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Hot Ice Is Back

Hot Ice is soon to be back for its 88th year- ahead of its opening this week, Sixth Sense delves beneath the tip of the iceberg and takes a closer look at both the history of the production and the impact it continues to have on local skaters. From flamboyant feathered costumes to dramatic special effects, the show has a reputation for its glitz and glamour: frequently compared to Vegas shows,…

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SS:4- Taylor Swift

The long awaited show of the year has arrived! It’s finally Liverpool’s turn to host 3 nights of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ and let’s say the city DID NOT disappoint. Many have been anticipating these shows after booking tickets as early as July last year, counting down the days as the organise outfits, learn the entire discography and, of course, make their friendship bracelets! With 3…

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So Who Do You Love Actually?

We’re mid-way through the general election campaign, but whilst the politicians are promising a publicly owned renewable energy company or compulsory national service, they appear to have missed a central debate which has hooked the nation for the last thirty years. The clue is in the title folks, but who do you prefer: the elusive and devilishly handsome Colin Firth or the reckless and dashing…

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Epic: The Musical - The Viral Sensation

Epic: The Musical is written by Jorge Rivera-Herrans and is based on the story of Homer’s Odyssey – detailing the 10 year journey Odysseus took to find his way home after the Trojan War. Although it is awaiting to become a stage production, it is worth a listen to if you are interested in Greek Mythology and supporting smaller creators.  Rivera-Herrans first began the musical in his college…

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The Eclectic John Donne

John Donne is a man who, to the average layman, is woefully unknown. A metaphysical pioneer, his poetry touches every imaginable corner of human emotion. Whether that be pure lust and desire, or a complete and utter refutation of love, or perhaps a desperate order towards God that veers towards sadomasochistic desire for punishment, Donne’s flagrant wit knows no bounds. But to describe him as…

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A Valediction: Jamais Vu

‘All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses, his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind.’ Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto An unholy upending of life with which we were previously so acquainted. It all goes so fast, doesn’t it? But I suppose it all comes to an end. Oh Sisyphus, Prometheus, Tantalus –…

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The Tortured Poets Department

On February 5th a massive announcement was made! At the Grammys, Taylor Swift announced her upcoming 12th original album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ which was released on April 19th.  The album is about Taylor Swift’s various relationships with Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy and was written by her as a coping mechanism after the two rough breakups. Here’s what we originally thought BEFORE the…

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Paris: A Blackened Romance?

The 23-24th of August 1572 saw around 3000 people killed in Paris, a city which is now regarded as the romantic capital of Europe, but in reality has seen more mass bloodshed than many European cities, whether that be in the execution of Marie Antoinette at the Place de la Revolution in 1793, Napoleon’s bloody suppression of a royalist uprising close to the Louvre in 1795, or the massacre…

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Fierce Femmes

A brief history of the leaders Cleopatra VII,  Joan of Arc, and Boudica  Written by Bethany Savage and Sophia Shahini As women studying history in college, it came to our attention that we learn very little about the impact that women have had as leaders in their respective eras. Three figures that stood out to us individually were Boudica, Cleopatra VII, and Joan of Arc – whose legacies…

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Setlists - What impact do they have on a concert?

I truly don’t think people realise the amount of hard work and effort it takes for any artist to go on tour, with sets, equipment, travel etc costing artists big time before tickets can even be sold. The bigger the artist, the greater the expectation, the more lights, build up, setting and so on; but let’s get onto what we all go to concerts for – the music. I think I can say I’m pretty well…

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9-5: The Cross College Musical

It’s that time of the year again. The time when your thespian friends are muttering lines under their breath, practising dance numbers casually in the strangest of places and can’t hang out because they are busy putting on an amazing show. That’s right, it’s time for the cross college musical.I am a musical theatre student, so I am going to give you the inside scoop of what goes on behind the…

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Why supporting small music artists could be the best decision of 2024 so far

Music is an inherently diverse concept with an ever growing pool of new artists, albums, songs and scandals, yet we always hear the same names mentioned to us? Don’t get me wrong, I love mainstream artists and their music, but they all had to start somewhere. Without the support of their fans, the Taylor Swifts of our world would not be selling out stadiums of thousands, attending high profile…

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Love within Burial

Coming from a debate I had a few months ago, my friend and I were discussing a 3000 year old burial of the Vysotskaya culture from Ukraine: in which a man who had died was buried with his wife, in such a way that archaeologists determine that she had crawled into the grave and was buried alive – due to having an arm wrapped around him and her knees bent on top. Our debate consisted of whether we…

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An interview with the Clause's Liam Deakin

Bootleg Social, an independently owned bar/live music venue on Talbot Road, describes itself as a ‘hive for local talent and creativity’ and this description couldn’t be more accurate. Hidden amongst tacky bars, stag and hen do venues and sticky nightclubs, the venue truly is a breath of fresh air for Blackpool’s music lovers. Since its doors opened in 2014, Bootleg has welcomed in a multitude of…

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Why you should take a gap year: a talk with Grace Dunn

Gap years have a bad reputation. Whether they are portrayed as an excuse for rich kids to spend 12 months partying, or merely as procrastination for growing up, on the whole gap years are dismissed as an enjoyable and flamboyant waste of time. This is not the case, and Grace Dunn proves that to us. Having made the brave decision to break the mould, former student Grace walks us through her…

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Daphne du Maurier - The author behind Rebecca.

You don’t have to have read Rebecca or Jamaica Inn to be fascinated by Daphne du Maurier. Indeed, you don’t even need to have heard of her before. What you do need to know is that she was an extraordinary novelist and her haunting novels have captivated readers internationally for over ninety years. More often than not, Du Maurier’s work is overshadowed by her private and reclusive lifestyle,…

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The Love Stories of Greek Mythology

Greek Mythology has some of the most well known and romantic love stories that have been around for centuries. Everyone has heard of soulmates but not everyone knows the original story. The concept of soulmates originated from philosopher Plato: he suggested that, in Greek Mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. However, Zeus felt threatened…