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Altr London: mainstreaming men’s make-up

Fashion & Beauty

Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy gives his thoughts on men’s make-up brand Altr London

Fact or fiction? The reality of gym intimidation

Lifestyle

The gym can be an intimidating place, Lottie Norton talks to gym-goers to find out why this might be

Review: Dorian

Theatre

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Proper Job Theatre’s Dorian

Re-thinking masculinity with the UoM Feminist Collective

Lifestyle

UoM Feminist Collective member Tallulah Brennan is re-thinking masculinity and how a patriarchal society is affecting us all

Review: Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked

Theatre

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked

Review: Under Three Moons

Theatre

Bayse Genc reviews Box of Tricks’ Under Three Moons at the Lowry

Interview with the director and cast of Under Three Moons

Theatre

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews the director and cast of new play Under Three Moons

Review: Barber Shop Chronicles

Theatre

Anuli Changa reviews the incredible Barber Shop Chronicles at the Royal Exchange in association with Contact Theatre

Live Review: Ghetts

Music

Ghetts has been a mainstay of the grime scene since 2003, so do his performances still match the energy of fifteen years ago?

Masculinity, meaning, and THAT Gillette advert.

Opinion

Tallulah Brennan searches for a new narrative of masculinity in the recent Gillette advert which sparked so much controversy

The bigger the better? Unmasking the ugly face of male fitness

Lifestyle

In a follow-up article on the female fitness industry, Emma Price exposes the detrimental impacts male fitness influencers can have on both physical and mental wellbeing

Album review: Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy

Music

Will Toledo takes on modern masculinity to confirm his band as one of the best in indie-rock right now

Review: Bravado

Theatre

Sex and violence are inexorably linked in Scottee’s memoir of working class masculinity, reviewed by Theatre Editor Sophie Graci. Part of Orbit 2017

The Myth of Masculinity

Opinion

As the life of men changes throughout society, Harry Newton takes a look at the myth of masculinity

Progressive? Try regressive on for size.

Opinion

Joe Evans still feels uncomfortable with the ingrained levels of misogyny and sexism evident in our daily lives, and looks forward to a time when gender roles are no more and masculinity can lose its bad reputation