From pub crawls to Freshers' events, drinking can feel unavoidable, and sobriety can feel isolating. Here's how to miss out on the hangovers, not the fun
Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
If you’re interested in film or a student looking for the cheapest place to see the latest blockbuster, Film Editor Sophie Potton has you covered
It can be a difficult, mind-bending task to choose what subject you want to study at uni
UMMTS once again fails to disappoint. Urinetown, despite its name, is a delight (GASP!)
No Pay? No Way!, a contemporary retelling of Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, is a raw reflection of reality that has you laughing through the pain
The Time Machine is a fun, frivolous and unfaithful adaptation of H. G. Wells’ sci-fi novella
Palme-d’Or-winning Triangle of Sadness is a wild, cynical satire ridiculing the rich in all possible ways.
Stratagem, starring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge, plays at Manchester’s AO Arena as part of its UK tour
Taking into account the behaviours and trends of past SU elections, here’s a handy (satirical) guide to winning your Officer campaign…
Jay Darcy argues that the critical response to Don’t Look Up highlights the importance of the movie
Full of black humour and intentional heavy-handedness, Don’t Look Up is a hilarious satire for our times and a wake-up call for humanity.
Clementine Lawrence explores the ways in which political satire has become a double-edged sword
Alexia Pieretti reviews The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson at the Lowry
In this week’s Is it Art?, Chess Bradley examines a house in Pinner with too many sockets
Is Cold War Steve the artist we need in these times of political uncertainty?
In this ‘Is it Art?’, Chess Bradley considers whether the new MyManchester website can be considered art
Anuli Changa talks to writer and co-director Roman Armstrong about the process of creating The Greatest Tory Ever Told
Buckle up: the girl you love to hate spills her secrets on how to have it all.
The four time Academy Award winning satirical classic
What happened when we logged the play-by-play of America’s most extreme diet
This wonder-fat has hit the nation by storm, appearing both in the kitchen and the bathroom cupboards. From fat burning to flavouring, moisturising to cleansing, is there anything this palm extract can’t do?
Elliott Mills examines what the questionnaire tells us about university life
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