by Dan Pearson | 1 28, f, 2020 | Culture, Literature
The Great Gatsby fell into obscurity almost as soon as it appeared. Published in 1925 to poor reviews and even poorer sales, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s idiosyncratic take on the Roaring Twenties – and the decadent hedonism that defined it – failed to resonate with...
by Dan Pearson | 1 28, f, 2020 | Culture, Television
A race of aliens and their suspicious cookbooks. A gremlin wreaking havoc on the wing of a plane. A clown, a homeless man, a ballet dancer, a bagpiper, and an army officer trapped inside a giant cylinder with no idea how they got there or how they get out. So go the...
by Gee Collins | 1 1, f, 2020 | Culture, Television
What shall we watch? A List of Our Top 10 Netflix Recommendations Before we get into it, I’d like to put out a disclaimer – these are in no particular order. We have come up with a collection of series that might just help to forge the bond between you and your new...
by Dan Pearson | 1 14, f, 2020 | Culture, Music
Exactly how Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks survived the golden years of Fleetwood Mac is something of a mystery. The period between 1975, which marked the release of the eponymous Fleetwood Mac, and 1987, which saw...
by George Richards | 1 13, f, 2020 | Culture, Film
The Lighthouse Review The Lighthouse is a psychological thriller, presented in such a way that you get lost in the brutality and coldness within which Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe find themselves in. At its heart The Lighthouse is quite a simple story. Two men...
by Dan Pearson | 1 13, f, 2020 | Culture, Literature
Fear and Loathing at the KPA: In Defence of Hunter S. Thompson The KPA is a Keele institution, and anyone who says differently should be immediately expelled from the university. How many nights have we spent enclosed within its walls, laughing, drinking, and living...
