meaning for you, but a culturally appropriated symbol might have meaning to someone else
Why are black men still the victims of racist media representation?

Why are black men still the victims of racist media representation?

Leilani Neil discusses the media’s obsession with perpetuating racist stereotypes of black men…
Nantes: The Manchester of France

Nantes: The Manchester of France

Bella Jewell reflects upon her experience of Nantes – a north western French city whose gritty past and innovative present channels the atmosphere of Manchester  
Don Quichotte: Renewing old stories

Don Quichotte: Renewing old stories

Shaheena reviews Salman Rushdie’s latest book – a modern retelling of Don Quixote in ‘the Age of Anything-Can-Happen’
Manchester Literature Festival: October 2019

Manchester Literature Festival: October 2019

Alia Nawaz details the upcoming manchester Literature festival October 2019
Top 5 reasons to see the theatre

Top 5 reasons to see the theatre

Sam Bronheim offers her personal top 5 reasons for why you should go to see the theatre
How to get cheap theatre tickets for students and young people

How to get cheap theatre tickets for students and young people

Theatre tickets are expensive, but Theatre Editor Jay Darcy explains how young people and students can take advantage of the schemes, offers and discounts in place
Meet the Ghanaian Society

Meet the Ghanaian Society

The Ghanaian Society have got big things planned for the upcoming year
Rainbow of Culture comes to Manchester Academy

Rainbow of Culture comes to Manchester Academy

Head down to Manchester Academy for a cultural extravaganza
A squeaky clean take on lifestyle influencers

A squeaky clean take on lifestyle influencers

Cleaning is the newest weapon in the battle against the highly filtered unreality of lifestyle influencers – Sophia Ashby discusses the success of ‘cleanfluencers’ in an age of materialism
Breaking the Occupation of the Mind: Art and Culture in Palestine

Breaking the Occupation of the Mind: Art and Culture in Palestine

‘Breaking the Occupation of the Mind’, overshadowed its rough edges with thought-provoking contributions
Celebrating the festival of lights

Celebrating the festival of lights

Victoria Evans speaks about Hanukkah, and the importance of remembering other cultural traditions during the Christmas period.
A vibrant launch party for MACFest

A vibrant launch party for MACFest

Aisha Al-Janabi and Bella Jewell reflect on the vibrant and celebratory launch event of MACFEST 2018
The Muslim Arts and Culture Festival which is “Spreading Honey Not Hate”

The Muslim Arts and Culture Festival which is “Spreading Honey Not Hate”

Arts and Film editors, Bella Jewell and Aisha Al-Janabi, preview MACFest: a ground-breaking festival which will run from the 17th November to the 25th, created to celebrate Islamic culture
Journeys Live: World Music

Journeys Live: World Music

Juliette Flach reviews the ‘Journeys Live’ World Music event which took place in Manchester’s Cathedral Gardens, reflecting on the positive messages of displayed in the face of hatred and division.