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Fashion

Saint Laurent FW2020 Paris Fashion Week: The Vinyl Trend Returns

By Denise Dogan YSL has always eluded class and elegance, and they did not miss in this years Fall/Winter line. This week in Paris weÔÇÖve seen a few brands bring back big looks from previous fashion trends. Dior bringing back the grunge look from the 2000ÔÇÖs for one. But it seems YSL wanted to bring back the 1960ÔÇÖs to modern fashion. This yearÔÇÖs line differed … Continue reading Saint Laurent FW2020 Paris Fashion Week: The Vinyl Trend Returns

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“Bravo Paedophilia”: The Rise and Fall of Roman Polanski

By Ella Rowe-Hall Anyone with their eye on the news would be aware of the recent Roman Polanski ripple within the media, due to his recent award won at the French Cesars Awards for best director regarding his film JÔÇÖaccuse. His award announcement, the last 40 years of his career, havenÔÇÖt exactly been plain sailing for Polanski.┬á1977 is the the year in which PolanskiÔÇÖs career … Continue reading “Bravo Paedophilia”: The Rise and Fall of Roman Polanski

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Fashion

Fashion and It’s Extensive Use of Microplastics

By Stephanie Israel  With the growth of fast fashion, the massive demand for more clothes and the quick turnaround of trends, fashion waste is becoming more and more of a pertinent and concerning issue for the environment. Unknowing to many peopleÔÇÖs knowledge, contemporary clothing is mostly made from plastic, which includes material like polyamide, nylon, polyester and acrylic. When washed, clothes made from these fabrics … Continue reading Fashion and It’s Extensive Use of Microplastics

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Film & TV

Review: This Country

By Alisha Keane Brother/sister duo Daisy May and Charlie CooperÔÇÖs BAFTA winning mockumentary series This Country follows cousins Kerry and Kurtan (Lee) Mucklowe, unemployed twenty-somethings hanging about in a Cotswolds village lacking any sort of direction or future. As mentioned, the show is presented in a documentary style, with title pages at the beginning of each episode (and within them) stating that a team has … Continue reading Review: This Country

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Features

Interview with an XR Activist

By Amy King Following the countless Extinction Rebellion protests, film festivals and multiple other activist platforms, a number of arrests have been made against these activists fighting for a declared climate emergency. Emma*, a 19-year-old Extinction Rebellion activist from Bath, was one of those people. At the London Rebellion on the 9th October 2019, Emma was taken under arrest for causing disruption in the area … Continue reading Interview with an XR Activist

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Food

The Welsh ‘Port to Plate’ Project

By Luke Griffiths The Port to Plate initiative was recently launched this February at JAM in Cardiff Bay. The purpose is to create a distinctiveness around the identity of Welsh seafood and help to support the industry, from fishing to selling. The aim of the project is to increase public awareness around Welsh seafood (#WelshSeafood), ranging from different types of fish and shellfish, which are … Continue reading The Welsh ‘Port to Plate’ Project

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Review: I Am Not Okay With This

By Phoebe Bowers If youÔÇÖre seeking yet another coming-of-age Netflix series thatÔÇÖs an easy watch which provides familiar character archetypes and ÔÇÿthrowbackÔÇÖ aesthetics, then I Am Not Okay With This is probably the show for you. However, if youÔÇÖre tired of Netflix series merging some vague faux 80ÔÇÖs and 90ÔÇÖs aestheticism to the soundtrack of The Talking Heads and The Psychedelic Furs in an attempt … Continue reading Review: I Am Not Okay With This

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Culture

The Hothouse | Theatre review

By Saoirse O’Connor Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà There is a moment towards the end of The HothouseÔÇÖs first act where it feels like youÔÇÖve suddenly started watching a different play. Moments previously the audience were rolling in the aisles and with the flicker of a red light (and some well-placed electrodes) they sat transfixed as a man writhed in agony mere centimetres away. It is … Continue reading The Hothouse | Theatre review

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Culture

My Wales | Exhibition Review

By Cinzia Appetecchia Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà In the heart of Cardiff, the MADE art gallery recently hosted a photography exhibition by a local artist and photographer, Kyriacos Asprou, to which I had the pleasure to be invited to see his work. I found a collection of pictures taken during a long trip around the country to frame the essence of what Wales has to … Continue reading My Wales | Exhibition Review

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Fashion

How Copenhagen is Leading the Sustainable Fashion Movement

By Meg Burgess Simplicity, elegance and well-cut design – these are the easy calling cards of Scandinavian fashion, which is taking the fashion world by storm. Danish fashion is fast becoming one of the front runners of the sustainability movement, where designers are placing even more emphasis on environmentally friendly fashion. This comes at a perfect time in the global fashion movement, where consumers are … Continue reading How Copenhagen is Leading the Sustainable Fashion Movement

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Culture

An Inspector Calls | Theatre Review

By Lewis Empson Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà J. B. PriestlyÔÇÖs staple of the whodunnit genre is as pertinent as ever within todayÔÇÖs society. Watching it unfurl on stage with social commentary still as relevant as its debut in 1945 is an engaging and thought-provoking experience. We are first introduced to a dirty, dimly lit street inhabited with impoverished children, contrasted with the decadent home of … Continue reading An Inspector Calls | Theatre Review

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Music

Musical Storytellers

To continue our theme of stories, we delve into a different medium of storytelling – music. Many musical artists choose to tell detailed stories through their song writing which could have personal, fictional, or political messages amongst many others. These stories are conveyed whilst still maintaining a beautiful sound and a pleasing lyrical arrangement which is something definitely worthy of applaud and recognition. In this … Continue reading Musical Storytellers

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Film & TV

Harley Quinn : Birds of Prey – “We Are All Mad Here”

By Maja Metera Some time in this century people have decided that using words like ÔÇÿmadÔÇÖ or anything pointing towards mental illnesses when calling others names is politically incorrect. Despite many talks about the stigmatising effect it has on people suffering from mental illnesses, the world still does it ÔÇô especially towards women. There are reasons behind feminists ranting about exclamations like ÔÇ£Are you on … Continue reading Harley Quinn : Birds of Prey – “We Are All Mad Here”

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Culture

Acosta Danza Evolution | Review

By Amelia Field Coming all the way from Cuba, International ballet star Carlos Acosta brings his superbly talented company to the Wales Millennium Centre. To give background to the company, Danza started up Acosta Danza in his home Havana where dancers are scouted and enter the company at the age of 12 to undergo eight years of training before they are ready at the age … Continue reading Acosta Danza Evolution | Review

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Culture

Into the Woods | Theatre Review

By Rachel Nurse Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà The Brothers Grimm hit the YMCA stage with an epic fairy tale about wishes, a witch and the wicked choices we make brought to life by Cardiff UniversityÔÇÖs Act One society. Laura Martin directs the well-loved musical ÔÇÿInto the WoodsÔÇÖ where a witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales … Continue reading Into the Woods | Theatre Review

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Features

The Female Fitness Revolution

By Ella Rowe-Hall Today, female fitness seems to be becoming greatly prominent within society. More and more women are getting fit and playing sports, and celebrities and fitness fanatics seem to be continuously brandishing their own fitness journeys across our social media screens. But what is this so-called female fitness revolution, and why now? After the introduction of womenÔÇÖs birth control in 1961 and the … Continue reading The Female Fitness Revolution

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Cardiff’s Smut Slam: A Place Where Community, Self-acceptance and Sex Stories Connect

By Tabitha Jukes The open-mic storytelling platform is crafting safe-spaces in Cardiff to share, laugh and discuss inclusive sexuality, real-life sexual stories and experiences in an evening of inclusive entertainment.  So, what exactly is Smut Slam? Created by artist, performer and sex activist Cameryn Moore in February 2011, the first Slam took place in Boston. Zoom ahead nine years, and the ÔÇÿdirty-story telling open micÔÇÖ … Continue reading Cardiff’s Smut Slam: A Place Where Community, Self-acceptance and Sex Stories Connect

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Back to Berlin: Iron Curtains, Iron Ladies and Border Breaking | Theatre review

By Tabitha Jukes Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà As part of The OtherRoomÔÇÖs eight-week Spring Fringe programme, which champions native and non-native alternative theatre, and showcases innovative performance in Cardiff. I was able to enjoy CB4ÔÇÖs debut show Back to Berlin. The show does exactly what the grassroots and developing Cardiff- based theatre company intends: presenting theatrical storytelling, with a difference. It is informative, entertaining and … Continue reading Back to Berlin: Iron Curtains, Iron Ladies and Border Breaking | Theatre review

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