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Theatre Review: ‘Shake It Up Baby!’ by Suzan Holder
Finding someone from Liverpool not knowing the words to Twist and Shout would be like, well, finding someone from Liverpool not knowing the words to…. It just doesn’t happen. Fast-forward fifty years and The Beatles’ presence still ekes out of every corner of the city, echoing along the shoreline constantly (oh wait. That’s the Museum!).…
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Film Review: The Wonderful Miss Todd
When people say ‘truth is stranger than fiction’, they are generally correct when it comes to the weirdest tales that are told over with glee and fascination. The Wonderful Miss Todd is a wonderful film about feminism, ambition, and courage. And sometimes, truth is more fantastic than fiction. Women in aviation are, as a whole,…
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Theatre Review: ‘Twelve Nights or WTF’?
Reviews have spoilers. Tour This Play! Twelve Nights or WTF? The 3MT, Manchester Starring: Charlie Colquhoun, Sophie Anne Ellicott, Sophie Toland, Daniel Brotherton, Louise Wilson, Tony Charnock Written by: John Topliff Directed by: Gina T Frost Original run: December in central Manchester, the Three Minute Theatre Feels like it would look good in: Lantern Theatre (Liverpool), Chelsea Theatre…
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5 Films You Must Watch in 2015
5 Films You’ll Want To Watch in 2015 At least five. I’ve added more than five to account for the fact that 2015 is going to be a bumper year right across the industry…have a look at the categories below. This year, it’s also key to remember that we’re now so much closer to those rumours…
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2014 Was The Year of Kick-Ass Women In Film
2014 Was The Year of Kick-Ass Women In Film. And generally since the 70s; more and more female characters are driving mainstream movie narratives beyond the noir genre, thoroughly smashing the filters of the Bechdel Test. In a throughly equivocal order numbered only for convenience, find below proof that for women, being badass this year, was…
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How You Know No-One Reads Your Blog (And Mine)
How you know? Spam commenters. If you are employed to write spam on someone’s blog, especially mine, please fuck off. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW NO-ONE READS OUR BLOGS. IT’S REALLY ANNOYING! I ALREADY KNOW THIS! Look, yes SEO is important and can make or break the ads you’re hosting on your website while you’re desperately…
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Band Review: Wall Market Racketeers, KRAAK Gallery
“They sound like The Mars Volta’s softer stuff, you know?” said my new Irish friend Ryan after checking out their first release on this VCR POP 4-split EP. “I like it.” While recording at the home of lead-vocalist Alex Coates, guitarist/pianist Ben Bulow (and for the cause of honest journalism, Alex’s kinda glam but always…