Barbie: Does it deserve the hype?

The new film, ‘Barbie’, as attracted significant attention in past months. As well as receiving an abundance of praise, the movie is no short of criticism. So, is Gerwig’s new ‘feminist’ film truly worth the hype?

Neglecting the North: Margaret Thatcher, Rishi Sunak and the North/South divide

The Tory party conference 2023, held recently in Manchester, has stirred up frustration among many people in the north of England following Rishi Sunak’s announcement to abandon HS2. To many, this is yet another example of how the north/south divide continues to negatively impact those living in the north. Despite Sunak’s declaration that ‘what matters is […]

Far from nursery rhymes: William Blake’s ‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’

‘Post-brexit’ music? Dissonant music for dissonant times.

‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’: Review

Drops of Hope

‘Living in squares, loving in triangles’: the literary legacy of the Bloomsbury Group

Billie Marten on her new album, ‘Drop Cherries’

Theatre and film, converging

A deep dive into the Women’s Prize longlist