Tag: culture

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    Thea Hartman

    The Enduring Simplicity of ’80s Teen Movies

    “I want my life to be like an ’80s movie… But no, John Hughes did not direct my life.” Emma Stone utters these words in the 2010 teen comedy Easy A, decades after the heyday of John Hughes had passed. Teen movies have remained a pinnacle of film culture, and to be honest, there have […]

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    Radu Sega

    Review: SUSU Theatre Group’s Caligari @ Building 34, Highfield Campus + Edinburgh Festival Fringe

    Forgive me, Mr Father, for I have sinned by absolutely loving this show! You’ll know what I mean by this when you do watch the show, which will be shown from 18th-23rd August at ‘theSpace on the Mile,’ Space 1, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Last week, I watched the Theatre Group adaptation of George Bailey’s […]

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    Archie Hill

    A Definitive Ranking of ‘Inside No. 9’: Series One

    Archie Hill shares his thoughts on each episode of the anthology series ‘Inside No. 9’.

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    Morgan McMillan

    Stromae’s Cheese was released 15 years ago!

    Stromae’s Cheese was released 15 years ago!

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    Grace Henery

    Review: Cassia @ The 1865

    Having released their third studio album, everyone, outside on April 11th 2025, Macclesfield trio band Cassia returned to touring. Written and recorded fresh off the back of two years of touring, the album marks a bold new chapter and tropical-infused energy, with them stopping in Southampton on the 16th of May to play a bold […]

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    Radu Sega

    Review: Rumours @ The Annex Theatre

    Radu review SUSU Theatre Group’s latest play.

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    Grace Challinor

    Best Ever Opening: Beth O’Leary’s ‘The Flatshare’

    Grace Challinor writes on the best book opening she’s ever read.

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    Robert Pratley

    You Motherclucker: Fried Chicken in Films and Television

    Robert Pratley looks at the impact of the South’s best export in film and TV

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    Rosie Spurrier

    Welly: From Suburbia to Seaside Tours—The Band Turning Mundanity into Magic

    Whether it’s playing to packed rooms or reminiscing about barking dogs at empty pubs, this band reminds us that the best music often comes from embracing the ordinary.

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    Sam Pegg

    Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Uprising was released 45 years ago!

    Sam celebrates 45 years of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Uprising.

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    Grace Challinor

    Perfect Christmas Read: Shari Low’s ‘One Christmas Eve’

    Grace Challinor writes about her favourite winter read.

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    Melody Mirin

    Wicked: A Spellbinding Cinematic Triumph

    A successful adaptation of a musical into a film is no mean feat. In my opinion, it is quite the risk to attempt to capture the magic that a theatre show exudes and make it into a blockbuster without losing the energy of the performances or using really bad CGI (the 2019 Cats film speaks […]

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    Callum Nelmes

    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance was released 18 years ago!

    Callum celebrates 18 years of Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

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    Sam Pegg

    V for Vendetta was released 18 years ago!

    Sam looks back on V for Vendetta, 18 years after its release.