GameStop has issued replacements for pre-ordered Switch 2 consoles with screen damage caused by receipts being stapled to the box. Although it hasn’t been officially confirmed, the highly anticipated ...

Gather round the fire pit, because twelve hot new bombshells are entering the villa amongst the twists, tears, and infamous texts! This week, the latest islanders were introduced on social media in ...

The stage is an empty concrete shell. In the centre sits a room that the audience have a full view into—there’s a chaise longue, a lamp, and shutters keeping the outside world outside. As the music ...

Giant of modern African literature and post-colonial thought Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o died last month, leaving behind a plethora of novels and theory that detail the impact of colonialism and give voice to ...

The National Theatre has revealed a stunning line-up of productions for its 2025 season, featuring a mix of revitalized classics, ground-breaking musicals, and celebrated new works. From poignant ...

Sam Fender’s People Watching is a blockbuster. The North Shields-born singer-songwriter announced his third studio album last November, igniting excitement among his ever-growing, devoted fanbase.

Sometimes the most difficult thing about writing is getting started. A writer may have an idea about how they want their story to end but they may not know where, or even how to begin. There is no ...

Andrea Arnold’s latest, Bird, is an alluring and complicated love letter to North Kent and the process of finding a place there. Having grown up twenty minutes from where these characters live, Arnold ...

Spector‘s latest album, Here Come The Early Nights, set for release on Friday 24th November is a mature and introspective meditation on aging and legacy. Addressing the search for purpose and identity ...

In 1992, Blur hit a snag in their career trajectory. Although their debut album Leisure (1991) garnered them substantial recognition (the LP reached number seven in the charts), the project was met ...

At one point in Andrew O’Hagan’s state-of-the-nation novel, Caledonian Road, one character tells another: “A real writer doesn’t reveal the truth. He hides it beautifully.” And that statement could ...

The year 2024 seems to have been the resurrection of dance, hyperpop and indie sleaze. All of this having been captained by the one and only Charli xcx who, with her neon green album Brat, has ...