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May 25

Creating a Better World: What YOU can do to help India during its Humanitarian Crisis

Viola Maida explains the current crisis in India - and how we can all play a part in helping. The COVID-19 outbreak has affected the life...

May 3

Meet the Leeds-based spoken word artist, Rheima Robinson

Lippy Magazine meets spoken word artist and Guinness punch queen, Rheima Robinson. Virtually zooming in to our meeting from Leeds Docks,...

Apr 6

The ‘C’ Word: Learning to Speak the Language Written on the Wall

Author Sarah Chadwick and University of Leeds, Graphic Designer Eilidh Doig discuss the future of the clitoris in design and in society....

Apr 5

The Kardashians: Gender Power, Politics, and a Feminist Dilemma

Words by Louise Oliphant [https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-we-still-keep-up-with-the-kardashians-ten-years-later] Whilst many of us...

Mar 30

Bimini Bon Boulash: Britain’s Baddest Bacteria Cell

Not a joke, just a fact. Glasgow’s Lawrence Chaney made Drag Race history as the first Scottish Queen on the UK Drag Race final this...

Mar 21

Piers Morgan’s GMB exit: Ofcom complaints, ITV’s Mental health campaign or personal vendetta?

Words by Louise Oliphant Following the exclusive Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview that had the nation tuning in to ITV at 9pm on Monday...

Mar 15

Checkmate: Why The Queen’s Gambit Scored a Win

Words by Louise Oliphant Upon its release back in October 2020, the seven-part mini-series The Queen’s Gambit quickly became Netflix’s...

Mar 15

The Key to the Heart is Food: the Intersection Between Food and Race

Words by Zaide O'Rourke Racial tensions are at an all-time high. Within 12 months we have witnessed a re-surge in the Black Lives Matter...

Mar 12

How ‘Framing Britney Spears’ highlights the role of ‘Millennium Activism’

Words by Louise Oliphant While The New York Times’‘Framing Britney Spears’ hit documentary explored the hysteria that has enveloped the...

Mar 12

Married at First Sight Australia: A Patriarchal Love Story

Words by Rhianne Ward In honour of this week's International Women’s Day, I’d like to discuss a show that I love, one that I am actually...

Mar 12

Ahead of her time: Angela Carter’s Visionary Feminism

Words by Lucia Messent “What a joy it is to dance and sing!” Angela Carter, 1991 These words conclude Wise Children, the final novel by...

Mar 10

The Best Studio Ghibli Films to Watch Right Now on Netflix

Words by Jane Pipkin [Image: www.netflix.com, 2021] It has been roughly a year since Netflix introduced the Studio Ghibli collection onto...

Mar 7

Channel 4’s Born Famous: From Beverly Hills to Hyde Park, Leeds

Words by Megan Thomas The Spice Girls once said: “If you want my future, forget my past.” Well, not in this show! Born Famous, a 2019...

Mar 6

Haiti Has Hope: Madan Sara - A documentary by Etant Dupain

Words by Lucy Shelley A country clouded by the destructive histories of authoritarian men, has a silver lining in its network of business...

Mar 3

“There Are Kids on This App”: Has Cancel Culture turned Gen Z into Neopuritans?

Words by Alice Graham Growing up online and being exposed to explicit material at a young age has scarred many members of Gen Z....

Feb 27

The Past Comes Back to Bite in Julian Jarrold's Adaptation of White Teeth

Words by Izzy Orton Recently added to Netflix, Julian Jarrold's dramatisation of Zadie Smith’s best-selling novel White Teeth (2000)...

Feb 26

It's a Sin: Why the Hit TV Show is a Lesson in Allyship For Us All

By Julia Brookes ‘It’s a Sin’, written by Russell T Davies is one of the most talked-about TV shows of 2021 so far. The gripping 5-part...