Boxes. Cardboard ones. Plastic ones. All around you. Your bedroom becomes a breeding ground of bubble wrap and clothes to pack. Suitcases pile up in the corner, waiting to be filled at the last minute. The next part, of course, is the travelling. Trying to fit everything in the car, as well as three people….
Creative Writing
How did we meet? well, it all began with a cursed amulet
classic story – the house was too cheap to be true, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a river-front view, and fitted with copious Victorian demise and, of course, the occasional ‘novel that flies.’ it started with spoons – my favourite set were hurled to the walls of my kitchenette while my back was turned, causing…
News
Goldsmith St. wins RIBA award
Norwich city’s ground-breaking, eco-efficient council homes on Goldsmith Street were awarded the Stirling Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Made up of 93 ultra-low-energy homes arranged in seven terrace blocks, this highly sustainable Norwich council estate has won Britain’s most prestigious architecture award, The RIBA Stirling Prize, on 8th October 2019. Contending…
Features
Haggle: A home away from home
During my time in Norwich, as a Turkish student, one of my biggest hopes was to find a place where I can have good Turkish food and feel like home. I tried a couple of places but none of them felt like home or amazed me. However, a couple of months ago, one of my…
Music
Making a scene: ILLUSION
ILLUSION is a new event night that has burst onto the Norwich scene, providing students with exactly what they’ve been searching for. There is never a dull moment with ILLUSION as we set out to be inclusive and vibrant, playing R’n’B, House, Grime, POP, Bashment and Afrobeats to name just a few. Our launch night…
Travel
Coming to America
The queue for customs in Chicago takes two hours and my connecting flight has already left. I am crying. I leave my phone at the desk when checking my bags in for the next flight and don’t realise until I’m leaving the terminal. I cry more. A wonderful steward finds it for me and gives…
Finance
Saving up to fly the nest
For a student leaving university, one of the main considerations is where they want to live. Going back home to Mum and Dad can be a daunting prospect, having just enjoyed three years of total freedom and independence. But increasingly this is becoming the most realistic solution for many young people. Renting property makes it…
Arts, Venue
The House of Leaves
‘This is not for you.’ So begins one of the most unnerving novels ever written; House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. So, even if you don’t take anything else on board from this jaunt into the dark, I’d strongly recommend you listen to this: unless you are made of sturdy stuff, this probably isn’t…
Music, OldVenue
Album Review: Disclosure – Caracal
Disclosure have undoubtedly had outstanding influence on the music industry after combining house, dubstep, garage and bass, with a pinch of pop and underlying tones of Caribbean in their debut album Settle in 2013. Reaching platinum in the UK, it was revolutionary to the dance scene, and an extremely diverse album to say the least….
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