Michaela Coel is such an amazing creative force. She’s completely unapologetic and tells it like it is. Her portrayal of sexual assault in I May Destroy You is no different. The main character, Arabella, is a young Black woman who is struggling to finish her novel when she is date-raped on a night out. The…
Arts, Venue
‘Missing live theatre’: The arts cry for help as coronavirus ravishes industry
On Tuesday 21 July, tape reading “missing live theatre” was draped across the entrance of Norwich Theatre Royal. The appearance of the tape highlights the devastating effect of the coronavirus pandemic upon the performing arts, particularly live theatre performances. Theatres across the UK are currently shut as they are unable to run performances over safety…
#BLM, Music, Venue
Aretha Franklin and her fight for RESPECT
The song “Respect” won Aretha Franklin two Grammys in 1967, and put her in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What else has this iconic song achieved? “Respect” was first recorded by Otis Redding as a plea. It was transformed into the soulful song we know and love when Aretha Franklin added backing vocals…
Gaming, Venue
Where Do We Game From Here?
Everyone in lockdown has been struck with the realisation that there is not much to do whilst staying home. It seems that people have seen isolation as an opportunity to recognise how they can utilise all their spare time to pursue the creative arts. Perhaps one of the most engaging and entertaining options out there…
Arts, Books, Venue
Turning over a new leaf with our book buying
When it comes to buying books, I love a charity shop. I love looking through used pages and finding pages with old fold marks, fumbling upon reader’s notes, perhaps the previous own has left a book park within the pages… Not only do second-hand book invoke an extreme sense of nostalgia within me, but they…
Music, Venue
Music Highlights of the Year: Blossoms – what a blooming good time!
One of my most treasured memories from before lockdown was a Blossoms concert in the LCR. Since seeing the band perform on their last tour, I became an avid listener of the band. I loved their EP, ‘Girlfriend’, and listened to ‘Foolish Loving Spaces’ on repeat when it was released. I remember constantly refreshing the…
Travel
Barcelona, baby: Where I want to go after lockdown
Before Covid-19 hit Britain, I had been planning a four-day-long trip to sunny Barcelona to celebrate the end of my degree. Ironically, Spain and Barcelona, in particular, have been horribly affected by the virus outbreak. As my end of assignment trip has been taken away from me, I find that dreaming about going on this…
Deputy Editors' Column
Oh, the sunny square and snakebites
It’s the middle of May, I’ve finished my degree and handed over my beloved paper to very capable people. Officially, I’ve finished my time at uni. I’m not going to lie; I feel very deflated. Handing in my last piece of coursework felt anti-climactic, I was expecting to feel relived but now I find myself…
Science
Up-roar at tiger parks in the US
The recent Netflix documentary, ‘Tiger King’, provided an enlightening insight into the wacky and wild world of tiger parks, particularly showing how many tiger parks’ treatment of the animals they claim to care for is poor, and possess a risk to the welfare of the exotic animals they keep in captivity. There are more tigers…
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