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Travel

Hitchhiking: Thumbs Up

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┬áThumbs up or thumbs down? Travel writer┬áFelix Bush┬ádiscusses┬áwhat’s┬áso great about hitchhiking.

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Heather ArnoldJanuary 28, 20131,352 Comments
Culture

Opera’r Ddraig: ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’ Preview

Cardiff University Music student and chorus member in ÔÇÿOrpheus in the UnderworldÔÇÖ┬áAmelie Denise Irene┬ágives Quench Culture a behind-the-scenes insight into what the production is all about. Continue reading “Opera’r Ddraig: ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’ Preview”

Jess RaynerJanuary 28, 2013Leave a comment
Culture

Interview with Living Pictures Founder, Robert Bowman

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Jess Rayner┬ágot a chance to ┬áspeak to Living Pictures Founder Robert Bowman in the lead up to their latest production, Sexual Perversity in Chicago,┬ácoming to Sherman Cymru from┬áFebruary 6th. Continue reading “Interview with Living Pictures Founder, Robert Bowman”

Jess RaynerJanuary 28, 2013Leave a comment
Album Reviews, Music

The Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law

6/10

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Stephen SpringateJanuary 23, 201382 Comments
Album Reviews, Music

Foals – Holy Fire

7/10
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Stephen SpringateJanuary 23, 2013Leave a comment
Music

Raves from the Grave?

Kit Denison celebrates the vinyl┬árenaissance.┬á Continue reading “Raves from the Grave?”

Kit DenisonJanuary 21, 20131 Comment
Culture

Edward Bennett Interview

Interview with Edward Bennett┬áone of the stars of the National Theatre’s award winning comedy ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’┬ácoming to Cardiff at the end of January. Continue reading “Edward Bennett Interview”

Jess RaynerJanuary 15, 2013Leave a comment
LGBT+

Coming Out At Christmas

Erin Ekins recounts her experience of being queer at Christmas Continue reading “Coming Out At Christmas”

Thomas LeemingJanuary 12, 20134 Comments
LGBT+

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Three students explain what Transgender Day of Remembrance means to them Continue reading “Transgender Day of Remembrance”

Thomas LeemingJanuary 12, 201320 Comments
LGBT+

The Safe Sex Myth

Andy Love explores the myths surrounding safe sex Continue reading “The Safe Sex Myth”

Thomas LeemingJanuary 12, 2013Leave a comment
LGBT+

Safety or Discrimination?

Scott Kerpen examines current legislation surrounding blood donation Continue reading “Safety or Discrimination?”

Thomas LeemingJanuary 12, 20131 Comment
LGBT+

World AIDS Day

Robyn Moore and Adam Duce explain the reasons behind World AIDS Day Continue reading “World AIDS Day”

Thomas LeemingJanuary 12, 2013Leave a comment
LGBT+

Iris Prize Film Festival: And The Winners Are…

Thomas Leeming and Erin Ekins review the films that wowed the judges at this yearÔÇÖs Iris Prize Film Festival Continue reading “Iris Prize Film Festival: And The Winners Are…”

Thomas LeemingJanuary 12, 201371 Comments
LGBT+

The Iris Prize Film Festival: Diary of Iris

Andy Love reflects on his experiences at the film festival Continue reading “The Iris Prize Film Festival: Diary of Iris”

Thomas LeemingJanuary 12, 201314 Comments
LGBT+

The Iris Prize Film Festival

Hector Roddan examines the best of the Iris Prize Film Festival: CardiffÔÇÖs very own international LGBT+ short-film festival Continue reading “The Iris Prize Film Festival”

Thomas LeemingJanuary 12, 20137 Comments
Film & TV

The Lost Art of Christmas

With the Christmas holidays creeping up,┬áAlice Hart┬álooks at the development of Christmas films throughout the years, and questions whether the true meaning of Christmas has got lost along the way. Continue reading “The Lost Art of Christmas”

Tom Parry-JonesJanuary 9, 2013Leave a comment
Travel, uncategorized

Captured: The Indian Himalayas

Last summer photographer George Fielding and writer Chris Horton set off on a climb up the Indain Himalayas: both of them captured the experience and have shared it with Quench Travel.

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Heather ArnoldDecember 26, 2012972 Comments
Travel

Captured: Yunnan Provence, China

Travel Photogrpaher Bethan Phillips shares her amazing images from the Yunnan Provence of China.

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Heather ArnoldDecember 26, 20121,217 Comments
Travel

A Global Christmas

Christmas is a yearly global┬áphenomenon that is celebrated, in one form or another, across the world. Travel writer┬áLuke Owain Boult┬átalks to Cardiff’s international student about how they celebrate the festive season.

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Heather ArnoldDecember 23, 201221 Comments
Travel

Cardiff’s Christmas: An International Perspective

International Student, and travel writer, Nandra Anissa discussed her observations as an Indonesian spending her Christmas in Cardiff.

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Heather ArnoldDecember 23, 20121,155 Comments

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