If I say the word ‘clique’, you might think of American high-school groups, or the expletive-ridden Kanye West song. What probably doesn’t spring to mind is a group of young, beautiful student interns. Well, this is exactly what BBC Three’s latest binge-able boxset is all about. Set on the campus...
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On his first major solo tour, Stormzy is riding a wave of pride and glory in his numerous successes of 2017. On Tuesday, he brought his sold-out #GSAP tour to the O2 Academy in Birmingham. The queue outside the venue stretched around the building, and Stormzy’s recent posts of high-energy...
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Post-graduate limbo, a love story and unexpected adventures – a novel for the day university ends and your new chapter begins.
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This album has been a long time coming for Stormzy, although the south-London MC has been on the grime scene and working hard for several years. His emergence can be traced back to his Brits appearance with Kanye West and other rising grime acts, including Skepta, in 2015. The highly...
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The RSC has partnered with technology giant Intel for its latest production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The theatre company’s tagline for this adaptation calls it a “ground-breaking” new production, and it most certainly is. Set on a magical island, inhabited by Prospero, his daughter Miranda, the ‘other’ figure of Caliban...
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For one week in September, streets in the Jewellery Quarter area of Birmingham city centre were transformed into the American city of Columbus, Ohio, complete with U.S flags and American style ‘WALK/DON’T WALK’ crossings. Birmingham played host to legendary Hollywood director Steven Spielberg (you may have seen some of his...
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Aaishah Rauf dives into the past and tells us the unique story of the 1914 Christmas truce and the powerful message it carries
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