Image by Danny Howe Festival Internacional de Benic├ássim – Spain Words and images by Hope Docherty Benic├ássim, or the glorious ÔÇÿBeniÔÇÖ takes place in shocker, the town Benic├ássim. This music festival is held in Valencia, Spain every July for a full week and hosts thousands of festival lovers from across Europe. The first ÔÇÿFIBÔÇÖ took place in 1995 with a focus on rock, pop and … Continue reading Our Favourite Foreign Festivals
Photo by Caroline Attwood on Unsplash Here at Quench food we absolutely love our kitchen equipment and we wanted to know what everyone’s culinary favourites are! Read on for inspiration on how to add excitement to your kitchen cupboards. Air fryers and Pasta Makers by Clara Boon When my mother got us an Air Fryer for Christmas, my mind instantly turned to how I could … Continue reading This kitchen product will change your life
Image via Alex PayneWords by Harvey Palmer, Abi Edwards, Meg Davies and Alex Payne Covers are a classic way of breathing new life into an existing song. We’ve chosen some of our favourites that have experienced renewed success once covered, and listed them below! Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World (originally by David Bowie) On December 16, 1993, NirvanaÔÇÖs iconic ÔÇ£MTV Unplugged” session … Continue reading Overshadowed: Covers that Trump the Original
By Lewis Empson and Marcus Yeatman-Crouch Two words that will often crop up in the gaming lexicon are ‘casuals’ and ‘completionists’. Pretty obvious terms, and total opposites: the casuals who will play through a game, finish the story then put it down; the completionists who will vampirically drain a game for all its worth before they move on to the next. We all know someone … Continue reading Casuals vs Completionists – Where do you stand?
by Abi Edwards ItÔÇÖs no secret that musical theatre has played a paramount role within the arts industry, being a popular form of entertainment for many generations. My earliest memory of experiencing a musical was watching the Disney film Mary Poppins as a toddler, and I played it so much that I eventually wore the video out. Most of us are familiar with musicals, and … Continue reading Behind The Lens: Musicals
Gan Rhiannon Jones Nigel Owens Mae Nigel Owens yn ddyfarnwr o Gymru sydd wedi bod yn gyfrifol am 100 g├¬m brawf, ac mae e hefyd wedi ennill MBE am ei lwyddiannau. Fel rhan o fis LHDT ym mis Chwefror, rhannodd Nigel Owens ei brofiadau o fod yn ddyfarnwr syÔÇÖn agored am fod yn hoyw, gydaÔÇÖi ffrind Jonathan Davies a BBC Sport Wales. Pwysleisiodd Nigel Owens … Continue reading Pobl LHDT ym Myd Rygbi Cymru
Words by Dominic Bramley-Carr Openly queer-owned and queer-targeted businesses are few and far between, especially in the typically conformative beauty world. A lot of the time, queer people are brought to the forefront by brands alongside Pride palettes, normally for one month a year. However, weÔÇÖve compiled a list of amazing LGBTQ+ beauty brands, many of which aim to fight stereotypes and redefine the beauty … Continue reading LGBTQ+ Beauty Brands to Support
Words By: Abby Allen Header Art By: Human Rights Watch ÔÇ£Happily ever afterÔÇØ. Three words we all grew up reading, hearing, and watching. But who were we looking at? Did they look like us? For the LGBTQ+ community, this question is answered with a resounding no. Media censorship has always been a site of controversy within any society, but when it comes to LGBTQ+ content, … Continue reading Censoring Sexuality
Words by Neus Forner Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda is one of the key texts of LGBTQ+ literature out there and many enjoyed the book and the recent movie adaptation. If you, like us, want to delve more into LGBTQ+ literature and are looking for fun but emotive reads like Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, this recommendation list is for you.┬á They Both … Continue reading If You Enjoyed Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, Then You’ll Enjoy…
By Abi Edwards The introduction of new vaccines has been a turning point for the fight against the coronavirus. With vaccinations being distributed all around the country, we are finally starting to see the light at the end of what has seemed like a never-ending tunnel. The BBC reported last week that more than 26.2 million people so far have received their first dose and … Continue reading Missed Vaccination Appointments
Feature Image by Alexa Price & Foreword by Kat Mallett The clocks go forward this weekend and we are beginning to see the first signs of summer, as we can almost taste those longer evenings and brighter mornings. Along with such glorious prospects comes the dreams of a summer holiday abroad in the Mediterranean, cocktail in hand. Although the foreign holiday forecast is looking hazy, … Continue reading Get Away in the UK
Image by Elly Savva Spring brings with it some great seasonal fruit and vegetables, such as cauliflower, rhubarb, wild garlic, and asparagus. So, we asked our contributors for their favourite recipes that make the seasonÔÇÖs best produce shine, to welcome in the warmer months! Creamy Mushroom and Asparagus Pasta – by Clara Boon I always love to use up leftover ingredients that I already have … Continue reading Seasonal Recipes We Know You’ll Love
Words by Lewis Empson, Lafan Hasan, Shaniece O’keeffe and Shivika SinghCover image by Chris Montgomery (via Unsplash) This March we find ourselves over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic and at the one year anniversary of what at the time we all thought would be the one and only lockdown. ÔÇ£Lockdown 1.0ÔÇØ as it is now affectionately remembered saw life in every aspect move online; … Continue reading Our Digital Lives: One Year On
By Jasmine Jones Witty, Emotional, Elegant. Call My Agent! is the cult comedy drama you must add to your watchlist. CÔÇÖest Magnifique. ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà Call My Agent! has been a sensational hit in France and is now taking UK Netflix by storm. Described by the cast themselves as a love story to Paris, Call My Agent! follows the tumultuous lives of Parisian talent agents working at … Continue reading Review: Call My Agent!
Dani and Jamie – The Haunting of Bly Manor by Hope Docherty I forced my girlfriend to watch the Netflix series, The Haunting of Bly Manor, much to her dismay, thinking it was just a horror series after being scared to watch it alone. The gothic LGBTQ+ relationship came as a surprise but of course then had us hooked. It was as if the relationship … Continue reading Love is Love: Our Favourite LGBTQ+ Romances in Film and TV
By Morgan McGowan Illustration by Amelia Field ÔÇ£Sorry, IÔÇÖm really bad with facesÔÇØ. WeÔÇÖve all been there, right? YouÔÇÖre in a meeting, or at a party, or youÔÇÖve just bumped into someone in the street, and theyÔÇÖve struck up a conversation with you. HereÔÇÖs the problem: you have no idea who they are. Only apparently we havenÔÇÖt all been there. I was nineteen years old … Continue reading Invisible Illnesses VIII: Prosopagnosia and Face Blindness
Image by Pandit Amandeep Words by Alex Daud Briggs Millions of Indian farmers from the northern states of India sit on the highways leading to New Delhi in protest of the recent laws passed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2020, ModiÔÇÖs government, The Bharatiya Janata Nationalist Party, passed a series of market laws that would change the process of agriculture in India. These … Continue reading Indian Farmers’ Protest: What You Need to Know
Geiriau gan Angharad Roberts. (Llun o: hercampus.com) MaeÔÇÖn anghredadwy i ddweud bod cynrychiolaeth y gymuned LGBTQ+ oÔÇÖr diwedd yn dechrau cael ei weld fwy yn y cyfryngau heddiw. Gan gyflwyno nifer o gymeriadau o fewn llyfrau, ffilmiau a’r teledu sydd yn adnabod fel pobl oÔÇÖr gymuned LGBTQ+. Er hynny, mae nifer o gymeriadau a gafodd ei ysgrifennu yn y 90au a 00au sydd yn rhan … Continue reading Cymeriadau doeddech chi ddim yn gwybod sy’n LGBTQ+
by Leah Hocking. This March, to celebrate WomenÔÇÖs History Month, which highlights and commemorates womenÔÇÖs contributions to history and society, IÔÇÖve put together a (non-exhaustive) recommendations list of books, by women and about women, which are perfect to read this month: Hood Feminism – Mikki Kendall As the front cover of this feminist non-fiction states, ÔÇÿHood FeminismÔÇÖ is an exploration of the important issues and … Continue reading Celebrate Women’s History Month with These 6 Books
by Alice Friel. For a book lover, thereÔÇÖs nothing quite like the feeling of complete submersion in a fictional world. Hours seem to pass like minutes as you greedily turn the pages, excited to discover more. We all have our favourite spot where we like to curl up with infinite cups of tea, content to pass whole days unmoving until youÔÇÖve finished your current read. … Continue reading English Literature Degrees: Does Studying Books Ruin Your Relationship with Them?
