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UCU Strikes paused after narrow vote
Nine days of strike action planned for start of term
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Colour and community: How a Fallowfield gardening pro...
Activist Peter Singer speaks out on student protests ...
How Mayfield Park is turning an abandoned space into ...
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A love letter to my little sister, my younger self, a...
The Sudan conflict: a Sudanese perspective
Fetishising financial hardship – when will univ...
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Long COVID: Can improved sleep cure breathlessness?
The power of stars: Manchester and its energy revolution
First private Moon landing attempt fails
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Dirty underwear, a broken boiler and £400 in cleaning...
What have your SU execs been up to this year?
350 or 44: How many students are engaging in the rent...
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Let’s talk about Mary Earps’ World Cup final penalty ...
Why have Red Bull been so dominant, and what does thi...
Lancashire cricket team begin home Blast campaign wit...
UCU Strikes paused after narrow vote
25th September 2023
The strikes have today been called off after an emergency meeting at 11am today. Find out more as we know it
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A guide to: City halls
A guide to: Victoria Park halls
Manchester Pride 2023 launches with Andy Burnham, Booking.com and Ghetto Fabu...
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Put a (meat free) wing on it with TiNDLE
Bill’s Spinningfields review: Frozen cocktails and mains are a hit and ...
QR Codes in restaurants: A benefit or a burden?
Night of the Divas: Bongo’s Bingo review
Summer in suburbia: Six tips to reset at home
Lifestyle Loves: Chorlton
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Bloomers are back: A successful attempt at reclaiming feminist fashion?
King George vs Lady Gaga: Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace in review
Natsu Fest: The Last Dance – What’s next for Manchester’s c...
A guide to: City halls
31st August 2023
Our guide to the often lesser-known city halls at the University of Manchester, which cater to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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Lloyd Cole to play Manchester’s Albert Hall
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Squid: “We’re not really too worried abou...
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The greatest band that never existed: Daisy Jones and...
Interview with Frederick Studemann: Judge for the Int...
Dear Dolly Live: Sex, breakups and tipsy confessions
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Review: R.O.S.E – Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar and Yo...
Review: Benji Reid’s – Find Your Eyes
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The Crown Jewels review: We are not amused
Annie review: A fab-u-lous family spectacular
Great Expectations in the Raj: In conversation with T...
Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall
6th June 2023
Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
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I, Daniel Blake: Loach’s masterpiece continues to be ...
Passages review: Desire has never been so pleasureless
Past Lives review: Celine Song delivers an outstandin...
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Everybody’s Talking About John Partridge: drag,...
Joanne Clifton on Shrek, Strictly and Lego
Co-stars or boarding school bunk mates? Britain’...
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Dredge: Euphoric short excitement
Eight exciting games this year
God of War: Ragnarök fails its female characters
I, Daniel Blake: Loach’s masterpiece continues to be worryingly relevant
25th September 2023
Ahead of ken Loach's latest film, the film section looks back at his late career masterpiece 'I, Daniel Blake' and it's relevancy to Tory ruled Britain
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Interview with Luke Davies from Polari
Culture
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The Mancunion spoke with Luke Davies head of Polari, a queer production company based in Manchester about Queer representation, the art of filmmaking, and untold stories.
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In conversation with Kieron Moore: Independent queer filmmaking in the 21st century
Film
Kieron Moore speaks to The Mancunion on queer filmmaking; making your first feature; and what fantasy films mean to queer communities
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The necessity of Oakley’s Blue Jean
Film
The Mancunion went to the preview and premiere of Blue Jean followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers behind the project
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The most predictable time of the year: The Holiday and Happiest Season
Film
All I want for Christmas is better rom-coms. Emotions shouldn’t be this formulaic
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Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Flee – A humanistic documentary on refugee experience
Film
Danish animated documentary is a therapeutic and cathartic story of an openly gay Afghan refugee
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KINOFILM 2021: LGBTQ Shorts
Film
Kinofilm’s LGBTQ Shorts Programme showcases a variety of queer short films, from a lesbian war drama to a family dramedy
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Why Derek Jarman matters
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We asked our arts and film editors to reflect on the world of the singular visionary, Derek Jarman
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Essential LGBT biopics
Film
To celebrate this year’s LGBT History Month our writers picked the essential LGBT biographical films
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It’s a Sin: Youth, freedom and AIDS in 1980s London
Film
Channel 4’s newest series, It’s a Sin, is a compelling portrait of 1980s gay youth, sexual freedom and the beginnings of HIV epidemic
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The Prom – the inclusive feel-good musical we all needed?
Film
Lauryn Berry shares her views on ‘The Prom’, Netflix’s adaptation of the hit Broadway musical starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman
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