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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.
Are Cultural Modules an essential part of a Language Degree?

Are Cultural Modules an essential part of a Language Degree?

Lauren Valentine contends that cultural modules are an essential part of any language degree, and students should be striving for a deeper understanding of a country’s culture, not just furthering their career.
Black History Month: Food and Cultural Identity

Black History Month: Food and Cultural Identity

Hear from two Manchester residents about the importance of food in their cultural identity.
A new Queer-a? The loss of place for Manchester Pride

A new Queer-a? The loss of place for Manchester Pride

Sam Brougham discusses the relocation of the Pride festival in Manchester away from Canal Street due to planned redevelopments and what this means for the LGBTQ+ communities who have celebrated there for decades.
In conversation with ‘Art on the Sly’

In conversation with ‘Art on the Sly’

Bella Jewell meets with three members of the team behind ‘Art on the Sly’: a group of students who are seeking to make art accessible to all
Preview: Humber Street Sesh 2018

Preview: Humber Street Sesh 2018

Ethan Davies previews Hull’s premiere metropolitan music festival, Humber Street Sesh, which is the perfect getaway for those of you needing new music, cheap drinks, and thoroughly lovely locals
Art on exchange: Copenhagen’s best exhibitions in 2017

Art on exchange: Copenhagen’s best exhibitions in 2017

Calypso April, a student abroad, talks of her experiences in Copenhagen’s thriving art scene
Is it still okay to like anything made by anyone anymore?

Is it still okay to like anything made by anyone anymore?

Anyone being: John Travolta, Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey (and the list goes on…)