Let’s face it. Sometimes you just can’t make it through that one lecture. Whether you missed your morning coffee, you went a bit too hard at the Loft last night, or the professor is in a particular speedy mood. Sometimes it just seems impossible to get your notes up to standard. In cases like this,…
Review: Matthew Bourne’s “Lord of the Flies” at Norwich Theatre Royal
Matthew Bourne’s Lord of the Flies started with a bang. Literally. The stage is dimly lit and on the unusually simple set sits a number of level platforms and a giant warehouse door standing open at the back, with fog seeping from it so you can’t possibly see through. Midway through a sherbet lemon, within…
Gender issues in sport
It is a sad truth that the media’s fascination with Rebecca Adlington’s physical appearance outweighed recognition of her double Olympic gold medal display in Beijing upon entering the I’m A Celebrity jungle last year. A woman who made her career in a swimming costume, Adlington was made to feel uncomfortable wearing a bikini next to…
It’s time to embrace gender equality in sport
It’s a sad truth that the media’s fascination with Rebecca Adlington’s physical appearance outweighed recognition of her double Olympic gold medal display in Beijing upon entering the I’m A Celebrity jungle last year. A woman who made her career in a swimming costume, Adlington was made to feel uncomfortable wearing a bikini next to Miss…
Women watch porn: is that really too difficult to understand?
Women watch porn. If that is news to you, and you’re feeling unsteady now that your world has been turned upside down, then stop reading now. Even at university women face quite a stigma about watching porn, which is surprising. University is shameless and unapologetic, and often that isn’t a positive thing. But when it…
Review: This Is All Yours by Alt-J
Alt-J’s new album is an intricate and entrancing work of indie-rock. Following on nicely from their first album, there are clear defining links from one to the next that make the transition between them smooth and painless. Bloodflood II, the second part of the mesmerising track from the first album, is a prime example of…
Masculinity on the box
Zoe Jones looks at Adam Woodyatt’s performance as a grieving Ian Beale in EastEnders.
A group of UEA students called me a “fucking feminist” on International Women’s Day
Zoe Jones and Maddy Smith account their experience of misogyny on International Women’s Day.
Richard Alston Dance Company – review
Zoe Jones reviews the breath-taking performances of the Richard Alston Dance Company at the Theatre Royal in Norwich.
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