In 2017, the internet was rocked by the Distracted Boyfriend meme. One man, his arm around a supposed girlfriend, staring at the backside of another girl while the first woman looks on, furious at this supposed betrayal. But let’s start from the beginning. The original image was part of a stock photo series, taken on […]
2017
Top 10: Defining moments in women’s sport in 2017
Across all facets of society, a number of alarming exposés have sought to unravel historical inequality. Particularly, sexual harassment cases have engulfed Hollywood and the BBC gender pay gap scandal has caused a crisis. Finally, the cause of equality is being trumpeted on a much larger scale and has been thrust into the public consciousness […]
2017: a year in reflection
Here we are, 2017 has nearly finished, and I know what you’re thinking…oh how this year has gone so quickly. As a decided cynic, I always find it amazing how cliché we always seem to get at the end of the year; I suppose it is the sentimentality that comes with Christmas. For many, this […]
Poltimore Sessions 2017 | Gabriel Moreno & The Quivering Poets
In collaboration with XTV and Poltimore Festival, Exeposé Music is hyped to present the Poltimore Sessions, where local artists on Poltimore Festival’s esteemed bill play a live set in the run up to the big day. This episode… Gabriel Moreno & The Quivering Poets Known as a Gibraltan Leonard Cohen, a bardic troubadour, songster and […]
Poltimore Sessions 2017 | Delmer Darion
In collaboration with XTV and Poltimore Festival, Exeposé Music is hyped to present the Poltimore Sessions, where local artists on Poltimore Festival’s esteemed bill play a live set in the run up to the big day. First up… Delmer Darion Exeter’s electronic titans Delmer Darion – Tom Lenton and Oliver Jack – have been conjuring […]
Feature: What Does Punk Mean in 2017?
Punk is dead!”, cry the forlorn dad-rockers lamenting the loss of their Buzzcocks and Dead Kennedys only to be displaced by Fall Out Boy and Twenty-One Pilots. There’s no shortage of punk-rock-loving individuals nostalgically fetishising the bygone age of battered leather jackets, colourful Mohawk sand metal spikes as long as your fingers while the current […]
Sabb Week: Guild President Debate roundup
The candidates for Guild President concluded this series of debates with some of the most electric performances seen throughout the week. Coupled with a Chair whose methods mixed precision with ferocity, and a series of revealing questions, this was the clear highlight of the five debates. Beginning, as is now tradition, with the one-minute speech, […]
Does anyone fancy a Solero? Is ice cream gay?
I never thought I’d be writing an article about how ice creams are gay, but a lot of awful things have happened this year, so here we are. On The Grand Tour Amazon TV Prime show, a Top Gear replacement, Richard Hammond claimed that ‘I don’t eat ice cream. It’s something to do with being […]
New Year’s Resolutions: Just another capitalist guilt trip?
This Christmas I was given guilt as a gift but, naturally, with the state of the postal service, it arrived just in time for New Year’s Day. Perfect timing: New Year, new me, right? Bollocks. I’ve never really understood this perverse annual self-depreciation contest, feeling bad about yourself or your indulgences. We roll off the […]
Reality Check: New You Won’t Be Perfect
You’re back at the busy gym, with seemingly everyone else at University, and even though you had to wait for each machine you’re pleased you went – you’re going to kick 2017’s butt! A few days later you wake up and debate staying in bed. You snooze for 10, 15, 30 minutes and then decide […]