Can’t afford a beauty counter blowout this month? Don’t worry we’ve got the best pound-saving tips and trix – here’s part one of two! Splurge on your skincare products, but when it comes to makeup, which often changes with each season, itÔÇÖs ok to tighten those purse strings. ItÔÇÖs perfectly fine to opt for lower-priced makeup brands like Rimmel or Milani for your lipsticks, blushers … Continue reading Beauty on a budget Pt.1
On 31st July 2016, Potterheads all over the world curled up in their beds and re-entered the magical world of Harry Potter after a 9-year wait. JK Rowling announced that she would be releasing the script that accompanies the highly awaited; ÔÇÿHappy Potter and the Cursed ChildÔÇÖ play over a year ago. She cleverly timed the release of the book just a say before the … Continue reading Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Josh Widdicombe has a flourishing TV career. He co-presents the award-winning C4 programme, ÔÇÿThe Last LegÔÇÖ, one of the most popular comedy shows on television and┬áhas also made memorable appearances on Mock the Week, QI, Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and The Jonathan Ross Show. But, for all that success, Josh is delighted to be returning now to his first … Continue reading Interview: Josh Widdicombe
For me, what was perhaps the most remarkable thing about Finding Dory┬áwas that its story flowed so effortlessly without the need of a villain. Like its previous instalment ÔÇô Finding Nemo ÔÇô the sole focus of the film were the characters and their predicament, which was interesting enough to make you forget the lack of a villain in the first place. Out of all the … Continue reading Review: Finding Dory
Adults would say Roald DahlÔÇÖs books are for children and only children. They believe that the worlds of a telekinetic child, a chocolate factory, talking foxes, giant peaches, and so on, are only substantial for children who have not yet ÔÇô in the adultsÔÇÖ eyes ÔÇô realised that Miss Honeys do not exist and foxes indeed cannot talk. However, for the few grown ups who … Continue reading Review: The BFG
Before you venture into this review of Star Trek Beyond, I must warn you that I am NOT a ÔÇÿTrekkieÔÇÖ. If there was a scale that measured how much of a Trekkie I was, IÔÇÖd probably be sliding at a graceful speed away from ÔÇÿbarely a fanÔÇÖ. To sum up, IÔÇÖm not that fussed on the universe, albeit I still seem to end up in … Continue reading Review: Star Trek Beyond
Papillon (1969) Book Review When I first began reading Papillon, I found the memoirs of French Prisoner Henri Charri├¿re too fantastical to be believed. How could a mere man have possibly endured the living hell detailed within the pages of this novel, and still maintained a tremendous show of determination and courage? I decided that separating fact from fiction can often-times be an arduous and … Continue reading Review: Papillon
Alice (The Chronicles of Alice 1) by Christina Henry review Alice, the first in the Chronicles of Alice series by Christina Henry, is a new retelling of Lewis CarrollÔÇÖs classic, Alice in Wonderland, but with a horror twist. This novel is nothing like the original, instead it is appealingly dark and creepy where the main protagonist, our dear Alice, escapes from the asylum in which … Continue reading Book Review: Alice in Wonderland
If youÔÇÖre longing to stick your toes in the sand and wade into the waves, but are tragically┬átrapped by work or another dreaded commitment, look no further than these gorgeous summer scents. TheyÔÇÖre designed to capture the essence of the beach in a bottle, so simply spritz your way to the seashore ÔÇô at least until the real deal comes along… Jo Malone ÔÇÿWood Sage … Continue reading beach (scents) please!
ÔÇ£Are you a watcher or a player?ÔÇØ is the hook for the new 2016 film, Nerve, starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco. In this mind-twisting, edge-of-your-seat thriller, a shy high school teen, Vee (Emma Roberts) finds herself playing an online game of truth or dare without the truth. The game has the audience pulled in with what seems like an innocent dare -Vee has to … Continue reading Review: Nerve
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, of Dodgeball fame, Central Intelligence┬áis surprisingly not terrible. The odd-couple film introduces us to┬ápopular and successful jock Calvin┬á(Kevin Hart), and brutally teased and overweight Robbie (Dwayne Johnson) at an end-of-high-school assembly. The year ends well for Calvin, receiving the ‘most likely to succeed award’, but badly for Robbie who is embarrassed in front of all his peers by some bullies, … Continue reading Review: Central Intelligence
Yes itÔÇÖs a bore and a chore to have a routine even on-route to your summer dream holiday, but more often than not youÔÇÖll step off the plane to discover rather dry and dull looking skin ÔÇô an unfortunate side effect that flying has on our bodies. Here are some skin saving tips and tricks to pamper your skin to look extra fresh for Insta … Continue reading How to keep your skin looking and feeling lush in-flight
Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka, ÔÇÿLove & HateÔÇÖ Four years ago, Michael Kiwanuka scooped up the 2012 BBC Sound of Music prize, and was mercury nominated for his debut album ÔÇÿHome AgainÔÇÖ. Since then however, Kiwanuka hasnÔÇÖt become the household name some might have expected, and in fact he debated giving up music altogether. Nevertheless, a new approach taken on by the 29 year old has … Continue reading Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka, ÔÇÿLove & HateÔÇÖ
INTERVIEW: Milburn @ Godiva Festival 2016 After being off the radar for almost a decade, a disappearing act better than a dynamo trick; Sheffield band Milburn are finally back! Storming back onto the scene with a hometown four date sell out gig, the lads were welcomed by fans with opened arms; old and new. Working with a local Coventry radio Hillz FM, we got to … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Milburn @ Godiva Festival 2016
BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL Review by Tom Morris As I went into Billy Elliot at the WMC, I asked my Nan, who I was with, what she thought about the two questions on my mind. That is; how would the play be better than the film, and is Billy supposed to be gay? By the final curtain, these questions couldnÔÇÖt be further from my mind. … Continue reading Review: Billy Elliot, WMC
One rationally assumes that the summer is a glorious time of relaxation; no uni, no deadlines, no stress, right? After the multiple obligatory end – of – year nights out and bingeing on Netflix, the initial euphoria of summer wears off. However, what seems so often to be written off as a small case of the ÔÇÿsummer bluesÔÇÖ may be what psychiatrists term as reverse … Continue reading SAD in students: What is it?
Review by Mark Sweeney ÔÇÿSoÔǪ what would you little maniacs like to do first?ÔÇÖ ÔÇÿRelease a blinding single from our sophomore album, which will be even bigger than our 2013 debut, Bad Blood and propel us even closer to world dominanceÔÇÖ replies Bastille. Or at least thatÔÇÖs what the opening bars would suggest. ÔÇÿGood GriefÔÇÖ, which dropped yesterday, shows a developed but fresh sound from … Continue reading Single Review: Bastille, ‘Good Grief’.
Album: Catfish and The Bottlemen, ÔÇÿThe RideÔÇÖ Review by Louise Belcher Following on from the huge success of their debut album, The Balcony, Catfish and The Bottlemen are back with another set of pumping festival anthems, and unchanging tales of girls, and life on tour; told through the familiarly fervent vocals of Van McCann. Catfish’s straightforward brand of fast-paced, sing-along indie rock, has undoubtedly filled … Continue reading Album Review: ‘The Ride’- Catfish and The Bottlemen
Review by Sam Walker The 39 Steps is an unusual beast. Following the novel written by John Buchan , the story has been adapted for film many times, most notably in 1935 by Alfred Hitchcock. While┬áthe Master of SuspenseÔÇÖs name may appear on the posters for this stage adaptation, the actual result could not be more different. While HitchcockÔÇÖs film is a tense thriller, this … Continue reading Review: The 39 Steps, New Theatre
MenÔÇÖs rights activists, otherwise referred to as ÔÇÿmeninistsÔÇÖ face a lot of schtick in society. Honestly they donÔÇÖt help themselves a lot of the time, and IÔÇÖm not here to defend the actions of some of the more butt-hurt, but for the most part they have a point. ÔÇÿWoah, Maria, I thought you were a rampaging radical feminist!ÔÇÖ you cry! That is true, dear reader, … Continue reading #NotAllMen: The Problems Men Face in Society Can Be Solved with Feminism
