Think the signs of domestic violence are obvious? Think again. Almost 1 in 3 young people find it difficult to separate a caring action from a controlling one, according to ‘Define the Line’, a study by the national domestic violence charity Refuge in partnership with Avon. The study worryingly found that...
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Well, you’ll never look at a broomstick or bin in the same way again after this. That said, I can’t remember the last time I used a broom instead of a hoover or saw a classic steel bin. Still, Stomp – now a global sensation – gives you new perspective...
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2016 wasn’t a kind year to the music world, seeing the loss of both titans and cult-heroes alike right until its close. Yet in the midst of the chaos, some electrifying, often overlooked music was made. So without further ado, here are our writers best picks of the year we’d...
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If you use any form of public transport or relax in a public space, it’s hard to miss one of the omnipresent items that everyone seems to have dangling out of a bag, wrapped around their neck or in their ears: a pair of headphones. I’m guilty of the same,...
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Since it’s #newyearnewme, I have taken it upon myself to make a reading resolution for 2017. This year, there are some changes I am going to make to ensure that my reading life is better than it’s ever been. As a Humanities student, some may argue that I wouldn’t need...
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Clocking in at just over 3 hours, I have to admit that the director, Bertrand Tavernier’s A Journey Through French Cinema is not a documentary on French film classics for the faint-hearted. Even as an English and French student, I did have a moment of worry that I would find...
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In The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris, Jenny Colgan’s lovable Anna Trent finds herself in the midst of a bittersweet tale of lost love after a freak accident at her job in an English chocolate factory. Anna, resigned to a routine life, finds herself in hospital with her now cancer-stricken...
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Technology is generally considered to make our daily lives much easier. From the omnipresence of mobile phones, to the ability to keep in contact with friends and family around the world, technology has become embedded into so many parts of our lives. But what about art? Take our very own...
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As a final year student, I have the terrifying prospect of choosing a career constantly on my mind. Warwick is a very career-oriented university and most people seem fairly engaged in discussing their future, so this seems like a normal thing with which to preoccupy yourself. However, when thinking about...
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Plenty of people like to crack open a good romance on the beach, lose themselves in the latest thriller on the way to work, or scare themselves with a grim crime novel before bed, but why doesn’t the same really happen for non-fiction? Although often dubbed as boring, long or...
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Our writers tell us which TV characters you should channel for Halloween The cast of New Girl Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love dressing up. I got to strut about as Queen B for my 21st, (Blair Waldorf for all you who have sadly missed out on the...
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My addiction to television shows started young. In fact, to a degree, I feel that I was a teenager as a child, because I’d be perfectly content sleeping in late and watching hours of cartoons after coming home from school. Sadly, I can’t do this as much now, but I...
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Any production of the Exorcist has a lot to live up to when you consider the enduring popularity of the novel and film and, for the most part, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre doesn’t disappoint with this spooky Halloween spectacle of William Peter Blatty’s classic horror. With the film and novel...
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