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Culture

Repainting Barbie Dolls; A new artistic trend or pointless vandalism?

By Harriet Lowbridge The fad of repainting Barbie dolls came about in the early ÔÇÖ00s. People have been cleaning off and recreating the faces and bodies of Barbie dolls, Bratz dolls, and Monster High dolls. You want it, you can probably find it. The dolls give people the chance to express themselves, break away from social stereotypes and create realistic dolls in the image of … Continue reading Repainting Barbie Dolls; A new artistic trend or pointless vandalism?

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Food

Review: Wild Thing, Grangetown

Peter Wolinski kindly reviewed Wild Thing for Quench. I thank the heavens each day that I met my partner after she became a vegetarian. As the son of a Pole, and therefore a vociferous meatatarian, such a conversion dans relationship wouldÔÇÖve ended in each party being disappointed in the other; her displeased with me for not following suit, me with her for abandoning lamb shank. … Continue reading Review: Wild Thing, Grangetown

Lauren Stenning
Food

Student Foodgram: STARVINGALLDAY

This Student Foodgram series has enabled Quench to showcase the best of Cardiff students’ creativity when it comes to cooking, photography and use of social media. We hope you’ve enjoyed discovering these accounts, where our fellow students’ passion for food shines through their Instagram, as much as we have! Maybe the series of interviews has even inspired you to start your own foodgram…Read what our … Continue reading Student Foodgram: STARVINGALLDAY

Lauren Stenning
Features

Politics, Personality, Power: One man’s curious rise to Number 10

By Phoebe Bohana In the last month, the UK political system has demonstrated very powerfully the differences between past and present political systems. Boris Johnson became leader of the Conservative party after he won over an astonishing amount of party members. How did he become the favourite to win? In this article we look at the strategic intent behind political personas and the changing media … Continue reading Politics, Personality, Power: One man’s curious rise to Number 10

Rhianna Hurren-Myers
Food

Review | The Great British Gin Festival

By Ilona Cabral ÔÇ£Even if you think you donÔÇÖt like gin, thereÔÇÖll be a gin here for you!ÔÇØ This weekend crowds of Cardiffian gin enthusiasts queued in anticipation for some mouth-watering cocktails, gins and toe-tapping live entertainment. On entering the festival, I was equipped with a Gin glass and a Gin Bible, detailing the 101 gins available on sale. The festival offers included 4 gins … Continue reading Review | The Great British Gin Festival

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Culture

Review | Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat

By Ilona Cabral Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà Ôÿà Last night, the smash-hit Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat rocked up on the shores of Cardiff Bay. Since its first presentation, as a 15-minute ÔÇÿpop-cantataÔÇÖ at Colet court School in 1968, this show has been regenerated and reinvigorated countless times: from West End productions to the 1999 film-adaptation starring Donny Osmund. Through each interpretation, this story and soundtrack … Continue reading Review | Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat

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Culture

Review | Colabro

By Yi Lam Tang ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà A musical theatre group, who formed for only one month before the eighth season of BritainÔÇÖs Got Talent, had amazed the judges every time with their harmony. Collabro won the majority of votes and had become the winner of the eighth season of BritainÔÇÖs got talent. Since 2014, they had published 4 alba and are currently on their fourth tour: … Continue reading Review | Colabro

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Culture

Review | Miles Davis: The 1950s and Beyond

By Phoebe Blandford ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà An evening of jazz was a refreshing change of scene from regular student life, swapping the VKs for cocktails and nibbles at the Wales Millennium Centre. The evening was held in their Ffresh caf├®; a small space that is kitted out as a cabaret bar, and perfect for a jazz evening. It was set up like a traditional jazz caf├® with … Continue reading Review | Miles Davis: The 1950s and Beyond

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Culture

Review | Camp Be Yourself

By Anna Whitfield Camp be yourself is a short yet sweet play about two women who return to their beloved summer camp ten years later, but this time as camp councillors. The two-woman play, written and performed by two Royal welsh college of music and drama graduates, shows the characters struggling to come to terms with the harsh realities and complexities of adulthood. The play … Continue reading Review | Camp Be Yourself

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Culture

Review | South Wales Wellness show

By Ilona Cabral The South Wales Wellness Show united curious Cardiffians, young and old, in a transformational event which┬ácelebrated holistic health and wellness. With over a hundred retailers, healers, free talks and workshops the show was dedicated to raising awareness and educating people about holistic healing. As show organiser Gaia Love said in an interview with Quench: ÔÇ£The event aims to evolve consciousness, raise awareness … Continue reading Review | South Wales Wellness show

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Culture

Review | Horrible Histories: The Terrible Tudors

By Ilona Cabral ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà Brace yourselves as your favourite Horrible characters come careering onto the New Theatre Stage! Over 20 years ago Terry Deary began writing his smash-hit series, ÔÇ£Horrible HistoriesÔÇØ and since then its popularity has not wavered! The series has inspired a BAFTA-winning Television show, merchandise and a Horrible-histories film is expected this year. Considering this legacy, the stage show production does not … Continue reading Review | Horrible Histories: The Terrible Tudors

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Culture

Review | Hairy Bikers Live

By Jacob South-Klein ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà One of the manifold Golden Rules of Reviewing™ (so writes a man who until now has never written a review for Quench) is to maintain a level of objectivity, as a distant observer, from the reviewed event itself. In other words, do not, accidentally end up on stage with any Hairy Bikers, in front of three-thousand fellow audience members. The second … Continue reading Review | Hairy Bikers Live

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Culture

Review | Bummer and Lazarus

By┬áRhiannon Humphreys ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà Bummer and Lazarus by Jack Harrison is a Fringe show that is at once comedic, existentialist and absurdist in nature. On the surface, it is about two inseparable friends, the title characters, who are trapped, on the brink of starvation and need to find a means of escape from their captivity. However, on a larger scale the work explores broader concepts such … Continue reading Review | Bummer and Lazarus

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Culture

On the Move

By Ilona Cabral Where will I be next year? This is the question on every student’s mind. Disregard this scary thought for second though and I want you to think of your time at University so far: of the people, the parties andÔǪthe accommodation. In my opinion, no (proper) student can leave their university without a couple of ÔÇÿwar storiesÔÇÖ. It may be tales about … Continue reading On the Move

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Culture

Review | A Bedside Story

By┬áBeatrice Leuschner The Healthcare Drama Society did not disappoint with their new production ÔÇ£A Bedside StoryÔÇØ ÔÇô a parody adaption of the musical ÔÇ£West Side StoryÔÇØ. It is the societyÔÇÖs first musical and second production, following up last yearÔÇÖs ÔÇ£And Then There Were NoneÔÇØ. The new show was performed three nights (14th-16th of February) at the YMCA Theatre in Cardiff, all of which were sold … Continue reading Review | A Bedside Story

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Culture

Review | Rebus Long Shadows

By Max Modell ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà Rebus: Long Shadow offers a gripping addition to Ian RankinÔÇÖs Rebus detective novels. While it is a very different beast to the novels, the complexities of RebusÔÇÖs character are not neglected and the show has a a strong psychological appeal which not only examines the morality of RebusÔÇÖs decisions, but also the personal toll it takes on his life. It addresses … Continue reading Review | Rebus Long Shadows

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Culture

Review | The Classic Rock Show

By┬áSophie Miles ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà Attention all rock and roll lovers! If you havenÔÇÖt been to watch The Classic Rock Show yet, where have you been? My first time at this kind of show, I have to admit that IÔÇÖm glad I attended! The Show powered through some of Classic RockÔÇÖs finest moments, with music from Zepplin, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Meatloaf, Queen, Supertramp, Bowie and everything … Continue reading Review | The Classic Rock Show

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Culture

Review | Cinderella

By Hayat Gorraine ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà Cinderella, you shall go to the ball! And, with the arrival of the Russian State Ballet and Siberian Orchestra in Cardiff, on their seventeenth UK tour so can the rest of us! Performed in St David’s Hall, this age-old romance┬ásees the exploited Cinderella lifted from the depths of despair to a royal happily ever after. Despite the thousands of renditions of … Continue reading Review | Cinderella

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Culture

Review | Saturday Night Fever

ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà By Abbie Rands John Badham, director of the Saturday Night Fever film, once said he never would have believed that people would still be talking about it years later. Honestly, I canÔÇÖt quite believe it either, but I sure am glad we are. As something so obviously a product of its time, complete with casual sexism and American idealism centred on money, women and … Continue reading Review | Saturday Night Fever

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Culture

A Beginner’s Guide to Photography: What Is Photography?

In this series of articles, we will guide you through the basics of photography. From equipment to developing your own style, Quench Culture will answer all the questions you may have about this fascinating medium. There are many reasons why you might have been drawn to read this article. The first, and most obvious one, is that youÔÇÖve recently started getting involved in photography and … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Photography: What Is Photography?

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