Fashion in Film: Rachel from Friends Freya Insoll celebrates quintessential 90’s fashion embodied in Friends character Rachel Green Love it or hate it, Friends was undeniably the TV pinnacle of 90’s fashion; from the silky slips to the classic boyfriend jeans, the show fills a certain fashion hole that is yet to be matched by […]
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Liked That? Try This: Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound
Liked That? Try This is a fortnightly column: I pick a trending album and recommend three others based on their shared musical ideas, aesthetics or approaches. This week – Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings, released on the 27th of January After modest beginnings, Cloud Nothings took a quantum leap in both popularity and critical […]
Late To The Party: Neutral Milk Hotel – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
(I can see the headlines now: “university student tries to defend Pablo Honey but somehow thinks it’s okay to slate In The Aeroplane Over The Sea.”) Music and memes are a dangerous, dangerous combination. Do these people actually love this album, or are they being ironic? Should I be enjoying this without any reservations? Do […]
A Long time ago, but not that far away… Console Wars!
If the gaming industry were seen as a schoolyard; Nintendo would be the kid off on the side doing its own thing, PC gaming would be the head teacher overseeing everything, and Sony and Microsoft would be the two children squabbling over which of them has the most up to date toys. This phenomenon of […]
Student Saviour vs Student Sabotage: Return to the 90s
Student Saviour This week’s student saviour is a return to the 90’s. I’m not quite sure why it’s called ‘returning’ seeing as we seem to have been dealing with mom jeans and cropped t-shirts for a good two years now but, either way I’m glad it’s sticking around. As someone who fully identifies as part […]