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The rise of the pop girlie: Marketing mediocrity or feminism in action?  

“GIRLS INVENTED PUNK ROCK, NOT ENGLAND”: so reads the iconic green T-shirt of Sonic Youth legend Kim Gordon. The slogan stands in defiance of an unfortunate truth in the music industry: femininity and credibility often exist in contention with one another.

World music after ‘world music’

On the face of it, the term ‘world music’ is perhaps one of the...

NAZA: The most important film of the year

The filmmakers of NAZA clearly know that beyond physical distance, emotional distance is what allows the violence in Gaza to continue, and shows us just how easy it is to ignore what is going on right under our noses.

In conversation with John Kennedy, “one of the most trusted voices in music”

In a media landscape often dominated by gossip, rumours, and sometimes pure hate, it’s undeniably refreshing to listen to John, a man who never lost sight of what really matters.

The absence of light: American TV in its post-Golden Age

Sophia Lambton looks at how American television is taking itself too seriously at the expense of its sense of humour

Where are they now: Steps

It was a feeble attempt at a Christmas comeback that put the last nail in the coffin for this 00s pop band

Review: Conor Oberst – Upside Down Mountain

Thomas Barrie reviews the latest release by folk artist Conor Oberst

Review: The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

The 16th Century meets 50s doowop in The Roots latest release

Review: Seahawks – Paradise Freaks

Rushabh Haria is a fan of this 'psychedelic yacht rock'

Review: The Two Faces of January

Hussein Amini’s directorial debut is a captivatingly magnetic thriller, with three brilliantly engaging lead performances

Interview: Wolf Alice

Helen Thomas talks to Wolf Alice about their upcoming EP, and their evolving sound

A Journey to the Heart of Darkness

Arizona, Nevada, California & Utah, USA

Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Exciting and with a stellar cast, the newest X-Men is only let down by its contrived ending

Where have all the monsters gone?

Ollie Johnson tells us why less is more when it comes to monster movies

Milestones: Isaac Levitan

Naomi Polonsky examines the influential Russian landscape artist

Top 3… Climbs

Luke Barratt rounds up the greatest ascents in culture

Green and pleasant lands

Anna Zanetti looks at changing artistic attitudes to landscape

Review: Vico

Naomi Polonsky is entertained and disturbed by this student-written play about insanity

Review: Surprise

Kurien Parel feels this play has a surprising moral message

Review: A History of Falling Things

George Grylls feels that the ending lets down this engaging production

Review: Man of Mode

Libby Wicks feels this production has its highs and lows

Review: Timon of Athens

Zoe Slater ponders immersive theatre in this production at Magdalen

Preview: Frankenstein

Vicky Holley explores this new take on the weird world of monsters

Review: Father God

Fergus Morgan doesn't receive the religious experience he had hoped for

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