My 2019 summer reading list
Sadia Nowshin, Asad Raza and Sarah Staniforth share the books they all plan to read and enjoy over the summer break
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How to protect your skin from the sun
Fancy spending some time in the sun while you've got the chance? Remember to be cautious - Sarah Staniforth shares how to protect your skin.
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As long as austerity continues, #LetsTalkLoneliness is a short-term fix
With government attempts to tackle loneliness, Sarah Staniforth argues that as long as austerity continues, it is a short-term fix.
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Expecting your favourite musicians to have good politics will likely leave you disappointed
Many Smiths fans have a sentimental story about how they got into the band. For me, it’s that my mum was into them back in their heyday, her love of The Smiths being part of her broader distaste for the Establishment as a rebellious, CND marching teenager.
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Nothing is ‘body positive’ about Miss England’s “make-up free” contest
Sarah Staniforth argues that a "make-up free" contest to the Miss England competition is nothing but a justification for its existence.
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Coffee House Sessions: President Street
Naming Prince, Avenged Sevenfold, and Mariah Carey among their musical influences, President Street are an eclectic band headed by songwriter Pete Moses and based in Melbourne, Australia. Sarah Staniforth caught up with Pete, Ruby (lead vocalist), and Gav (guitarist) at Curiositea for an interview following their Coffee House Session on...
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Solange’s When I Get Home is her most experimental work yet
Sarah Staniforth reviews Solange's recent album When I Get Home which was released when Black History Month became Women's History Month.
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“It certainly leaves you thinking”: review of Birmingham Rep’s ‘Blue Orange’
Blue Orange, the award-winning play by English playwright and screenwriter Joe Penhall, has been given a fresh face by the Birmingham Rep nearly two decades after it first debuted. Young talent Ivan Oyik, a British-Ugandan student of the Guildford School of Acting, makes his stage debut as Christopher, a black Londoner...
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Degrees for the rich, apprenticeships for the poor?
Is the Education Secretary trying to make British society one in which degrees are for the rich and apprenticeships for the poor? Back in December, The Guardian columnist Laura McInerney argued as such, deriding Damian Hinds’ call for British society to end its snobbery about apprenticeships. She lambasted his move to...
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Albums of the Year: Nu Guinea’s Nuova Napoli and Soccer Mommy’s Clean
Nu Guinea, Nuova Napoli Berlin-based Neapolitans Nu Guinea deserve recognition for their 2018 debut album Nuova Napoli. It’s a masterpiece of Mediterranean funk and disco, though to label it that would be too simplistic. It’s also a homage to the Neapolitan music scene of the 80s and revisits the musical...
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Globalisation, neoliberalism and democracy: a review of ‘Commonism’
Sarah Staniforth reviews 'Commonism' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, a play which deals with some of today's biggest political issues.
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Student Finance New Year’s Resolutions to make in 2019
New year, new you. You know the drill. It’s that time of year again, when everyone jumps on the bandwagon of self-improvement, whether that be physical, emotional, intellectual, financial… With Brexit on the horizon and gloomy financial forecasts dominating the headlines, it’s never been a better time to take a...
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The shows we want to see return in 2019
As a new year begins, we can look ahead to lots more news shows and old shows returning. But what about the shows that aren't making it back on the box this year? Four of our writers tell us what shows they would like to see return in 2019.
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