I guess we first want to ask about the location. How did you choose it and why? Well, a big part of the decision was definitely convenience. I had to avoid getting caught so I chose a spot that was ea…
Precious mettle: “Lady Bird” is the beautiful retelling of a young life lived
By Adam Solomons I haven’t attended church regularly in some time, so the learned voice of a priest and the inviting echo of a congregation and the all-too-appetising communion wafers introduce…
The Wombats review – “Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life”
It doesn’t quite feel like it, but the Liverpool-founded indie band the Wombats’ last release was almost three years ago. 2015’s stellar “Glitterbug” brought new emotional highs and a changed electron…
Would you like it back?
We’re left sitting In silence In confusion In frustration In this broken love Soaked in the curdled hearts we’ve shred like confetti The blood stains like the lipstick you liked so much I could never …
Oh, hi Tommy: “The Room” at the Prince Charles is way more fun than it should be
By Adam Solomons “Plastic spoons only”, a stern steward told us moments before the late-night screening of The Room was to begin. The packed-out audience in Soho’s Prince Charles theatre cheered. Some…
BPOC’s reply to “The Poverty of Labels”
Dear Anonymous, I would like to thank you for your piece, providing an insight into the minds of those who believe we live in a society of racially harmony. You also, thankfully, illustrated a much ne…
BPOC hosts ‘Good Immigrant’ editor
The LSE British People of Colour Society on Wednesday evening hosted Nikesh Shukla, editor of ‘The Good Immigrant’, the influential collection of essays centred around the experiences of ethnic minor…
“Darkest Hour” feels like a weak episode of “The Crown”, but “The Post” is something special
Darkest Hour was the second Nazi-centred film of the week. I watched Mel Brooks’ classic The Producers (1967) for what must be the twentieth time. The story is simple, but in its absurd and brilliant …
“Gigstr offers job opportunities that suit people’s lifestyles”
Technology is changing the nature of employment. Gigstr capitalises on the structural changes to work brought by the so-called gig economy, in which employees are paid less for permanent employment co…
the art of old films
Old doesn’t mean the hard hitting box office slams of the 2000s or the love stories to the tune of Norah Jones albums from the 90s. It means black and white, shadows looming on walls, female protagoni…