With the advent of social media, everybody can simultaneously produce and consume media. Lubna Anani looks at how this has helped trans* people represent themselves and reach out to each other through YouTube Teenagers struggling with their sexual orientation often find solace watching shows like The L Word and Queer as Folk which, while flawed artistically, present a range of different storylines dealing with real … Continue reading Speaking Trans*
Reviewed by Matthew Lee Schneider Splashing legs sweep with forceful grace, weaving droplets of rain into curtains which drape across the audience. ┬áA relentlessly rotating rainbow of umbrella navels frolic up and down, left to right, round and round. ┬áTwirling, swirling, tapping, clapping, falling (in love), dancing, jumping, singing, yelling; this is SinginÔÇÖ in the Rain. ┬áArriving at the Millennium Centre by way of the … Continue reading Review: Singin’ In The Rain, WMC
On the 30th November, Cardiff University Operatic Society performed their ÔÇÿOpera Through The AgesÔÇÖ Gala Concert, which took the audience through the entire history of opera in solos, ensembles and choruses. The diverse programme showed what an exciting line-up was laid out ahead. The evening began with a very confident start, with the blend of Lucy Hannam, Katharine Blackwell, Donald Montgomery, Conall Keaveney and Benjamin … Continue reading Review: Operatic Society Gala Concert
Last month the world was rocked, or at least gently nudged, by the sudden demise of one of Family Guy’s most beloved characters, Brian. Before the character’s death it had been announced that the show would be killing off one of its core family members, and yet nobody expected it to be the popular canine. Many believed it would be one of the less favoured … Continue reading Family Guy: Brian Set To Return Very Soon
With the release of the first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 the levels of anticipation are about to start building. As first trailers go this is amazing (pardon the pun), because Sony reveal a lot in this trailer, so much so that it feels like the final trailer before the movie. But letÔÇÖs take a closer look at some of the reveals within the … Continue reading Trailer Watch: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Fast & Furious actress Gal Gadot has been cast as Wonder Woman in Batman vs. Superman. Charlie Andrews talks about the casting, and the next addition┬áin the Man of Steel sequel Gal Gadot is your new Wonder Woman ÔÇ£Wonder Woman is arguably one of the most powerful female characters of all time and a fan favorite in the DC Universe,ÔÇØ director Zack Snyder┬ásaid of the … Continue reading Wonder Woman cast in Batman vs. Superman
Ron Burgundy. Everyone knows his name, everyone loves him, and everyone misses him. San DiegoÔÇÖs favourite Anchorman is returning to the big screen in one of this yearÔÇÖs most anticipated movies. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues sees Ron, Brian, Champ and Brick leave the 70s behind them in an attempt to make it big in the modern news industry. But this is Ron Burgundy, so … Continue reading Preview: Anchorman 2
Hi, IÔÇÖm Helen, and I suffer from Fear Of Missing Out Commonly known as ÔÇ£FOMOÔÇØ, this condition affects roughly 1 in 6 young people (okay, I made that up. But it could be true). The signs are easy to spot. Do you find it excruciatingly difficult to turn down even the most casual of social arrangements? Do you dread hearing a second-hand report of what … Continue reading “FOMO”
Adam Bown grabs his cowl and cape to see what the Dark Knight’s latest adventure has in store for gamers When an IP earns a sequel, and in some cases its own franchise, it usually takes one of two paths. Either it beats the same dead horse over and over until it becomes atomised, like your Assassin’s Greeds and Cash Grab of Duties, or it … Continue reading Review: Batman: Arkham Origins
Sophie Lodge reviews Stephen Fry’s documentary on the status of LGBT+ people around the world, while also reflecting on their lives here in the UK Stephen Fry has always been a prominent speaker in the LGBT+ community; but this year, he explored more than just British homosexuality by creating a two part documentary on the persecution of the gay community around the world, speaking to … Continue reading Stephen Fry: Out There
Making a piece of physical theatre is a complicated, lengthy process; Culture editors Amy Pay and Sum Sze Tam spoke to Tracy Gentles, the producer of upcoming physical theatre production An Anatomie in Four Quarters, to find out how such a complex work of art comes into being An Anatomie in Four Quarters is showing soon in the WMC. Can you tell us a little … Continue reading Clod Ensemble: An Anatomie in Four Quarters
Traveller’s Tales have already tackled big film franchises such as Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter, but the Lego series has struggled to replicate the same ingenuity since the realise of 2005’s Lego Star Wars. Marvel offers a huge universe of characters and decades’ worth of intricately woven story lines in which Lego Marvel Super Heroes can draw from in order to … Continue reading Review: Lego Marvel Superheroes
If I really wanted to upset the Daily Mail, I would probably call up Tracey Emin and ask her if she would be willing to collaborate with Greenpeace. “Green” seemed to be the big buzz-word of the pre-recession zeitgeist, but in a time of austerity, the environment sadly seems to have taken something of a back seat, retreating once more into the composting bins of … Continue reading Land Art: Making the Environment Relevant Again?
Jack Oakley talks about the trans* character in Waterloo Road and where the BBC went horribly wrong with it I am going to admit to one of my guilty pleasures, and please try not to judge! I watch Waterloo Road. This school-based drama has been on the BBC since 2006, has won numerous awards and enjoys a viewership of approximately 5 million. Over the years, … Continue reading Waterloo Road
This TV series has made headlines with the number of boundaries it has pushed in the TV world. QuenchÔÇÖs LGBT+ Editor Suryatapa Mukherjee discusses how it represents LGBT+ people I watched the entire first season of Orange is the New Black in a couple of days. And I have to say, IÔÇÖm impressed. It does a very good job of representing women, women of colour, … Continue reading In The Media: Orange Is The New Black
The stage: traditionally a foundation for acting, singing or dancing. Then, physical theatre came along and integrated the disciplines, the primary idea being that performers tell a story through physical means. What is it? Where does it come from? How is it put together? This month, Sophie Barnes unravels these questions As physical theatreÔÇÖs popularity grows, so does its following. This is owed to the … Continue reading Physical Theatre: More Than Dancey Acting?
An anonymous student shares his feelings of being trans* through this heartfelt poem So when will I be old enough? For tomorrow, if by the end of my life I am lucky I will have lived a quarter of it And I only have 3 left to live Isn’t life already full of regrets and sadness Or do you think this will be another But … Continue reading So when?
This month saw the publication of Autobiography, the long-awaited memoir of Morrissey ÔÇô bequiffed singer, lyricist and iconoclast famed for fronting the 1980ÔÇÖs alt-rock band The Smiths. Owen Spalding tells us his views on the Penguin Classic Usually reserved for such literary luminaries as Plato, Hardy and Nabokov, Autobiography was published, at MorrisseyÔÇÖs request, by PenguinÔÇÖs venerable Classics imprint. The news that the memoir would … Continue reading This Charming Man
Bridget Jones: diary-writer, mother, Twitter user… we love her just the way she is; a character who embodies the woman of our time, supposedly. Anne Porter explores what makes her, and many other notable female literary figures, such an exceptional personality Helen FieldingÔÇÖs character first emerged in a newspaper column in the 1990s, with the witty columnÔÇÖs popularity leading to the characterÔÇÖs life stories expanding … Continue reading Women of Fiction
Members of the Cardiff university trans* community have come to commemorate TDoR, or Trans*gender Day of Remembrance. Here are a collection of anonymous pieces, written with the aim of fostering understanding of the event and the community at large. TDoR is an opportune moment for Trans* people to share their experiences and let you know exactly how the community would like to be treated. Obviously … Continue reading A Learning Experience
